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hi ali At 10:03 1998/11/11 EST, you wrote: >I keep reading stuff via the group about Hallucinations... >why is this? I haven't read anything in the research about >it. Is it a symptoms of PD? Which meds work best for it? >Appreciate the info. Hope everyone is doing well. >ALI >(Newly diagnosed dad) hallucinations and other 'non-physical' symptoms can be indicators 1. of pd [i think approx. 1/3 of parkies have some form of dementia] 2. or of sensitivity to pd meds [frequently from 'over-medication'] 3. or of interaction between two or more meds [slow titration and an eagle eye are called for here] for those with wwweb access there is a lot of info on these topics in the pd list archive site maintained by simon coles at http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/ as an example, go to the search window and enter the criteria: psychosis AND paterson to see several posting of mine including some pubmed abstracts disclaimer from this non-medico: i am just a nosie parkie! your [and your father's] cyber-sibling janet janet paterson - 51/41/37 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]