Dealing with someone with pd who is having rages

I am so sorry that you are experiencing your husband's rage, Butterfly. I know from experience, it is sometimes the PD speaking, but not from your husband. If you have not done so already, maybe speaking with a psychologist or psychiatrist may be beneficial. The sign of rage may be an indicator of his transitioning through to another level of PD, according to the American Parkinson Disease Association. Here is a link that may help. www.apadaparkinson.org.
Best, Marc, Moderator, ParkinsonsDisease.Net.

Hi Butterfly, I'm sorry your husband is going thru changes with his mood with PD. As Marc indicated, this is showing changes in his level of PD. Professionasl can help you with coping tools to de-escalate the "bad" moments of rage and mood swings. Distractions and other steps are what they usually recommend. My own father has moments of paranoia and delusions of people after him and he wants to leave the house. My mom has learned calming techniques to help diffuse the situations. Dad spews lots of 4 letter words at her sometimes unfortunately. Mom has our phone number in case she needs me to talk to dad directly at the moment to help calm him (his daughter has ability to do that (: ) or sometimes something simple as ice cream (dad's favorite) gives him something he likes and distracts him long enough to get thru the situation. Keep in touch with how you are doing!
Best regards, Suzanne Troy, ParkinsonsDisease.net team member

Thanks for your valuable information. my husband is going to the VA clinic here in hickory NC for evaluation. I am going to be with him all the way. Time for healing together. With peace and love Patty ❤️