He's better on the new meds; should I bring him home?

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Nancy Nkansah, a clinical pharmacist, is an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She posts medication alerts...

Dear anonymous-

You are in a very difficult and challenging situation. Given your husband's multiple medical problems it is quite difficult to tell whether the medications are causing abusive behavior See also:
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or whether it is due to his disease state. If he has dementia, then even though the medications might be working now, he might continue to progressively get worse. This might require new changes to the medications and result in other types of behaviors in the meantime. It appears that it has been awhile since you posted. I would like to know his current state; that should guide me on what information to provide.

As a side note, try your best to make sure you are safe. That may mean locking your bedroom door at night (if he is having violent episodes). If you do not feel safe, then it might be best to keep him in the nursing home. Afterall, if you are not safe or well, then it will be challenging for you to take care of him.

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