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Courage,

You are absolutely right. Grandma is taking TWO anti-depressants and has tried

several

others. Nothing has really helped. She has been diagnosed with treatment

resistant

depression and seasonal affective disorder. We are just now about to start

light therapy

for her. Unfortunately due to her difficulty with words and forming complete

thoughts

traditional talk therapy isn't an option.

Emma

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clothes, eat

only sweets and it struck me that this is a sign of depression which also

manifests itself in

anger. Do any of your LO's take anti-depressants? It may help.

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emma -- have you all tried remeron? my grandmother takes it for

depression/mood/anxiety AND as a bonus it lifted her appetite up within a few

days. she had dropped 30 pounds in 5 months and since going on the remeron in

late october has gained 10 back.

thanks

anna

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Courage,

You are absolutely right. Grandma is taking TWO anti-depressants and has tried

several

others. Nothing has really helped. She has been diagnosed with treatment

resistant

depression and seasonal affective disorder. We are just now about to start

light therapy

for her. Unfortunately due to her difficulty with words and forming complete

thoughts

traditional talk therapy isn't an option.

Emma

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> I was reading about your LO's not wanting to bathe, wash their hair, change

clothes, eat

only sweets and it struck me that this is a sign of depression which also

manifests itself in

anger. Do any of your LO's take anti-depressants? It may help.

> Courage

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Does your grams take the remeron at night or morning?

The reason I ask is because my MIL is taking it at

night, but I wanted to give it to her in the morning

because of the appetite thing. My home health RN said

no, it should only be given at night. I wonder if

she's right.

lisa

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YES -- only at night -- that's what i was told by her neurologist and what i've

learned from reading up on it elsewhere.

my grandmother's appetite is up across the board on the remeron -- morning,

nooon, and night.

how long has your MIL been on it? any change in her appetite?

best,

anna

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Does your grams take the remeron at night or morning?

The reason I ask is because my MIL is taking it at

night, but I wanted to give it to her in the morning

because of the appetite thing. My home health RN said

no, it should only be given at night. I wonder if

she's right.

lisa

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Grandma does take remeron and has been taking it since before I moved in with

her. So

since I wasn't around when she started it I don't know if it did anything to her

appetite

even in the beginning.

Sorry for the short response tonight, I'm once again feeling kind of under the

weather.

God decided to go ahead and have me faint for no apparent reason in the check

out line at

the grocery store this afternoon just because my life isn't interesting enough

at the

moment. And of course my damaged dignity made me go home instead of to a

doctor. I

just can't catch a break these days seems like...

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Hello Emma,

How are you feeling? God knows you VERY WELL!!!!I'm sure it was time for you to

get some much needed time for Emma. I pray alll is well with you. God Bless

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Dimpsy,

I am tired, my neck hurts, my head hurts, now my WHOLE back hurts instead of

just he

right side, and I have a giant (and very sore!) bruise on the left side of my

butt! Thats

where I landed and the hard tile in the grocery store was not forgiving on my

poor little

rear. My mom thinks it probably had something to do with by back hurting, my

boyfriend

thinks I had a stress induced panic attack (although I wasn't feeling

particularly stressed

right then), and I don't know what to think. I'm going to go to the

chiropractor tomorrow

to try to get some back pain relief and then I'll go to my regular doc just to

keep her in the

loop about the fact that I fainted. I don't know that she'll be able to do much

but I do feel

like I should make an appointment and tell her what happened in case it happens

again.

Bob is running a few errands this morning and then is going to let me go back to

bed and

try to relax. For once he has been understanding and not irritated that I don't

feel well

and need to take a time out. Bout time! ;-)

Thanks for your concern,

Emma

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depression makes us more susceptible to pain, or vice versa!

i go to the feed store and get Absorbine for horses.

it is linament that feels cold when you first apply and then turns

warm. i use it on my forehead for sinus headaches, my calves for

aching legs, and shoulers, etc.

it is so much cheaper than people med, and i carry it on every trip i

take. if i sit too long, my legs give me a fit. I have to take it

to conferences, as all that sitting in hotel conference chairs

absolutely stiffens me up!

we must not underestimate what the stress is doing to us.

this might be the time to do the stress websites.

we all have some symptoms of post traumatic stress syndrome, and just

regular stress factors.

some of us are in deeper doo-doo than others. I told you

before, " Poop Rules! " .

Some of us are being ruled by the poop we are in right now.

I am the cymbalta commercial personified. i take prozac because it

is the best at reducing one level of pain.

the fog is finally lifting, and so I may get out to visit with the

manatees for a little bit. i have to introduce the new caregiver to

Millie this afternoon.

Fortunately, Millie still mostly just needs a companion, and not a

nurse.

I got to talk with the nephew from Alaska, the RN, and he

complimented me on the care I was giving his grandma. He hadn't seen

her in about a year, and so his mostly noticed her weight loss and

the dialation of her eyes. I need to ask him what that signifies.

Anybody out there know the answer to that?

thanks for keeping me visible as a caregiver, by letting me write to

y'all.

Emma, I feel for you! Hang in there.

Carol

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She's been taking 22.5mg every night for at least 6

months. The reason they told me to give it to her at

night was because of the appetite enhancement side

effects. She's diabetic and at the time continually

wanted to eat. We had to put locks on the cupboards

and the refrigerator to keep her out of the food. She

never thought we fed her. That's one of the worst

times we went through, until that fixation seemed to

pass. Now that she's been ill, we have been hoping for

the return of her appetite. Anyway, they told me it

would be better at night, so the worst of the appetite

part would have worn off by morning. That's why I

figured maybe giving it in the morning would be better

for the appetite.

lisa

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have you talked to the doc about it?

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She's been taking 22.5mg every night for at least 6

months. The reason they told me to give it to her at

night was because of the appetite enhancement side

effects. She's diabetic and at the time continually

wanted to eat. We had to put locks on the cupboards

and the refrigerator to keep her out of the food. She

never thought we fed her. That's one of the worst

times we went through, until that fixation seemed to

pass. Now that she's been ill, we have been hoping for

the return of her appetite. Anyway, they told me it

would be better at night, so the worst of the appetite

part would have worn off by morning. That's why I

figured maybe giving it in the morning would be better

for the appetite.

lisa

Engles

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emma -- what dosage is she on -- could it need an adjustment?

best,

anna

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No I haven't talked to her doc. Last conversation was

left with let's wait and see how she does in getting

over her recent illness before we play with her meds.

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