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My mom's refrain for 2-1/2 years has been I don't feel good. I believe her. We tried anti-anxiety medications; nothing has worked. She sleeps like a limp doll, too much, can't get out of bed. She is aware of these changes and fights them. It is distressing. I recall that stimulants are used for teens with ADHD and focus problems. Maybe this would help her. I want to research and discuss w her NP and maybe get referral for psychiatrist or gerontologist who might know more about this.

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See the doctor, a geriatric psychiatrist, gerontologist, or neurologist can help.

Do not give an elderly patient anything with a black box warning!

See the "Beer's List" of contraindicated meds for people over 65.

It is so good that you want to help your Mom.
But this idea is half-baked, grasping at straws.
I am so glad you asked your question here today!

Again, ask any doctor first, but there are vitamins and supplements that could be missing from taking certain medications. Get a med check with her health checkup.
OTC:
Vit. B-12
Magnesium
Omega 3
do have an effect on depression or tiredness.

Have her checked for a UTI

Doctor, doctor doctor!

Was she tested for Covid recently?
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MJ1929 Jul 2023
I remember my grandfather in his later years was a like a wind-up doll. He'd get slower and slower and less able to do anything, and my grandmother would take him in for a B-12 shot and it was like a key in his back had been wound up again.
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How old is your mother?

Has she ever had a full medical/physical work-up by her primary doctor, including blood work? Any other tests recently, like past 6 months?

Maybe it's her thyroid, could be many many other things. She has lethargy -- which is a very vague symptom (lethargy is not an illness, but rather a symptom of a something).

Take her to her primary physician and start there, unless she's already been seen in the past 6 months.

We're not doctors and without knowing what testing and results she's had recently, it's sort of a waste of time to ask this forum. I wish success in helping your Mom fell better!
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My adult daughters take Adderall for their ADHD. Not daily, just as needed.

It does not 'energize' them, it simply helps calm their overactive brains and gives them a chance to settle down and plan.

IDK if these kinds of drugs are OK to use in elderly folks. That's why you'll need to take mom to see a Psychiatrist. (Most PCP's do not want to do 'mental issue' management.

An antianxiety drug would be sedating--the opposite of what you're trying to accomplish.

What are mom's health issues? She may just be winding down.

A good checkup is in order. Then you can make a decision on what, if anything, you'll want to do.
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