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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