Interview #11: Gina (patient), first ad = IYW Background: Gina was diagnosed with Parkinson’s two years ago. She wondered “is this menopause? Am I dehydrated? Maybe I’m stressed or anxious.” Nervous and embarrassed, Gina kept her hallucinations a secret from her family for a month before deciding to open up about her health and making an appointment with the doctor. The diagnosis of Parkinson’s was a “complete shock” to Gina and her family, but together they employ a “mind over matter mentality” to help them cope. About one year ago, Gina started on Nuplazid to treat the hallucinations. On Nuplazid, they’ve experienced: (QOL) Gina’s quality of life has significantly improved since starting Nuplazid. “With Nuplazid, I just feel better. I …show more content…
Julie is his primary caretaker and stopped working in order to take care of him full-time. She described it as “a lot of work.” She noticed her father was having symptoms that reminded her of her paternal grandmother’s behavior who had PD. The father brushed off his symptoms, saying “it’s just old age. Let an old fella be,” but he did agreed to go to the doctor to be checked out. His neurologist then diagnosed him with PD. On Nuplazid, they’ve experienced: (QOL) In October of 2017, Julie’s father was prescribed Nuplazid for his hallucinations. She explained that since then, he no longer has hallucinations and he feels much more confident and independent and is less short-tempered and snappy. She and her family also feel more comfortable and less worried about what he will say to others: She explained, “So far Nuplazid has been a miracle. I got my father back. My kids got their grandfather back....We can invite friends over again because we aren’t afraid of what he will pop out.. We are back to living a normal life. He feels more independent. He can walk to the corner store and get his morning coffee. He feels much more