Re: Drugs

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Sheri - These are way too many medications. Though I don't know what the first

two are--and they may be necessary for something else--taking Depakoe AND

Trazadone AND Seroquel AND Ambien are too much. I can't imagine how he is

functioning. How could any of us function normally with all of these meds?

Besides everything else, Ambien should never be given to anyone with LBD or to

any elderly person. They react badly to it. Please try to find a doctor who

will listen to you. Bring them information from the LBDA website if they don't

have knowledge. If he was upset, our doctor has recommended finding out why

first--before giving meds. I don't mean to sound harsh, but it's always

upsetting to hear that the only way to stop someone's upsetment is with drugs.

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> Hi Lori, thanks for this info. To clarify, (now that I got more info from my

sister) Depakote is one of the meds he has been taking but usually at noon.

There's a lot of meds he is prescribed to be taking. In fact, I finally got a

list of all his meds so sharing below:

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> Finasteride 5mg QD

> Lisinopri 20mg. QD

> Exelon 95mg/24hr QD

> Docusate 100mg BID

> Trazadone 25mg QD

> Ambien 5mg QD

> Depakote 250mg BID

> Tamsulosin 0.4mg QD

> Seroquel 50mg BID

> Norco 325 mg Q4H

> Tylenol 325 mg PRN

> Magneisum oxide 800mg PRN

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> Thanks,

>

>

> Sheri A. Farinha

> Chief Executive Officer

> NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing

> 4708 Roseville Rd, Suite 111

> North Highlands, CA 95660

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> Re: Re: Drugs

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> Hi,

>

> Depakote is used for seizures, migraines and bipolar mood disorder (manic

depressive). They must have felt he was manic. They definitely needed a

doctor's prescription for this one, BUT, some of the placements have standing

orders for certain types of meds. They are usually things like tylenol, so I

would be curious how they got to use Depakote...I would have to ask, myself.

From what reading I've done, it isn't that uncommon to prescribe Depakote to LBD

patients and it is safer than the anti-psychotics. I'm sure others will know

more, however, as I'm fairly new to LBD myself (my Dad).

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> Lori

> Re: Drugs for incontinence

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> Hi Imogene

>

> Sometimes I feel as though I am Jim's shadow but it is so necessary at the

> moment.

>

> He cannot remember where to find the bathroom so I go with him every time.

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> On the night of Christmas Day, he had the most disturbed sleep to date.

> Between 2 am and 3 am he (= we) got up at least 6 times to go to the

> bathroom ... I stopped counting after that ... followed by other trips at 4

> am, 5.30 and 6 am. By then I was absolutely wiped out.

>

> The next night I decided to see if my little theory worked - that is, if the

> incontinence pills worked on the first night, then this could be a useful

> way of letting me catch up on much needed sleep.

>

> It worked! And for that I was so thankful. I gave him one Desmopressin and

> the only trips to the bathroom were at 11.30 pm and 5 am. Those solid blocks

> of sleep made me feel like a million dollars the next morning, and able to

> face things again. His sleep has been like this for the last two nights as

> well, without any incontinence medication.

>

> It will be interesting to see what tonight brings .....

>

> Elaine (61) from Sydney Australia

>

> Caring for Jim (82) who was offically diagnosed LBD Oct 2009, but symptoms

> began at least 5 years before.

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