She wants to eliminate which ones are making her tired. Problem with that is all but one of them list drowsiness as a side effect. So today she decided she won't take the a fib one that doesn't cause drowsiness. Telling her that just gets me the stubborn stare. She has dementia and I am the one who gives her her meds. So it's in God'S hands now. How can't reason with dementia and I'm not shoving them down her throat.
Then I explained each pill. She objected to the anxiety pill. I told her it helps keep her heart steady, because when she has anxiety her heart is very irregular. Absolutely true. She took her pills.
I, too, was getting way too tired throughout the day. So I cut my blood pressure pill in half and that helped... of course my cardiologist knew I would be doing that and she was ok with that as long as my heart issue didn't become a noticeable symptom again. If the symptoms showed up, back to my regular doses.
Kedwards460, have the doctor check your Mom for vitamin B12 [via a blood test] as below average B12 can make one feel sleepy.