My friend's mother began seeing small animals in her room. It turned out to be related to her vision disease - macular degeneration.

Thank you for sharing. It is hard not to be hurt when your loved one is nice to complete strangers and nasty to you. I know it is the disease but it is heartbreaking and hard to endure.

Bobbi you write so eloquently about such a difficult subject. You are such a great source of inspiration!

My mom was almost totally deaf and, yet, she heard this music-also had early dementia-it was constant at times and always the same songs(which she could not logically figure, wouldn't make sense) Accused me of playing loud music,etc Her ENT Dr. recommended lipoflavnoids which actually worked well taken as directed on the box.He said that some people have this and it can fall under a type of tinnitus.

ive been over the edge on two different occasions while hepc treating. raging paranoic delusions so bad i even offered to bust a cap in some fellows ass. manic to the point of hysterical laughter, one depressive episode so bad i believed the world had stopped its slow turning and it was judgement day. all enlightening and fascinating but still, never voices -- hence, i just dont grasp it.

i just do not grasp schitzo even having read a million hours on the subject. we all have an inner voice i thought. our creativity just tumbles out sometimes, especially after a good nights recharging. my mother may have developed schitzo at the end of terminal dementia but she never mentioned voices. i can only attest to delusional thoughts. yes i was trying to poison her and at times even an imposter but still she never mentioned voices. i just cant grasp schitzo, wish i could. mental illness endlessly fascinates me. there is for sure a voice in my head but not multiple voices --only mine..

Thank you for sharing. It is my daughter who hears the voices and they scare her badly. Even though she is 55, at these times she becomes a child and is confused and frightened. It may take several phone calls or a visit to help her over the period. I know the medications and she is compliant about taking it. After many years of this, she no longer overdoses to quiet the voices and other interferences with her daily living. She also will not take the medication without calling someone to let them know about the voices. Fortunately, she is able to live alone with a daily caregiver after a period of nursing home living. Again, thank you for sharing.