 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / March 2004Can Aricept CAUSE dementia /?
I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her walls chasing after that fictional character Bin what's-his-name. I repeat .. no dementia on my part (though it may seem so) just a post to see if someone else has noticed an aricept reaction. > I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the > aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > just a post to see if someone else has noticed an aricept reaction. Everyone's body chemistry is different, and I am not going to say that your mom isn't having this sort of reaction, but our experience has been VERY good with Aricept. My mother in law is more focused and functional when she is on it. When our doctor tried to change her to another drug, for the entire time she got noticeably worse. Switching her back to the Aricept even for the very first day was noticeable and she was so much better!  SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Thx for the reply. My mother's been doing well on it for about a month then all of a sudden, major dementia taking a pill. I saw somewhere that that might happen if the problem was NOT alzheimers as we have been led to believe. There have been no neurological tests done yet, just general MD visits. > > I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take > the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Greg, Dementia has been known to take sudden turns for the worse, Aricept or no Aricept. If you have not had the diagnostics done, it could be mini strokes or something else. Dementia has many causes, and Alzheimers is only one of them. My advice to you would be to get good diagnostics done and in place, so you know what you are dealing with. Not knowing is not a good place to be working from. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) > Thx for the reply. My mother's been doing well on it for about a month then > all of a sudden, major dementia taking [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > (To reply to me personally, remove sox) >I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the >aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her >walls chasing after that fictional character Bin what's-his-name. Did GW ultimately catch him? ;-) On a serious note, Aricept can surprisingly cause hallucinations in at least 1/100 people. The symptom usually resolves with a reduction in the dose or discontinuation in treatment; however, you should not stop the medication yourself since starting and stopping can also have negative consequences especially in the elderly. The hallucinations should be reported to your doctor Darryl. did GW ultimately catch him? "in your dreams". In reality, Bin's after Dubya (pronounced "w"). Thx again for more info. These things doctors don't tell you and not much info on the net. I myself will be awake all night googling, trying to figure out where you discovered that tidbit of Aricept knowledge. > >I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the > >aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Darryl. > I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the > aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her > walls chasing after that fictional character Bin what's-his-name. you've mislabeled what's going on. "dementia" is a loss of memory, NOT hallucinations. yes, aricept can trigger hallucinations in a very few patients. given that she hasn't seen a neurologist, you need to get her in for a full neuro-psych exam, since her uninformed primary care doc apparently doesn't have a clue as to *what* is wrong, just that something is wrong. she needs to have that exam because there are many causes of memory problems other than AD, including thyroid problems, incorrect medication levels, bad reaction to some statin heart meds, tumors, etc. once the cause of her dementia has been determined, her meds can be adjusted. it's highly likely that she can take other meds in addition to the aricept that will help control the hallucinations. evelyn's MIL is on zoloft and (risperdol?) to control them, for example, in addition to aricept. I know I keep going THX to everybody but you folks are really helpful .. made me think back. You're right, she WAS doing fine memory-wise, everything, then .. hallucinations set in .. 2 different things. And WHEN did that first occur? The night the doctor doubled her aricept dosage from 5 mg to 10. What have I been thinking by not seeing a neurologist, letting a general md (no gp offense intended) see her. Does anyone know if the neurologist tests can be done in one day? She is staying with me in Austin Tx, want's to go back home to Houston Tx. If the neurologist tests take time maybe she should just go back home, take them there, have a local neurologist. If, however, all we have to do is show up at a neurologist's, get a kat scan (no offense to my feline brothers and sisters) done then maybe we could just do it all here in Austin before she leaves. I guess all I want to know if is it really AD? The GP simply took some blood samples and ruled OUT a few things. (whew) > > I'm not demented but my mother is. It seems that when she does NOT take the > > aricept, life's good. One pill though and she sees GW marching through her [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > hallucinations. evelyn's MIL is on zoloft and (risperdol?) to > control them, for example, in addition to aricept. > The GP simply took some blood samples and ruled OUT a few things. he *should* have referred her for a complete neuro-psych workup! sounds like time for a new doctor that's more in tune with geriatric problems, especially dementias! all the tests together should take about a day. you talk about her going back to houston... to live alone? you need to accept the fact that she's going to have to change her living situation before too long, and *now* is the time to plan for it --- once you really have a diagnosis. see http://www.mayoclinic.org/alzheimers-rst/diagnosis.html (note to our FAQ maintainer, this is a new link; your old one is broken). also, some causes of dementias, such as lewy bodies, have more hallucinations than others. see the group FAQ at http://www.muggsmulcher.com/kstuff/a.s.a/faq.htm one other thing, often not considered by many docs who should know better: have someone in houston (a friend or neighbor of hers that she trusts) go to her house and inventory *every* medication, whether prescription, home remedy, "supplement", or over the counter med, noting the dosage, filling, and expiration dates of prescriptions. it's amazing how older folks, once they've mis-medicated and get foggy, take meds too often, or thw wrong ones, or the meds interact, all of which can cause dementia symptoms. suddenly stopping or starting some meds, like steroids used for allergies or hormones to treat osteoporosis, can result in depression with accompanying memory loss. you can call the alzheimers association in austin see http://www.alz-austin.org/ to find out which clinics or hospitals in your area can do the tests, and then call her primary care doc and ask him to refer her, so that medicare will pay for the tests. > he *should* have referred her for a complete neuro-psych workup! > sounds like time for a new doctor that's more in tune with > geriatric problems, especially dementias! thx again, quite helpful resources you listed. I've half a mind to not even go see a neurologist since you people seem to be able to provide all the advice I need for free. Wish I could contribute but being in the early stages of the thing you all already know it all. We can't provide results of a CT Scan or an MRI. They really need to be done. Please have them done so you can reach an accurate diagnosis. In addition I will tell you that my mother had auditory hallucinations from taking Aricept. When she was on it she heard voices in the distance, thought the television was on all the time and music especially at night. During her sleep she was awakened by knocking sounds. All of this disappeared when we took her off the Aricept. Unfortunately it's just not for everyone. The Cranky Genee >> he *should* have referred her for a complete neuro-psych workup! >> sounds like time for a new doctor that's more in tune with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >contribute but being in the early >stages of the thing you all already know it all. >> he *should* have referred her for a complete neuro-psych workup! >> sounds like time for a new doctor that's more in tune with >> geriatric problems, especially dementias! > >thx again, quite helpful resources you listed. I've half a mind to not even >go see a neurologist since you people Although a gp or family physician may not have the expertise in dealing with dementias, neurologists do. If your gp resists making a referral, ask why and then seek out a second opinion. As for *us* (if I can speak collectively), we can ask you whether they've performed a MMSE or a clock-drawing test or looked for a stroke, TIA, etc., but this does not qualify as medical advice. Dennis has made good suggestsions about getting her the help she needs. >seem to be able to provide all the advice I need for free. >Wish I could contribute but being in the early >stages of the thing you all already know it all. This is how most of us have found alt.support.alzheimers!!! Take care, Darryl. > I've half a mind to not even > go see a neurologist since you people > seem to be able to provide all the advice I need for free. Are you being sarcastic, or do you really believe this? not even sarcastic .. I'm just so amazed at this group and the help I get here .. thx to everyone again. > On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:38:12 GMT in alt.support.alzheimers, > > I've half a mind to not even > > go see a neurologist since you people > > seem to be able to provide all the advice I need for free. > > Are you being sarcastic, or do you really believe this? > not even sarcastic .. I'm just so amazed at this group and the help I get > here .. thx to everyone again. Greg, you really need to get some diagnostics in place. We are just caregivers and all have been through this with our loved ones, but it is not a substitute for real medical information. Remember there are a lot of different causes of dementia, and the treatment for one is not the same as for all. The caregiving may be similar but the treatment and medication may differ. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Yes, after hearing everyone I realize our primary care doctor didn't do all he could have done. Don't worry, if the neurologist was open at this hour we'd be there. > > not even sarcastic .. I'm just so amazed at this group and the help I get > > here .. thx to everyone again. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > (To reply to me personally, remove sox) Hello,I don't post very often but my mom is driving me nuts.Every night she is ranting about where her kids are and no answer is good enough.Or where is her husband?When we tell her he passed she tells us we are damm liars and she's going home in the morning and never coming back.I have tried every answer you can imagine including loving deception.It does no good to tell her her kids are anywhere cause she wants to know why she wasn't asked if they could go there.I tell her she was and her answer is "bullshit"no one asked me.Please i am desperate,i need some suggestions.I tell her to go back to sleep and she says i am laying down but i won't go to sleep.She seems to just be very ornery but i am sure its because she never gets the answers she wants.BUT what are the answers?Sorry so long but i am losing it.Barb > Hello,I don't post very often but my mom is driving me nuts.Every night > she is ranting about where her kids are and no answer is good enough.Or [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > its because she never gets the answers she wants.BUT what are the > answers?Sorry so long but i am losing it.Barb There may be no answer to this other than time, when she gets worse she'll stop asking. Or if you can't cope any more, she'll have to go into care. SignatureTumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:31:08 -0600 (CST) in alt.support.alzheimers, barbfrombethel@webtv.net (turkey tracker) wrote: > Please i am desperate,i need some > suggestions.I tell her to go back to sleep and she says i am laying down > but i won't go to sleep.She seems to just be very ornery but i am sure > its because she never gets the answers she wants.BUT what are the > answers?Sorry so long but i am losing it. barb, talk to her doc about some meds to help reduce the delusions. > Hello,I don't post very often but my mom is driving me nuts.Every night > she is ranting about where her kids are and no answer is good enough.Or [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > its because she never gets the answers she wants.BUT what are the > answers?Sorry so long but i am losing it.Barb Oh Barb, do I EVER know what you are going through! My mother in law was like that for two of the three years she has been here. We thought we were going to go crazy. Our doctor got her on antidepressants first (Zoloft) to make her less anxious and more comfortable in her own skin. This was increased on a regular basis each time the symptoms resurfaced, and for a while they made it bearable, but the illness/anxiety got worse and the symptoms continued to increase. Then he put her on an antipsychotic medication which has helped ENORMOUSLY. I have no idea whatsoever what we would have done without it. She would have definitely ended up in a care facility without her meds. She is still on these medications and every now and then her delusions still resurface. You need to get to a doctor about this stuff. You have my sympathy, as I really do know what you are going through. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) I have my mom on zoloft.I started her on 25 mgs.and increased to 50.But i thought thats what was causing her problems.I took her off but have her back on them now.Could the zoloft be the problem?What kind of drugs did you have your MIL on Evelyn?What is the name of it?I do plan to talk to her doc also.I can deal with it but yesterday was a bad day.I wasn't aware that this is what you call dilusions.She also started wetting the bed.Does anyone have any suggestions as to what she could wear to bed.She wears depends but there not cutting it.Also would namenda help her dilusions or just prolong them?THX,Barb I talked to my moms doctor today and she started her on a low dose of zyprexa.Evelyn is this what your MIL takes?I hope and pray it helps in even a small way.I also wanted to say that i don't think because someone vents on here means we need to immediatly consider placing our loved ones.We are going to be moving soon as we have to sell my moms place.I will have much more help then and a better quality of life for all of us concerned.My mom and i spend much time alone here and she loves company.I have a sister near(3 miles)who is filled with advice but thats it.She's also full of SH_T.And won't help at all.Most family is only concerned about her money.Her place is selling for 700,000.They have given us nothing but trouble.Oh the vicious circle.Thanx,Barb >I talked to my moms doctor today and she started her on a low dose of >zyprexa.Evelyn is this what your MIL takes?I hope and pray it helps in Olanzapine or Zyprexa is one of the frontline atypical neuroleptics (which sounds much nicer than anti-psychotic). It's considered superior to haloperidol (old-school but still preferred by some neurologists) and has a slightly better side-effect profile than respiridone. I'm sure your doctor talked to you about the drug but if you notice a sudden change in the delusions/hallucinations, make another appointment immediately. It may be difficult to picture at this point but delusions can often spiral out of control to the point of violence. For instance, my Loving Dad, may he rest in peace, punched me about 200x and threatened to shoot me on his last day of consciousness. Unfortunately, delusions are a very good reason to place a loved one in a home. Take care, Darryl. >even a small way.I also wanted to say that i don't think because someone >vents on here means we need to immediatly consider placing our loved [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >concerned about her money.Her place is selling for 700,000.They have >given us nothing but trouble.Oh the vicious circle.Thanx,Barb > I talked to my moms doctor today and she started her on a low dose of > zyprexa.Evelyn is this what your MIL takes?I hope and pray it helps in > even a small way.I also wanted to say that i don't think because someone > vents on here means we need to immediatly consider placing our loved > ones. Indeed, and if that was directed at me, I didnt mean to suggest that. Just to point out that we all have our point of tolrenace/of being abel to cope, and there is no shame in acknowledging when you heave reached it. And hopefully not getting so as you do reach it, but being prepared before hand, though I suspect most do reach it, we certainly did. > We are going to be moving soon as we have to sell my moms place.I > will have much more help then and a better quality of life for all of us > concerned. Glad to hear it, IMHO its the 24x7 on one person that becomes insufferable (literally) > My mom and i spend much time alone here and she loves > company.I have a sister near(3 miles)who is filled with advice but thats > it.She's also full of SH_T.And won't help at all.Most family is only > concerned about her money.Her place is selling for 700,000.They have > given us nothing but trouble.Oh the vicious circle.Thanx,Barb Are there legal issues there that your sister might raise? Anyway, good luck. SignatureTumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) Tumbleweed, Yes,the 24-7 is the worst.My other sister is the POA so i am hoping my sister doesn't start anything.Barb > I have my mom on zoloft.I started her on 25 mgs.and increased to 50.But > i thought thats what was causing her problems.I took her off but have [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > bed.She wears depends but there not cutting it.Also would namenda help > her dilusions or just prolong them?THX,Barb Barb, my mother in law started out with 50 mg of Zoloft. It worked a tiny bit, but then he increased it to 75 mg. Then it went to 100 mg, and then to 150. At each increase she seemed to be a bit more comfortable and less anxious, but the delusions got worse. Imagining anything that isn't true is a delusion. Like thinking people who are long dead are alive and coming home any minute, for instance. Or in my mother in law's case, she imagined that she had a baby, or that she had multiples of the little dog that was put to sleep. She will tell you even today (when it comes into her head), that "I have had many Pelli's, not just one" My mother in law is on 10 mg daily of Aricept, 150 mg daily of Zoloft and .5 mg twice a day of Risperdol. This dosage may not be the same for everybody, by any means. Everyone is different. I would say that if your mother is restless and angry and imagines herself to be in another place and time, that she probably would be helped by fine tuning her meds. If you go to the Dr. and tell the Dr. that everything is "just fine" he isn't going to know. If you go there and tell him you think YOU are going to go crazy if she doesn't calm down, maybe he will get the idea to increase or fine tune her meds. Terminology is important with doctors. You have to tell the doctor specifically that she is having delusions about people and time frame and experiencing great anxiety from them. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) There have been trials which truly helped dementia. Check drmirkin.com and look for alzheimers. This is not spam he does not treat alzheimers. he only brings to light published material. If you can't find it I'll post it for you. >> I have my mom on zoloft.I started her on 25 mgs.and increased to 50.But >> i thought thats what was causing her problems.I took her off but have [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >tell the doctor specifically that she is having delusions about people and >time frame and experiencing great anxiety from them. On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:21:28 -0600 (CST) in alt.support.alzheimers, barbfrombethel@webtv.net (turkey in the straw) wrote: > I have my mom on zoloft.I started her on 25 mgs.and increased to 50.But > i thought thats what was causing her problems.I took her off but have > her back on them now.Could the zoloft be the problem? i hope that this was done in consultation with the psychiatrist the prescribed it. it is hardly ever beneficial to suddenly start or stop most psych meds. many of them take several weeks to reach an effective level, and sometimes it's necessary to test the amount of the drug in the blood. if what she's taking doesn't appear to be working, or appears to be causing a problem, talk to her doc! > I have my mom on zoloft.I started her on 25 mgs.and increased to 50.But > i thought thats what was causing her problems.I took her off but have > her back on them now.Could the zoloft be the problem? > remember, the very day my mother took her first Exelon antidepressant pill she had her most terrible dillusion. I can understand how people can be afraid or confused when they actually think, feel things are happening to you. I have the Exelons now in a safe place. She herself says she'll never take another. We don't know if THAT pill was the cause but, no more for a while. Perhaps it was just coincidence. Hi Everyone. Excuse me...hope you do not mind me "butting" in. My name is Patty and I live in R.I. I work in a beautiful Nursing Home. I work on the Special Care Unit...It is a 43 Bed Closed Alzheimer's Unit. I am the Activity Coordinator...and I am a Med Tech...(Do the Med Passes as needed) 2 for the price of one...LOL..I have worked with Alzheimer Residents for 10 years, and on April 1st....Been a Med Tech since 1980. I LOVE the Alzheimer Residents. My heart goes out to the Famiy Members for they knew them when.... Barb...We call our "lies" Fiblets. Tell them anything that sounds good...so they will stay calm. For example....: Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home soon. Where is your Dad? He's working over-time, Mom. Let's keep his supper warm for him. He'll be hungry when he gets home. I want to go home....Look at your watch.....Okay let's wait until I can get us a ride. Why don't we have some Supper now...etc. Hope this helped... On Aricept...I'm not an expert, but what I was taught about the Med is....Starting on Aricept is to maintain their present level of functioning for as long as possible. But like someone has already stated, medication does NOT necessarily work to the same degree on everyone. Each person is an idividual. Stay Safe.....Patty:-) > Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home > soon. > > Where is your Dad? He's working over-time, Mom. Let's keep his supper > warm for him. He'll be hungry when he gets home. I've had people tell me that before .. go along with them, don't dispute or argue with them. Does that really work? Sometimes I seem to spend to much time trying to argue with my mother, tell her Austin is NOT Houston, that only I live here in my home, etc. If I just start agreeing with her going "Yes, they did rename Houston to Austin back in ought" does that not simply reinforce false beliefs OR does it make things so much eaiser to deal with? It seems you support people know, in some areas, more than the doctors about some things. My bosses wife has worked with Alzheimers patients for years. Excellent resource. > > Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home > > soon. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > some things. My bosses wife has worked with Alzheimers patients for years. > Excellent resource. Dear Greg, About telling them anything that will keep them calm and happy....... Sometimes it is the best way and sometimes it is not. In my mother in law's case we drew the line at certain things because they might be dangerous or cause her to do something that might be harmful. Other than that ALL IS FAIR as long as it keeps them happy and calm! You cannot possibly bring a person with Alzheimers into your reality. Their reality is all that counts to them, and you cannot convince them that any delusion, any mistaken belief, is not real or true no matter how much you argue, plead, or reason with them about it. It is better to keep them happy and calm no matter what you have to tell them to do that. I would have had a lot easier time of the last few years if I had realized this one fact earlier in the game. SignatureEvelyn (To reply to me personally, remove sox) > You cannot possibly bring a person with Alzheimers into your reality. > Their reality is all that counts to them, and you cannot convince them that > any delusion, any mistaken belief, is not real or true no matter how much > you argue, plead, or reason with them about it. It is better to keep them > happy and calm no matter what you have to tell them to do that. problem, of course, comes up when other people... family members, especially, don't ~get~ it...... and accept those ideas as reality .... doesn't matter, in some cases, how often one explains.... their first instinct is to BELIEVE (insert rolling eyes here!) happy and calm ... sounds intriguing, I might experiment with that. Plus, tension and stress, the opposite, probably makes things worse. About telling them anything that will keep them calm and happy....... > Sometimes it is the best way and sometimes it is not. In my mother in > law's case we drew the line at certain things because they might be > dangerous or cause her to do something that might be harmful. Other than > that ALL IS FAIR as long as it keeps them happy and calm! > > You cannot possibly bring a person with Alzheimers into your reality. >> Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home >> soon. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >does that not simply reinforce false beliefs OR >does it make things so much eaiser to deal with? You have to remember that your mother's remembering is broken. She can NOT remember new or different information, so insisting that she try to do so is unproductive. Since she has no choice but to live in her own world - one which is confused and scary - we can only try to make her as comfortable as possible in that world. As long as it doesn't lead to more trouble, accept her view of the world - which is not the same as yours. When my wife insisted that she wanted to go home (since "home" was her childhood one, what she wanted was impossible), instead of telling her she WAS home I'd agree to go, but tell her we had to wait for her new passport. Since she well remembered some hassles with getting passorts, that satisfied her. I lied - but it made her happy, and did no harm. >It seems you support people know, in some areas, more than the doctors about >some things. My bosses wife has worked with Alzheimers patients for years. >Excellent resource. We may not have the deep understanding of the causes of the disease, but collectively we've got years and years of practical AD nursing experience and have found *some* coping techniques that work. Lots of good information on this topic. Plus, when you tell them something like that, say "we have to wait for the passport", sometimes later they forget about the whole incident, going home. When my wife insisted that she wanted to go home (since "home" was her childhood one, what she wanted was impossible), instead of telling her she WAS home I'd agree to go, but tell her we had to wait for her new passport. Since she well remembered some hassles with getting passorts, that satisfied her. I lied - but it made her happy, and did no harmthat work > > Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home > > soon. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > does that not simply reinforce false beliefs No, because she wont remember what you said, so you cant reinforce anything. > OR > does it make things so much eaiser to deal with? IT can do, but obviusly it depends. If she kept saying teh house was on fire and you agreed, that presumably would make her rush out! > It seems you support people know, in some areas, more than the doctors about > some things. I dont think doctors have to deal with this day in day out minute by minute. Its one thing to hear a silly question once, and another entirely to hear it 100 times! SignatureTumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) >> Where are my children? The had to go shopping, Mom. They'll be home >> soon. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >some things. My bosses wife has worked with Alzheimers patients for years. >Excellent resource. For me, what it all boiled down to was one question ... does it even matter? So what if it reinforces false beliefs ... does it matter? If it makes mom happy, then I'm happy. If she wants to think that I'm the world traveler, just returning from a trip to switzerland (one day) or london (changed the next day) and still had time to do her laundry and bring it to her ... in the grand scheme of things, does it really matter? Now, if she wants to wear shorts when I venture to take her out to lunch, and the temps are sub-zero ... she does have to be told that it is too cold for that attire. THIS does matter. It's for her safety and well-being. But these are also things we don't seem to argue over, she happily takes my word for. It seems that most of the falsehoods, whatever you want to call them have only been about issues of lesser importance. By eliminating the arguments, I found I was much calmer. See, in effect, I was the only one to be upset or frustrated by the arguments. I accepted the fact that she isn't going to get better and no amount of insistence by me was going to change that. I could make her write a street name down 100 times ... only to have her tell me it was something else. Joyce A side benefit I just thought of, reading this, it could make life a little fun, interesting .. in your case especially where you get to be a world traveler. In my case, for instance, I could come home, she's telling me children have been in the house I could, instead of arguing again that there ARE no children, go "Really? Let's go track them down. There better NOT be any lollipops in m vcr." It could make life an adventure. Pull US into a new reality of make believe, a break from the sometimes reality of this world. > For me, what it all boiled down to was one question ... does it even matter? So > what if it reinforces false beliefs ... does it matter? If it makes mom happy, > then I'm happy. If she wants to think that I'm the world traveler, just returning > from a trip to switzerland (one day) or london (changed the next day) and still > had time to do her laundry and bring it to her ... in the grand scheme of things, > does it really matter? > I've had people tell me that before .. go along with them, don't dispute or > argue with them. > Does that really work? yes Patty,. nice to have your input. Gwen Signature=========================================================================== ==== Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it. - Cullen Hightower =========================================================================== ===== | Hi Everyone. Excuse me...hope you do not mind me "butting" in. | [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] | work to the same degree on everyone. Each person is an idividual. | Stay Safe.....Patty:-) Hi Patty, St. Elizabeth's? Mare mfcoleman@THEOLEmindspring.com http://www.muggsmulcher.com/kstuff/a.s.a/intro.htm alt.support.alzheimers' FAQs and Stuff Pages > Hi Everyone. Excuse me...hope you do not mind me "butting" in. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > work to the same degree on everyone. Each person is an idividual. > Stay Safe.....Patty:-) Hello,I don't post very often but my mom is driving me nuts.Every night > she is ranting about where her kids are and no answer is good enough.Or > where is her husband? My mother used to do that. They were delusions I think .. asking how she got here, me trying to explain, asking for people that didn't even live anymore. It can be frustrating. For some reason that has not happened in quite a while. We are wondering if it was the new antidepressant the doctor gave her. Or her sudden doubling of Aricept dosage. Anyway, it's been at least 5-6 days since any incident. Even SHE now wonders how she could have thought such things. Other problems remain but at least there's some relief if only temporary from that frustrating issue of which you speak. Someone here did mention problems with dosages that are too high. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.