Dad is getting VERY agitated about "going home" He and Mom live in their home. I have been here 24/7 for a year and a half. This has happened from time to time, during the last 6 months. However, he has NEVER gotten angry and it has never lasted this long (3 days). His primary doctor wrote this prescription today. I have not given it to him yet?
Thanks in advance for your consult!
Please note a person who has Alzheimer's/Dementia, when they say they want to "go home", they are usually referring to their childhood home.
Now that he is on a higher dose, he is going through the grogginess and napping a lot again. He is also fighting a bad cold and cough. I don't like that it adds to the dizziness that he has had since a fall and concussion four years ago, and he went through the delirium tremens in the hospital due to being an alcoholic which probably didn't help.
As far as he knows, the Risperidone is only to help him sleep because he probably wouldn't take it if he knew that it was also for behavioral issues. He has always been very narcissistic and I don't know if any med could really make his behavior more tolerable. It remains to be seen.
alzconnected.org/discussion.aspx
lbda.org/sites/default/files/medication_glossary_2015.pdf
I know each patient reacts differently, but just wanted you to have this information. This is what I gave to all of the nursing home doctors and nurses. It helped me understand whT medicine they wanted to give my mom. She is also in a later stage of her LBD now. Your loved ones may not be this far advanced.
Good luck and best wishes.
One more helpful resource off the LBD.org website to help with medication. This helped me.
See All Answers