PD spouse of the kindest, sweetness fellow. He is experiencing sudden personality changes and aggression, but he does not remember the episodes. Diagnosed 10 years ago, supplements his meds with boxing, stationary cycling, walking, and an Australian based fitness regime. Is his normal? Is it a med side affect?
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Seems that most such cases are associated with sleep disturbances, at least in PD. Other disorders more commonly are associated, can you descibe more fully? Any contact-sport history (especially involving chronic blows or abrupt stops to the head) or mental or "psychomotor" disturbances or siezures history or accidents\head trauma, or anything involving loss of consciousness (or concussion)???
My husband developed psychosis, hallucinations and delusions. It was part of his PD. Medication for those things helped him a lot. He wouldn't remember what went on when he was experiencing the psychosis and later when he was sun downing.
Thank you, I was worried that it could be signs of the beginning of delusional episodes. Will consult with his doc at our next appointment.
I don't know. Too much dopamine? Manic state? Sounds like he needs to see the neurologist.
My brother in law also had PD. He was the sweetest man normally, but became angry, delusional and hallucinated at times. Especially at night.
Appreciate your input ... very well could be sleep related
My husband's problems at night were related to "sun downing". When dusk came, he started to get confused, and eventually wandered out in the middle of the night and ended up in the emergency room, hypothermic. We solved that problem by giving him melatonin around 4 pm and then at 10.m.
Another time he crawled out the window into our log room. He said he saw me laughing at him when he got trapped in there. It was all in his imagination .He didn't remember the events.
I had to go to the county office to prove that strangers he thought he saw trespassing on our land weren't filing liens against him to take it way. (hallucinating.) The hallucinations can be caused by the carbodopa/levodopa.
PD spouse,
My brother-in-law has been mean spirited and and insulting to a number of people over the years . The last time I visited him and my sister he accused me of stealing 300 dollars. In this case, I've got to put the blame on the massive amounts of Requip his neurologist has prescribed. I've had my own problems involving anger/meaness issues related to switchovers and dosages of agonists such as Requip and Mirapex. This category of meds, at least to me, has some real Jekyll and Hyde aspects to it.
Melatonin certainly helped my husband’s sleep problems.
What happened was that while he was in hospital, he was put on melatonin to help his sleep. They also put him on an antidepressant, Valdoxan. He was very sleepy in the morning. After checking, I discovered that Valdoxan is a melatonin agonist. We dropped the melatonin and he is sleeping well.
He’s also taking Mannitol, which was the big life changer for him mentally. We sourced it here in Australia, if you are interested.
Gwendoline
So sad for you both... this is such a cruel illness ....We have been married for 52 years and the PF is tough for both of us but so much worse for him ...keep strong!
Seacrab,
IMHO, meds cause more harm than good. Have your husband try MELATONIN.