Took her off the seroquel as it was a nightmare, started her BACK on Risperdone which she used to take a year ago.... that was a week ago. She will NOT sit down...hasn't slept in days it seems, is bouncing ALL over the place. Opening closets doors trying to use the bathroom... I take her to the bathroom she tries to sit 3 ft from the toilet, I ask her to sit in her recliner, she tries to sit 3 ft from it.......I've been following her for 2 day now trying to make sure she doesn't flop on her ass and break a hip. Good grief!!! What is in this medicine that causes such chaos? I'm about to go into cardiac arrest....
I agree ambulance to er would be safest means of getting someone in this condition to a doctor.
Out of curiosity, in case my dad reaches this stage, WHAT do you say when you call 911 and they ask what's your emergency?
She's home and resting finally... nothing wrong with her blood work, she's just very sensitive to medication. Apparently .5 mg's of Resperidone is too much for her body to handle (right now) funny because she was taking it before I even got here... but, as the doc said, her mentality has changed and with that it all changes. The perception and thought process is different and scares her, with fright comes agitation with agitation comes hallucinations. Cycle cycle.... I have no idea what is worse anymore.
For now, he suggested she stay on it but at .125 to start.... until she adjusts more to it in her system starting tomorrow evening (letting some of it leave her system)
There must be a better way to handle this kind of agitation? So awful to witness and I can't even imagine what's going on in her head. Stuff that calms the normal brain irritates the AD brain. yikes....
gonna catch a nap while she's napping.
I read so much about bipolar disease (we called it mood swings when I was young) and frankly I think far too many people are misdiagnosed and treated with meds that cause more damage than good.
Ask her doc to wean her off these drugs and see what happens. You might be in for a pleasant surprise.
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