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My mother-in law has Alzheimer's dementia. My husband and the nursing home workers think this is volitional...I'm not so sure. Have you ever heard of this? It seemed to get worse when they added Zoloft to her Seroquel.
This issue us for the Primary Care Physician to assess... We do in an assessment what is called a SOAP... Subjective.... Objective..... Assessment.... Plan.
DEFINITELY have her seen by an MD. This happened to my dad (who also has AD and is also on both Zoloft and Seroquel, hmmm...) and it turned out that he has an abdominal aneurysm that was pressing on his vagal nerve and causing him to go limp. He also has sick sinus syndrome and occasionally his blood pressure would drop so low that he'd pass out for just a second, which looked like going limp. Anyway, the point is that it could be a lot of things and should be diagnosed by an MD.
going limp like a rag doll then demand she be taken to emergency room and diagnosed.
If any of the following side effects occur while taking Seroquel / quetiapine, check with your doctor immediately: More common
Chills cold sweats confusion dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
Less common
Black, tarry stools blurred vision changes in patterns and rhythms of speech chest pain cough drooling fever, muscle aches, or sore throat inability to move the eyes inability to sit still increased blinking or spasms of the eyelid lip smacking or puckering loss of balance control mask-like face need to keep moving painful or difficult urination puffing of the cheeks rapid or worm-like movements of the tongue restlessness shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet shuffling walk slowed movements slurred speech sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth sticking out of the tongue stiffness of the arms or legs sweating swelling of the face, arms, hands, feet, or lower legs swollen glands trembling and shaking of the hands and fingers trouble with breathing, speaking, or swallowing uncontrolled chewing movements uncontrolled movements of the arms and legs uncontrolled twisting movements of the neck, trunk, arms, or legs unusual bleeding or bruising unusual facial expressions unusual tiredness or weakness drugs/sfx/seroquel-side-effects.html
DaveIFM, I'm smiling at the seroquel side effects. "sleepiness or unusual drowsiness." Yep! That that is precisely what hubby was taking it for. I learned to give him that med only after he had his pjs on and was in the bedroom. Within 8 to 12 minutes he could barely walk. So, best he be in bed by then. Within a few hours (by the time he got up to use the bathroom) that effect had worn off but he was still able to sleep through the night. That particular medicine allowed me to keep him at home. He needed it all 10 years of his dementia journey, even on hospice.
He also went limp like a ragdoll just prior to falling. In his case it was narcoleptic-type episodes. A drug cleared that problem up completely. Amazingly it stoped his falling!
I agree with MerryHeart. The "ragdoll" limpness could be related to a lot of things, and it should be investigated by the medical team.
Dismissing it as volitional may be missing a real opportunity for improvement.
My mother was given Toperol for Congestive heart failure. It had that effect on her. Sometimes she would even soil herself when she passed out. Doctors did all kinds of tests and until I changed cardiologists nobody would tell me that Toperol was responsible. They put her on the long acting and reduced the doseage and the problem stopped
Definately have an MD evaluate. What are they waiting for? Seroquel is a nasty drug/similar to the old drug haldol. It could be other things like TIA..
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I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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We do in an assessment what is called a SOAP...
Subjective....
Objective.....
Assessment....
Plan.
If any of the following side effects occur while taking Seroquel / quetiapine, check with your doctor immediately:
More common
Chills
cold sweats
confusion
dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
Less common
Black, tarry stools
blurred vision
changes in patterns and rhythms of speech
chest pain
cough
drooling
fever, muscle aches, or sore throat
inability to move the eyes
inability to sit still
increased blinking or spasms of the eyelid
lip smacking or puckering
loss of balance control
mask-like face
need to keep moving
painful or difficult urination
puffing of the cheeks
rapid or worm-like movements of the tongue
restlessness
shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
shuffling walk
slowed movements
slurred speech
sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
sticking out of the tongue
stiffness of the arms or legs
sweating
swelling of the face, arms, hands, feet, or lower legs
swollen glands
trembling and shaking of the hands and fingers
trouble with breathing, speaking, or swallowing
uncontrolled chewing movements
uncontrolled movements of the arms and legs
uncontrolled twisting movements of the neck, trunk, arms, or legs
unusual bleeding or bruising
unusual facial expressions
unusual tiredness or weakness
drugs/sfx/seroquel-side-effects.html
He also went limp like a ragdoll just prior to falling. In his case it was narcoleptic-type episodes. A drug cleared that problem up completely. Amazingly it stoped his falling!
I agree with MerryHeart. The "ragdoll" limpness could be related to a lot of things, and it should be investigated by the medical team.
Dismissing it as volitional may be missing a real opportunity for improvement.