My mother is 83 and is undergoing treatment for parkinsons since the past 8 years. She was on sydopa plus syncapone treatment. All was good, till few months ago she had severe shaking of body several times a day and was subsequently reduced to a sydopa only regimen - 3 times daily. She is much better with this except that she wakes up at night with screams an hallucinations e.g sometimes gets a sinking feeling, or the ground ahead of her is sinking etc. she has been advised Melzap for this. Would like to know if it is correct and are there any side effects ?
Hi, Thank you for posting your query.First, I would like to reassure you that your mother is on the correct treatment plans. Hallucinations occur commonly in patients with Parkinson's disease, and can be due to side effects of medications or due to the illness itself. Treatment consists of reducing or altering the Parkinsonism medications, and using medications to control hallucinations. I hope it helps. Best wishes, Chat Doctor.