Took her off the seroquel as it was a nightmare, started her BACK on Risperdone which she used to take a year ago.... that was a week ago. She will NOT sit down...hasn't slept in days it seems, is bouncing ALL over the place. Opening closets doors trying to use the bathroom... I take her to the bathroom she tries to sit 3 ft from the toilet, I ask her to sit in her recliner, she tries to sit 3 ft from it.......I've been following her for 2 day now trying to make sure she doesn't flop on her ass and break a hip. Good grief!!! What is in this medicine that causes such chaos? I'm about to go into cardiac arrest....
What I need to realize is NO medication is going to take away ALL of her symptoms. Dealing with a crabby person/a negative person is fine, it's the volatile parent that's difficult.
After speaking to her Dr a few minutes ago, HE feels things will settle down. According to him, the Resperidone is to STOP hallucinations not cause them. Sigh. He suggested since she's been semi okay the past few days to go ahead and start her up on .5 tonight.
I spoke to the nurse for an hour last night. Her mother had AD also and eventually became too much for her and her sister to take care of due to anger and aggression. The threats to bash heads in, grab steering wheels and jump out of vehicles is not only a danger to them but to their caretaker. Sadly, some AD are very aggressive. The nurse told me she could see it in my moms eyes and behavior when we left yesterday that I was gonna catch hell when we left. She was right. She also told me of a lot of hidden help they have for AD caretakers here in Oregon. You can bet your bippy I will find that hidden help if it's the last thing I do....or it might just be the last thing I do.
My goal is to find a happy medium for her so she can enjoy what time she has left without the crazed anger/temper tantrums. I'd like to actually sleep at night without worrying she's tippy toeing around being mischievous.
My brother finally pushed her bed against the wall so she can't trap herself behind it. They both work a lot during the summer and well.... I just need to bite that proverbial bullet and nicely manipulate a way to get her to daycare without her harming the other patients there. The Senior Resource Agency and I are coming up with a plan to make life easier on both of us. Mom would have a GREAT time there, could talk her ass off if that's what she wanted to do.... it would be heaven for her. For now though, it would be H*LL on everyone else.
One step forward :)
I read so much about bipolar disease (we called it mood swings when I was young) and frankly I think far too many people are misdiagnosed and treated with meds that cause more damage than good.
Ask her doc to wean her off these drugs and see what happens. You might be in for a pleasant surprise.
She's home and resting finally... nothing wrong with her blood work, she's just very sensitive to medication. Apparently .5 mg's of Resperidone is too much for her body to handle (right now) funny because she was taking it before I even got here... but, as the doc said, her mentality has changed and with that it all changes. The perception and thought process is different and scares her, with fright comes agitation with agitation comes hallucinations. Cycle cycle.... I have no idea what is worse anymore.
For now, he suggested she stay on it but at .125 to start.... until she adjusts more to it in her system starting tomorrow evening (letting some of it leave her system)
There must be a better way to handle this kind of agitation? So awful to witness and I can't even imagine what's going on in her head. Stuff that calms the normal brain irritates the AD brain. yikes....
gonna catch a nap while she's napping.
I agree ambulance to er would be safest means of getting someone in this condition to a doctor.
Out of curiosity, in case my dad reaches this stage, WHAT do you say when you call 911 and they ask what's your emergency?
Captain - Sounds like the weeks for troubles. Sorry to hear you are having more than your share as well. Hope things settle down for you soon.
dammit .. honest caregivers are dying from guilt they dont deserve and non carers are abusing everyone in their sight and wont lose a moments sleep over it ..
im suffering my own torment tonight . had to leave my aunts side to force aps ' hand . they wont act as long as im losing work and staying by her side ..
ive been where your at too jeanette . im saying er . theyll jack mom full of haldol and soothe her pain . my mother didnt get that wild till 8 weeks before her death from dementia ..
captain - If you want to kick some a** in the family you can start with the family my mom has in Illinois then on the other side of you is some more of her family in Ohio. They could all use some a** kicking. Kick them to kingdom-come for all I care. Notice I said my mother's family and not mine. btw lived in Fort Wayne almost 25 years then left in '06.
She's talking to the pillow...
Is this cause for hospice? Dad got hospice 2 days before he passed.
No, no more meds. This is not right :( Almost called 911 .... she's so wired and will not sit still. She threw her teeth across the room. Threatened to kill my dogs. THIS IS SO NOT HER.
How can calm her down? Drugs are not the answer
back to doc . wtf is his malfunction ?
She is tripping big time. BIG TIME I will not give her any more MEDS until someone can explain this sh*t to me.
( if youll let them . )