Hi
As you probably all know Mum is in the Psychiatrict ward of the local hospital.
She has been there since 8th Nov. When admitted she could walk, reasonably normally, she could talk, after a fashion, her gait was normal, she was continent.
Now she is stooped from the waist, almost at right angles to the floor, cannot walk without support, cannot talk much, just makes noises and is wearing incontinence pads.
For the past 10 days she has been wearing the pink zoot suit (I call it) to stop her stripping of.
In the beginning she was prescribed, Diazepam, lorazepam,(when required) mistrapine(sp) parecetamol senna(when needed) as well as her standard heart meds etc.
She was then prescribed Haloperidol once a day. Then the lorazepam was discontinued and Haloperidol was prescibed as required.
This was when she developed the, right angled from the waist, stoop and Haloperidol has been reduced, as has the Diazepam.
When questioning the staff nurse to-day, I have discovered that she is also receiving a morphine based painkilling patch. Why?? "Just in case she is in pain" and Tamazepam to help her sleep. Must admit it is doing it's job, but when she wakes her batteries are charged and she has to be moving.
I haven't been informed of all these meds or changes, but that is of secondary importance.
What worries me is the deterioration in Mum's condition. If Haloperidol can cause a posture failure as bad as Mum's, what are all the other drugs she is being prescibed doing to her?
I feel like asking the consultant to stop all drugs and see where we are at.
Could I do that???? Would it be a bad idea??
I just feel that it isn't Mum, I know she will never be what she was, but maybe without this massive cocktail of drugs, there maybe something left.
Sorry for going on
Thanks Alfjess
As you probably all know Mum is in the Psychiatrict ward of the local hospital.
She has been there since 8th Nov. When admitted she could walk, reasonably normally, she could talk, after a fashion, her gait was normal, she was continent.
Now she is stooped from the waist, almost at right angles to the floor, cannot walk without support, cannot talk much, just makes noises and is wearing incontinence pads.
For the past 10 days she has been wearing the pink zoot suit (I call it) to stop her stripping of.
In the beginning she was prescribed, Diazepam, lorazepam,(when required) mistrapine(sp) parecetamol senna(when needed) as well as her standard heart meds etc.
She was then prescribed Haloperidol once a day. Then the lorazepam was discontinued and Haloperidol was prescibed as required.
This was when she developed the, right angled from the waist, stoop and Haloperidol has been reduced, as has the Diazepam.
When questioning the staff nurse to-day, I have discovered that she is also receiving a morphine based painkilling patch. Why?? "Just in case she is in pain" and Tamazepam to help her sleep. Must admit it is doing it's job, but when she wakes her batteries are charged and she has to be moving.
I haven't been informed of all these meds or changes, but that is of secondary importance.
What worries me is the deterioration in Mum's condition. If Haloperidol can cause a posture failure as bad as Mum's, what are all the other drugs she is being prescibed doing to her?
I feel like asking the consultant to stop all drugs and see where we are at.
Could I do that???? Would it be a bad idea??
I just feel that it isn't Mum, I know she will never be what she was, but maybe without this massive cocktail of drugs, there maybe something left.
Sorry for going on
Thanks Alfjess