What would be causing restlessness with dementia?
Every medication may cause adverse effects and from your description it seems that Seroquel is not good medication for your mother. It may be useful to try another medication for treatment of her delusions and hallucination - Risperdal or Abilify have good effects. Lorazepam should not be used on a long-term basis. I do not understand the issue of constipation and increased dose of Seroquel. Is she really constipated? Seroquel is certainly not a good medication for treatment of constipation. Behavioral symptoms are not good predictors of length of survival. The most common cause of death are intercurrent infections (mostly pneumonia) and it is very difficult to predict when they happen. I do not understand the issue of constipation and increased dose of Seroquel. Is she really constipated? Seroquel is certainly not a good medication for treatment of constipation. Behavioral symptoms are not good predictors of length of survival. The most common cause of death are intercurrent infections (mostly pneumonia) and it is very difficult to predict when they happen.
Thank you so very much for your time. An update on my other since this last question. She suffered a massive stroke this past Saturday. This left her unable to move her legs or right arm. She is in an incredible amount of pain. Unfortunately, since she can no longer eat or drink or move, she was moved into a Hospice facility. They plan on stopping the Lorazipan today. She is also on Morphine. They are going to try Methadone today for the pain. This requires an IV line for hydration. All I am concerned about is prolonging things for her... we don't want that. She has not eaten or drank anything since Saturday. Now confused more than ever....
My Mother was admitted to a nursing home. While this facility is not a "hospice" facility, I could not take care of her at home. We've just gone through the restless syndrome you are talking about. I fired the first hospice because of gross imcompetence and lack of communication. The second hospice group has been a God send. You will have to keep after them to come up with the right combination of medication that will help your Dad. And if you do manage to get him into a facility, you will have to monitor the medication there. The current physician wanted to reduce all medications down to morphine. I thought that would work too but it didn't. We had to add back the Ativan along with the increased dosage of morphine. Right now my Mom is finally resting and I'm able to go home and rest knowing she is ok. In the meantime, my prayers are with you. If the hospice group you are with now is not meeting your needs as well as those of your Dad, fire them and get a new group. Interview, ask questions, get answers and go with your own gut feeling. Love and Hugs to you and your husband.
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