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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / April 2006Zyprexa
My mom takes zyprexa,5mgs.Half a tablet twice a day.Could i give her the second half around 5 pm instead of before going to bed at 8? She usually is worse around 5 and on.Barb > My mom takes zyprexa,5mgs.Half a tablet twice a day.Could i give her the > second half around 5 pm instead of before going to bed at 8? She usually > is worse around 5 and on.Barb Barb, you might ask this of your doctor, but since you asked here, I will just give you my personal take on it as a lay-person. When Ida was here with us, she used to get very agitated in the evenings. She was on Risperdol twice a day. We gave her her medications right after dinner every night (including the second dose of Risperdol) for several reasons; The first reason was that on a full stomach, her meds didn't upset her stomach. The second reason was to make evenings a little more peaceful and comfortable for us all. That couple of hours difference may not mean anything much as far as the safety of the dosing schedule is concerned, but if she "runs out" of the medication around 3 AM and starts getting up out of bed too early and having a problem then it just might. The only way you would know, is to try it and see. In Ida's case, she was wonderful in the mornings, seldom any kind of a problem at all. Afternoons and early evenings were another story altogether. Fortunately she had been an "early to bed" girl for many years, (probably due to her farm origins). When she went to bed early we were usually very relieved, so by giving her second dose of Risperdol right after her dinner worked out well for all concerned. (We usually eat around 5PM) After dinner she'd sit and watch TV and by 7 or so, she'd want to go to bed. But I am also thinking that a lot depends on when you give her the first dose of Zyprexa, too. If you give it to her.... like say around 8 AM then 5 isn't too far off for the second dose. If you give it to her late morning, then 5 may be too soon. You could ask the pharmacist or your doctor, and see what they say if you aren't sure about the time factor, also.  SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') This drug is not usually prescribed for people with dementia, are you finding that it works well? Or is your Mom perhaps a victim of early onset? Just a curious nurse here. What time of day does she take her first dose? On the timing question in general, Zyprexa is usually given once per day, the half life of the drug causes it to act for 24 hours. Interesting dosing schedule. SignatureLesanne > My mom takes zyprexa,5mgs.Half a tablet twice a day.Could i give her the > second half around 5 pm instead of before going to bed at 8? She usually > is worse around 5 and on.Barb Yes it does work well.She has always taken it in the halves.I gave it to her though around 7 or 8 pm.I tried 5 tonight so we will see how it works.When my mom was in the hospital for 9 days she left a bumbling idiot for lack of better words.They had taken her off the zyprexa.Got her home and put her back on it and her speech was back to normal.Barb It should be fine. Since it really works for 24 hours lapping it a little on the half dose most likely won't do anything. It is possible she is metabolizing it a little unevenly between waking and sleep, and she is low at 5, if you are seeing behavior differences then. SignatureLesanne > Yes it does work well.She has always taken it in the halves.I gave it to > her though around 7 or 8 pm.I tried 5 tonight so we will see how it > works.When my mom was in the hospital for 9 days she left a bumbling > idiot for lack of better words.They had taken her off the zyprexa.Got > her home and put her back on it and her speech was back to normal.Barb > This drug is not usually prescribed for people with dementia, are you > finding that it works well? Or is your Mom perhaps a victim of early onset? > Just a curious nurse here. What time of day does she take her first dose? On > the timing question in general, Zyprexa is usually given once per day, the > half life of the drug causes it to act for 24 hours. Interesting dosing > schedule. Worked well for my wife.She took 10 mgs orodispersible at night Signaturehttp://fightaidsathome.scripps.edu/ http://folding.stanford.edu/ http://www.thebutterflycollection.org.uk/home.htm http://www.newsisfree.com/showpage.php?user=timgatty&page=1039155069 The orodispersible is a neat thing. I have a terrible time getting anything into Mom. SignatureLesanne >> This drug is not usually prescribed for people with dementia, are you >> finding that it works well? Or is your Mom perhaps a victim of early [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Worked well for my wife.She took 10 mgs orodispersible at night |
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