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Hi, again Our Family Doctor phoned last night to let me know that she would be bringing in a Geriatric Phyciatrist to look at my mother who is still in the hospital. She thinks that my mother may also have dementia and want to get it confirmed. My mother is on sinemet right now and it seems that as soon as she is given artane too my mother becomes more and more confused. Yesterday, she was so confused she didn't know where she was, she told me this long convoluted tale of where she had been the day before ( all of it totally bizaare ), she doesn't know or understand what time it is,etc..... Saddly, with the combination of these two drugs she physically improves greatly, but mentally she is totally out of it!!! Our Doctor feels that my mother is sensitive to these drugs because of dementia and they make her more confused. Has anyone heard of anything like this before? I know my mother has had tiny episodes of mild confusion in the past and also her knowledge of mathematics is gone, she also complained of of memory loss, so I wonder if it is the drugs causing this or is the Doctor right about dementia? My mother was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in '92 and about a few years ago my she began to complain of having more difficulty with doing math. She is 67. Does dementia come on that fast???? Is there a test to prove one has dementia? Thanks for any information. Take care Bye for now Susan To Email me: [log in to unmask] To see me: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1391/index.html