Parkinson's Meds Help -- But May Cause Scary Side Effects

Meds can change your PFP's entire personality. Does s/he compulsively buy knick knacks or expensive boats, cars, houses. Is s/he gambling? A lotto ticket a week can quickly become several maxed credit cards (taken in YOUR NAME) to gamble online. Agonists can make your "straight arrow" become promiscuous. If you, the Caregiver, are overwhelmed...enlist professional help, starting with your Movement Disorders Neurologist. Ask to discuss these issues without your PFP in the room...especially, if you cannot force her/him to modify behavior. National organizations and pros won't be "nitty gritty" about this. So, I will tell you that I know several situations that ended in bankruptcy, families split asunder & suicide. Soc Granny, *PFP Logon to *People Fighting Parkinson" on Facebook

I have the same problem with my mom, she buys all kinds of junk food and keeps it in her office/computer room where she stays from the time she gets up till she goes to bed about 13 hr. a day everyday! She stays on her computer playing games if i dont bring her something to eat and drink she rarely comes out for ANYTHING she dosent even let her dogs out anymore if i wasnt here they would be going potty on the floor this is becomming exausting for me i DO EVERYTHING she also has a problem with lottery tickets ive tried talking to her dr (Igo to all appts. with her) but she just denies everything then i look like the bad guy i dont know what to do anymore

My husband has been on this for 10 years and we've not had any problems with compulsive behavior! I guess you really need to look at the operative words in the title of the article "MAY CAUSE"!

MY mom has some of these behaviors now i know what could be causing them, thank you i am alone in this except for the info i get from your website it is hard caring for someone you love when there is no help from anywhere

I agree...this is the first I've seen of this, and it explains a lot. My dad compulsively buys junk food. The more he's told to eat healthy food, the more he buys. The kitchen is overflowing with it. He is about to have his driver's license taken next week, after a scary interstate incident. I guarantee he'll freak out about not being able to go out and buy food.