Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 I can feel some of your pain and confusion as my Mother had possible Alzheimers and lived with my husband and me for five years before she passed away. She virtually tried to " evict " me from my own home on various occasions then after a stay in the hospital she when she was in a nursing home for a short while she pinched, pulled the nurses/aides hair cursed them, it was horrible for me to see her like that and take her verbal attacks before she had to be hospitalized and couldn't return home to us. She passed away in 2001 and my DX was Parkinsons at that time and wasn't ?? until December, 2004 when Mito came into the picture and taken off all the Parkinsons meds January, 2005. I myself have severe neuromuscular damage to my right leg but recently moved to an Independent living setting due to falling four times and having one seizure all while I was alone. At any rate no one ?? Mother's DX as my Grandmother was said to have died from harding arteries to the brain around 45 years ago and she was symptomatic of Alzheimer's?? doyoucook@... wrote: Sorry I have not written in a while but I do see all the emails. Dave recently has been seeing things not there also people, he says I'm playing mind tricks on him. he can reason that what I ell him but at the same time he does not believe me. has any one else had this problem and what did you do? as the caregiver side of this disease. I gave him one extra ativan and 2 Tylenol PM to help him sleep last night but today he feels fuzzy. Which is much better than coming after me with hatred. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Kim I'm sorry you are having to deal with this. I have not experienced this, but wanted to let you know that you and Dave are in my thoughts. It sounds like it might be time to have the doc re-evaluate him and his meds. I hope you have someone who can spend time with him, so you can get away and have some time for yourself away from the stress. Hugs, laurie > > > > > > > Sorry I have not written in a while but I do see all the emails. > > Dave recently has been seeing things not there also people, he says I'm > playing mind tricks on him. he can reason that what I ell him but at the > same time he does not believe me. > > has any one else had this problem and what did you do? as the caregiver > side of this disease. > > I gave him one extra ativan and 2 Tylenol PM to help him sleep last night > but today he feels fuzzy. > > Which is much better than coming after me with hatred. > > Kim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 My daughter had this problem. In fact, she had hallucinations and at times was psychotic. We had to use antipsychotics for awhile. They were marginally effective. Her dementia became so severe she did not speak, did not recognize us, had to be fed, bathed, dressed and moved. We thought we were about to lose her. Then on a lark her neurologist started her on Aricept and we saw some improvement. He then added Namenda. She is talking, watching television, feeding herself, putting 25 piece puzzles together and knows who we are every day. She is still doubly incontinent, has to be bathed and dressed and fatigues very easily. She also sleeps a lot. We have been delighted with the improvement we have seen. I have found nothing in the literature about the use of these Alzheimer's drugs for patients with mito. Also my daughter has only a clinical diagnosis of mito. Shelby, mother of , 32 yr. > Sorry I have not written in a while but I do see all the emails. > > Dave recently has been seeing things not there also people, he says > I'm playing mind tricks on him. he can reason that what I ell him but > at the same time he does not believe me. > > has any one else had this problem and what did you do? as the > caregiver side of this disease. > > I gave him one extra ativan and 2 Tylenol PM to help him sleep last > night but today he feels fuzzy. > > Which is much better than coming after me with hatred. > > Kim > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2006 Report Share Posted June 9, 2006 Kim, Laurie had a good suggestion regarding the doctor visit and looking at his meds. My mom went through the same type of thing with my dad when he was deteriorating from Parkinsons disease. Luckily she thought to question one of the newer meds that he was put on for Parkinsons. Once that med was changed the behavior (seeing things) stopped. Maggie > > Sorry I have not written in a while but I do see all the emails. > > Dave recently has been seeing things not there also people, he says I'm playing mind tricks on him. he can reason that what I ell him but at the same time he does not believe me. > > has any one else had this problem and what did you do? as the caregiver side of this disease. > > I gave him one extra ativan and 2 Tylenol PM to help him sleep last night but today he feels fuzzy. > > Which is much better than coming after me with hatred. > > Kim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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