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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / April 2007does it mean anything when they sleep a lot?
I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around 7:30 am and sleeps until 8:00 am is this part of the disease or is it old age? JJ JJ, I don't have alzheimers (yet) but I sleep a lot--always have. After I stopped working out it was wonderful to me to sleep late every day. Now since I live alone I usually sleep between 10 and 12 hours a night, or if not I have to take a long nap during the afteroon. And I will usually sleep at least two hours. However if she has not ever slept that much, it may be the disease causing it. It also could be something physically wrong that keeps her tired and sleepy. In Otober of last year, I started getting very tired. Since I've had heart prblems for a good while, I thought that was the problem and didn't see a doctor. It kept getting worse and on Novemeber 15, I went to the doctor and instead of coming home, I went into the hospital. Had atrial fibrillation and fluid on my lungs. It might be a good idea to check with her doctor and ask his opinion. Gwen I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around 7:30 am and sleeps until 8:00 am is this part of the disease or is it old age? JJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot > now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around > 7:30 am and sleeps until 8:00 am is this part of the disease or is it > old age? > JJ be thankful because it means she isnt harrassing or worrying you at night!  SignatureTumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com > be thankful because it means she isnt harrassing or worrying you at night! Amen to that! Sometimes, when they change my mother's meds, she gets up and gets into things in the middle of the night leaving me afraid to go to sleep. >> be thankful because it means she isnt harrassing or worrying you at >> night! > > Amen to that! Sometimes, when they change my mother's meds, she gets up > and gets into things in the middle of the night leaving me afraid to go > to sleep. Yes, and with very good reason too. We had a special lock on the door that was very hard to figure out. It was a complicated chain lock placed up very high, and required a bit of fiddling with, to detach. My mother in law had a delusion that outside was a barn with animals in it that needed to be fed etc. In actuality we have a small garden shed. Also, we live in a large forest with hundreds of acres of forest nearby. I could only imagine how scary it would be if she got out on her own and got lost. She was always saying she was "going home" or going out to "milk the cows" or such. More than once we caught her fiddling with that chain lock and got her back and settled down. Fortunately she never figured it out. They do sell alarms for doors and other interesting products at "the alzheimers store." Do a search on it, they have all sorts of things that are helpful. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn thank you, yes I am glad she sleeps a lot it is a lot less stressful for me.But I thought it could also be taking all kinds of meds too. But at her age I think 92 the body is showing signs of being very tired too. JJ thank you, yes I am glad she sleeps a lot it is a lot less stressful for me.But I thought it could also be taking all kinds of meds too. But at her age I think 92 the body is showing signs of being very tired too. JJ My dad is 94 and he sleeps a lot too. He is in good health, it's just his age, according to his Dr. -- Best Regards, Evelyn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > More than once we caught her fiddling with that chain lock > and got her back and settled down. Fortunately she never figured it out. I was thinking (if she got really bad at wandering and getting into things that could be dangerous) of putting a lock on her bedroom door, but I wonder about the legality of doing something like that. I know a couple who almost went to prison for locking their teenage daughter in her room at night even though she had been sneaking out and staying out all night. > They do sell alarms for doors and other interesting products at "the > alzheimers store." That's what I need - a nice loud alarm to scare the hell out of me every time she goes to the kitchen for a glass of water! ;-) >> More than once we caught her fiddling with that chain lock >> and got her back and settled down. Fortunately she never figured it out. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > That's what I need - a nice loud alarm to scare the hell out of me every > time she goes to the kitchen for a glass of water! ;-) :-) They sell other stuff there too. Don't have the link handy anymore, but it is a good resource and easy to find with a search. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around 7:30 am and sleeps until 8:00 am is this part of the disease or is it old age? JJ I think it is part of the illness. Be grateful for small blessings. She could be up all night and getting into mischief. -- Best Regards, Evelyn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > I think it is part of the illness. Be grateful for small > blessings. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Evelyn ============================= Amen! Rosie used to run up and down the hallway at 3:00 AM screaming that the devil was chasing her. SignatureJohn Inzer > I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot > now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around > 7:30 am and sleeps until 8:00 am is this part of the disease or is it > old age? It's partly old age. My grandparents who were fine mentally used to take naps during the day and go to bed real early. It's also due to boredom, inactivity, and often depression. > I have noticed mom keeps saying how tired she is and she sleeps a lot > now. I catch her cat napping during the day and she goes to bed around [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > text_html_part > 1KDownload This could also be a sign of some kind of infection.My mom always gets very lethargic when she's had a U.T.I Barb |
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