It might be surprising to learn that 20 to 30 percent of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) will experience visual hallucinations. I am still looking forward to that. While typically not a symptom of PD itself, they can develop as a result to a change in PD medication or as a symptom of an unrelated infection or illness.
Research has shown that for many people with PD who have them, hallucinations begin after a change in medication, more specifically, an increase in levodopa (also known as Sinemet). Additional factors make a person more likely to experience hallucinations when medications are changed, such as other cognitive problems or memory issues, depression and sleep problems.
After experiencing a hallucination or delusion, it’s important to better understand treatment options:

Treatment Options
Rule out medical illness as a cause. The most common causes for sudden confusion and agitation are urinary tract infection or pneumonia. Did you recently start a new non-Parkinson’s medication, like a bladder medicine or narcotic?

Review your prescriptions. Have they been filled correctly? Double check your dosages and pills.

Visit your regular doctor right away. If possible, try to avoid the emergency room. Your neurologist or movement disorder specialist can offer medical approaches to reducing hallucinations.

Talk to your doctor about eliminating nonessential medicines. Many medications complement the benefits of levodopa, but may not be necessary.
Your doctor may prescribe medication that targets hallucinations. Medications like clozapine

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Suspicion is common in PD sufferers. My mother used to drive away both friends with her accusations of theft.

I still stated it would be hard to find this post and it was my next notification.

The previous post contains a lot of
good suggestions. You should definitely contact your neurologist. Dealing with hallucinations and delusions is the hardest thing a caregiver can do.

Your PWP is going to be convinced what they are seeing, hearing, and feeling is real. You need all the help you can get. The sooner the better.

This starts with your neurologist to assess all the things mentioned
In the previous list.

However, there’s a real possibility that you’ll be left with a PWP having hallucinations. Then it’s a matter of getting the help you need to deal with this.

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