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Question About Restoril For Sleep For Someone With Moderate To Late Stage Dementia.
My mom resides in a personal care home. She receives restoril to help with sleep. We are finding that she still does not sleep normal hours with the restoril. It is given around 7pm and she does not go to sleep until 2-5am. She then wants to sleep about 5-6 hours which interferes with meals. She is normally pleasant until she goes to sleep, but sometimes hard to wake the next day. Has anyone else experienced this and do you have suggestions?
If everything else about the medication is fine, then perhaps you can discuss this with the nurse in charge of the medications, and the medication can simply be given at a "better" time, so the sleep… read more
Need Help With Handling The Outbursts, Negative And Hurtful Behaviors, Under Special Circumstances.....
I'm a stage 3 cancer patient, he's a cardiac and alzheimers patient, I'm his sole caregiver. We've been told we have to move from our rental we;ve been in for 11 years. In the past we had another move that was very upsetting and I think this forced move is triggering those memories on top of his inability to cope with even the smallest issue anymore. He's very anxious, always on edge and so very very hard to be around. He was always a mostly easy going, fun loving person. He depends on me for… read more
Kapuna: Re the outbursts, etc. your Dr can prescribe anti-anxiety "chill pills" for him, that will improve BOTH your lives! This is a phase in his dementia journey, and dr has seen this before
I'm… read more
I Don't Want To Pry Into Anyone's Medical Situation, Could I Ask If Anyone Here Or Knows Of Someone With Alzheimers That Is Not A Diabetic?
I am reading so much about people who has alzheimers have diabetes and if you control the diabetes then you have a chance of getting rid of alzheimers. This is completely against everything I have learned and did my medical classes report on. I know we all hope there will be a cure. Unfortunately I think research is grasping at air.
My husband DX ALZ 2018 does not have Type2 Diabetes. Just have Diabetes can have far reaching physical and neurological effects but I have also not seen research supporting diabetes as the cause of… read more
What Do You Tell Friends When They Ask How Are You Doing After You Have Lost Your Spouse To Alzheimer's?
The person you have loved and was the most important thing in your life for 50 plus years and now there is a hole in your heart big enough to drive a truck through.
@A myALZteam Member I am still in the house that we bought in 1974. It is just the right size and all one level. My sister Carol, (four years younger) moved in with us because of financial… read more
How Do I Delete An Answer That I Made Inappropriatly To A Question That I Posted An Answer To That Was Off Subject.
Thank you Kerry!
Sleeping In
Is it best to let my mam wake in morning on her own or better yo wake them
I have been letting her lie in ..my brother tends to wake her with her breakfast ..personally i think this knocks her back ...
Thank you all, you’re very helpful.
Is Prevegen And Good Or Is EVERY Ad You See On TV Pretty Much Horse Manure?
Yes, scam.
Mother Says She Cannot See Well Indoors, She Says It's To Dark Even Using LED Lights Equivalent To 200 Watts . Any Suggestions?
Vcobb, alone time is quite a treat anymore, I also get so tired of the following, etc. I suppose this too will pass??? Solitude used to restore me......now I hand scrub the floors, with an audience 💃
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