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Originally Posted by brohar
Thanks for the responses so far. I'll post a list of what she takes on a daily basis and try and get feed back. She is such a difficult case because of her exstreme stomache sensitivity which really limits what medications she can take and how much of it. She has seen numerous PD doctors and is seeing one of the citys best at the University of Cincinnati. I have been having talks with him and his staff which are on going.
Before her dx she was definately a giant worry wart but i wouldnt say was prone to any type of anxiety disorder or panic attacks.
I went to see her yesterday and she was in bad shape mentally she really thinks her husband tried to posion her. I sampled the applesauce she claimed had a drug she was alergic to in it and it tasted the same as a freshly opened cup. She didnt believe me. She had a motive all dreamed up for why he would want to do such a thing i had an attorney friend explain to her the law which took away the motive. It took her 20 minutes and she had new motives... Her husband was understanding but obviously stressed and hurt because of the accusations. She even called the cops before i got there and a detective came over but he quickly determine her mental state.
This is so hard...
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Has anyone considered another cause for the crazy thoughts? If there is any problem with liver function, the drug will stay in the body much longer than normal and be much stronger than usual. Plus, this is common in the elderly regardless of whether the liver is functioning optimally.
I dont' want to give false hope, but recently a doc prescribed a drug for a family member (nonPD but with known liver problems) and within 2 days cognitive issues were surfacing. Within a day of removing the drug, back to normal. The whole ordeal was a really scary four days, particularly so because we thought our loved one had had a stroke, but the doc found no indication of that and in fact, she passed the little neuro exam the doc did, it was so weird.
The condition is called Hepatic Encephalopathy and can be caused by many things including a drug, electrolyte imbalance (anyone taking diurhetics? My family member was and that just made things way worse...) and several others. Google it and see if maybe this might help your family. Note: it also might not be just one drug, but the interaction of multiple drugs that is causing the problem.
The good news is that it is reversible IF FOUND IN TIME. If not, the person will slip into a coma and die. Don't rely on docs to know about this: our doc had no clue but at least was willing to be educated.