Originally Posted by ashleyk

Hello Damon,
Before DBS you were taking a large dose of l-dopa, I didn't know that much is prescribed. You also said you had paranoia.
My wife is about where you were but her neuro wants her to keep daily l-dopa below 900 mg. She has severe off times and bad dsykinesia but the hallucinations and delusions have become so bad we are having an impossible time caring for her. DBS was ruled out for her 6 months ago because of the "psychosis".
How bad was your paranoia and is it better now? Could you be specific? How were you permitted to receive DBS if paranoia is one of the conditions ruling it out?