Your loved one’s hallucination episodes are certainly disturbing, but they are usually harmless. Unlike hallucinations caused by other neurodegenerative diseases, hallucinations associated with Parkinson’s disease are most often benign.
Not all hallucinations need to be treated. If they do not disrupt your loved one’s daily life, there are ways to manage them well. It is still important to inform your neurologist for proper follow-up.
Talk to your loved one about their hallucinations. Together, determine what you can do when they are having a hallucination. This will help both of you be prepared and reassured when it happens.
If the hallucinations are severe, do not tell your loved one that the hallucinations are not real. This will only increase the disparity between reality and the hallucination. It may also create unnecessary conflict with your loved one who is convinced that they are hallucinating.