Guest guest Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Thanks to everyone for your in-put and advice. It means the world and has made me feel better about my decision. I have noticed mother getting worse just in the last few days. Her appetite is going away and this worries me. Should I start her back on the Meg ace? She still has almost a whole bottle left over from when we took her off of it a few months ago. She did really well on it but I was hoping that she could maintain a healthy appetite without it so that that would be one less pill she had to take everyday.....sigh.... She has been getting depressed, wheepy, then really hateful. I have to watch my temper, I get so stressed out because she really knows how to push my buttons. I threatened to leave and not ever come back and then felt like a real a$$ after I said it. We hugged and said sorry and forgot it happened. She is also complaining of pain a lot more and is getting more confused. She asked for my sleeve the other day and I asked why and she said " so I can use it to wipe my nose " . Hugs, Pammie, proud daughter of the " Little Queen " , 76 years old, Diagnosed with LBD in the fall of 2007, currently taking Avapro, Aricept, Risperdal, Foltrin, Verapamil ER, Nexium, Prednisone, Ketoprofen and Boneva. **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Hey Pam, Whenever we see a definite decline in our LOs we usually recommend a test for UTI, urinary tract infection. This alone can take them down significantly very quickly. I know there are med changes going on, but I would not rule out a UTI. Med changes can also make a huge difference in capability. We need to deal with 1 med change at a time, hit a baseline, before reintroducing anything else, so you know what is causing what behaviours. > Thanks to everyone for your in-put and advice. It means the world and has > made me feel better about my decision. > > I have noticed mother getting worse just in the last few days. Her appetite > is going away and this worries me. Should I start her back on the Meg ace? She > still has almost a whole bottle left over from when we took her off of it a > few months ago. She did really well on it but I was hoping that she could > maintain a healthy appetite without it so that that would be one less pill she > had to take everyday.....sigh.... > > She has been getting depressed, wheepy, then really hateful. I have to watch > my temper, I get so stressed out because she really knows how to push my > buttons. I threatened to leave and not ever come back and then felt like a real > a$$ after I said it. We hugged and said sorry and forgot it happened. > > She is also complaining of pain a lot more and is getting more confused. She > asked for my sleeve the other day and I asked why and she said " so I can use > it to wipe my nose " . > > Hugs, Pammie, proud daughter of the " Little Queen " , 76 years old, Diagnosed > with LBD in the fall of 2007, currently taking Avapro, Aricept, Risperdal, > Foltrin, Verapamil ER, Nexium, Prednisone, Ketoprofen and Boneva. > > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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