Hello, I havnt posted anything for a while. Mum has Alzhiemers and vascular Dementia, is still living with me nearly 3 years now. Mum has started talking continuously non stop, even while eating and drinking ! She talked for 19hours no sleep then slept solid for 12hours. Most nights talking whilst sleeping is that even possible! She hasn't got UTI. Does anyone else experience this ? Thank you.
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@Snowdrops77 - I have recently experienced exactly the same. (There is another thread here on a similar topic, but I can't find it just now.) 4 weeks of Mum talking non-stop (often in French!), unable to stop to eat / drink / clean her teeth. And yes! talking in her sleep too
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I would desribe it as a mania.
She was already on Mirtazipine, Quetiapine and as-and-when Lorazepam, for anxiety, crying and sleeping problems. The Quetiapine dose was increased, and she now has Lorazepam 0.5mg every night. It has taken a couple of weeks, but the situation has gradually returned to some sort of normal. It was extremely wearing for me, and utterly exhausting for Mum.
We are under GP care, and they were happy to increase the doses, so it may be worth speaking directly to you mum's doctor, rather than mental health team. I have only had one experience of our MH department, when Mum's new GP referred her, and they were utterly useless - refusing to prescribe / adjust any of Mum's medications (none are dementia drugs). I went back to a different GP at our surgery, who reviewed her drugs and adjusted accordingly. It's not acceptable for them simply to leave your mum like this.