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Good, will you dig them up for me, too, please? I am mom's CG and have just started trying to figure out what all is going on in her head and why????????? Thank you, Sharon Starr Florence, AZ Mom: 74/50/45 -----Original Message----- From: Janet Paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Dad's behavior - sound unusual? >hi sue > >you wrote: >>Apparently my Dad has taken a turn for the worse >>mentally. I'll be seeing him this weekend, my Mom >>still hasn't called the neuro because she seems to >>think it's just par for the course. What do you all think? > >has this been a sudden or gradual change? >why does your mom think it's 'par for the course'? >was this event unusual enough for her to mention it to you? > >>When they drove to Maine from N.J. he freaked out about >>half way there, started grabbing the wheel, tried to get out >>of the car, was opening the window and flailing his arms at >>other cars yelling HELP. He thought that he was being >>kidnapped. Since then (it's been about 3 weeks) he still >>does not know who my Mom is, however he knows other >>relatives when they come to visit..my Mom will ask him >>"where's your wife?" and he just says he doesn't know. He >>says he knows who I am, which I will see when I get there. > >i'm not sure of the correct terminology >but whether this is delusional or paranoid or hallucinatory behaviour >it's quite possible that it's what has been called >'drug-induced psychosis' >it can be the result of overmedication with sinemet >or simply sensitivity to sinemet or other pd drugs > >>I think I will have to call his neuro myself...personally >>I think it might be the sinemet, which he has been on for a >>good 15 years.... > >what is rocky's age? > >>I appreciate any opinions, or experiences you all may have to offer. >>Thank-you, Sue (daughter of Rocky) > >i have posted several pubmed articles on this subject in the past >and will dig them up for you > >janet >