Re: Re: Mom's new problems

July 25, 2008

,

I didn't read that about them.!! Or I didn't pay attention if I did. No, I

don't get sleepy at all. But Melatonin doesn't really make me sleepy either.

It just helps me go to sleep if I close my eyes.!! If I wake up for the

bathroom, I am never sleepy. I can go back to sleep very easily. Never thought

about this before.

I didn't know the Cherry pills had it in too.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

Mom's new problems

>

> This past week my mom (81 & ALZ) has been having severe pains in every bone in

> her body--so bad that Darvoset won't touch it.She's had arthritis in both

> knees for many years but nothing like this.Hospice thinks it's mainly

> arthritis but I wonder----every bone at the same time and pain so severe she

> almost cries?Dr did prescribe some arthritis pills but it takes about a week

> to work and might tend to keep her awake which creates a problem as we seem

> to have just found a formula that she finally sleeps all night so we can

> only give them in the morning but the pain persists 24-7. Then to add to the

> fun she has also developed a balance problem---she'll be sitting on the side

> of her bed and suddenly fall over backward or sideways---Hospice thinks

> inner ear infection--told me to give her 25mg Antivert 2x daily--that

> promtly puts her to sleep.What's going to happen with the arthritis pills

> keeping her awake and the Antivert putting her to sleep? I am wondering if

> anybody has any ideas as to what might be causing these problems and about

> the different side effects of the pills? Thanks----

>

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