Prozac & LBD and Mum not coping well

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Hi everyone.

I have a question regarding anti-depressants and LBD. Dad has been on

escitalopram for quite some time but we're now wanting to try him on Prozac as

his current med takes the edge off but doesn't really help as much as we had

hoped. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with Prozac and LBD and if so,

what exactly? Would it - or any other anti-depressant - speed up LBD or slow it

down, or neither?

On another note, my mother has been having a particularly difficult time dealing

with Dad lately. She seems to be in denial about him having LBD or at least the

dementia side of it. She gets incredibly frustrated with everything he says and

does and sometimes she makes fun of him, while he is there. I keep telling her

we're not dealing with the same person, that his brain cells have been affected

but she either can't grasp it or doesn't want to. She and I had words the other

day because she was yelling at Dad when he panicked after forgetting that I was

taking him to the doctor. Mum ended up crying, I felt awful, but there was not

much else I could do. I feel like I'm not only losing my father (as he was, in

both mind and body) but am having to mediate between both my parents.

Mum recently stopped smoking after 40 years and is awaiting an operation herself

so I can absolutely understand that she is under a lot of pressure but would

anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with a situation like this? Of course

she loves Dad very much but I know that LBD sufferers are quite sensitive and I

hate the thought of Dad feeling hurt and Mum being upset.

Even writing the words helps so thanks for listening.

Tania....