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I am a caregiver for Dorothy, 69, who has had parkinsons for seven years. Since October, her parkinsons has progressed rather rapidly. We do have an appointment with a specialist in January. However, this past two weeks, she has been having repeated hallucinations and has been very depressed and confused. Her family doctor insists these are not parkinsons symptoms and wants to refer her to a psychiatrist. I've noticed two other posts to this list citing similar problems, but no details. Are these related to parkinsons or not and are electric shock treatments options to be considered - the only options? (She is currently on Paxil and Lorazapam.)