Hi @JoyP,
I’m truly sorry to hear about the distress your husband is currently going through and what has occurred as a result of his condition declining, I’m sure this must be really tough for you and your family to witness.
In light of the information you’ve shared, it sounds like your husband has struggled to find the right medication to help manage his condition especially as it has progressively gotten worse over time. Therefore, I’d strongly advise that you contact our confidential helpline and speak to one of our trained advisers about this so they can provide you with information on the duodopa pump. They have incredibly knowledge on all Parkinson’s related medication and will be able to offer you a lot of help and support on this. Please give us a call on 0808 800 0303 Monday-Friday: 9am-7pm, Saturday: 10am-2pm (Closed Sundays/bank holidays).
Given that you haven’t received any advice from any of our members as yet, you may want to take a look at someother threads on the duodopa pump to gain some idea of what other people’s experience has been with it. Also, It sounds like your husband may be experiencing impulsive and compulsive behaviour as a side effect to the medication he was taking which may have led to hypersexuality which, unfortunately, isn’t uncommon among people with Parkinson’s.
I have listed a few threads below which has information about the duodopa pump and impulsive and compulsive behaviours from members of the community who have had experience with both:
I hope you find this information useful.
Best wishes,
Reah