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Do any of your caregivers take medication (anti-depressants) to help you be a caregiver?
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BayPoodle
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How do you manage extreme pain from arthritis? Can’t take nsaids and cortisone injections made it worse. She’s 95 with dementia.
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Madisoncuckoo7
Answered 14 hours ago
Is there a pain injection available for a 95-year-old with a broken hip when surgery is not an option? Will she ever heal?
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MidwestOT
Answered Apr 19, 2024
My mom is in the mental hospital for evaluation.
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Kakimax
Replied Apr 18, 2024
Mom moved into memory care, she has dementia and is very anxious in the afternoons. Staff suggested meds, can anyone share experiences?
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lealonnie1
Answered Apr 16, 2024
Anyone have advice or experience with Amiodarone?
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AlvaDeer
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During 2-day hospital stay mom started having scary hallucinations that have not stopped (ex. devil, murder, blood, scary people). Advice?
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Llamalover47
Replied Apr 12, 2024
Any experience with "deprescribing" as part of hospice care?
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JoAnn29
Answered Apr 11, 2024
My 90 year old grandfather has suddenly less appetite after medication, what do I do?
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Ohwow323
Answered Apr 10, 2024
What can I do to do better at dealing with my mom’s increased dementia?
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Bellerose63
Answered Apr 7, 2024
Is there medications to help with dementia?
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Grandma1954
Replied Apr 4, 2024
Bed sores on butt.
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funkygrandma59
Answered Apr 2, 2024
Social services for independent living.
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AlvaDeer
Answered Apr 2, 2024
My husband wants to go to bed at 7:30 pm. He has dementia and wakes anyway from 12 to 2am with restlessness and hyperventilating. I push him to stay up til 9, but he gets very agitated.
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funkygrandma59
Answered Mar 28, 2024
What are your thoughts/experiences with Rexulti?
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NeedHelpWithMom
Answered Mar 27, 2024
What do you do when your father refuses to go to the Dr., refuses to take medication for diabetes, heart issues, etc.?
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JoAnn29
Answered Mar 27, 2024
My dad does not sleep. I have tried melatonin, nyquil zzz's gummie with melatonin lavender & chamomile, and lavender in a diffuser.
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Upnorthmi
Replied Mar 26, 2024
I have been on Gabapentin for several months. Lately I have noticed I have been losing it, more than normal and just figured it was old age.
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Grandma1954
Answered Mar 23, 2024
Hepatic Encephalopathy.
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AlvaDeer
Replied Mar 18, 2024
How do I get my mom to stop overdosing on her medication?
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97yroldmom
Answered Mar 17, 2024
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