Has anyone used lorazepam for their dementia driven loved ones. I don't like using drugs but she is going to fall out of her bed at the rate she is going. And this goes on all night long. Up every hour??? I am so exhausted and I just know there will be a point in my exhaustion where I don't hear her and I crash. Help? If I give her just one 5mg tablet she still tries getting up. 2 tablets scare me...and the nurse said I can give up to 4 (5mg) tablets.
I definitely would not have been able to take care of my husband at home without a drug that effectively allowed him (and me!) to sleep through the night. With a good drug at an effective dose I've been able to care for him throughout the entire course of his dementia, 9+ years. He is now on hospice care and still taking that same drug.
I'm not sure why you don't like using drugs, but the right drug at the right dose can be a godsend in managing the symptoms of dementia.