Hi. Can anyone help. My OH is 63 and was diagnosed with alzheimers 4 years ago. Over the past month he has been very down. He is anxious and a bit grumpy most days particularly in the car to the extent that once, I actually locked the door. I wrote to our GP and handed in the letter just before we went in to see him. This explained how disconnected with life he'd become - no interest or enthusiasm for anything. His short term memory is about 30 seconds. GP changed meds from citalopram 40mg to escitalopram 20mg.
Tuesday night he went to the garage to have a cigarette - one of 30 a day. He'd rigged a light into our neighbours garden (they are kindness itself) and went on to shout about 'paying them back for the **** they give us. I got a little ruffled and tried to explain how lovely they were. He paced to the front door several times then went out, bearing in mind he hasn't been out alone for several years. I got my coat and followed in the darkness and calmly caught up with him. He didn't want to come back but I explained that I would have to walk back alone so he came back in with me. I suggested tea or coffee? He said coffee would be nice and we sat down to watch tv. In less than 5 mins he was laughing whilst my anxiety levels were sky high!
Is this dose of escitalopram enough? What else could be upsetting him? Thankyou for reading x
Tuesday night he went to the garage to have a cigarette - one of 30 a day. He'd rigged a light into our neighbours garden (they are kindness itself) and went on to shout about 'paying them back for the **** they give us. I got a little ruffled and tried to explain how lovely they were. He paced to the front door several times then went out, bearing in mind he hasn't been out alone for several years. I got my coat and followed in the darkness and calmly caught up with him. He didn't want to come back but I explained that I would have to walk back alone so he came back in with me. I suggested tea or coffee? He said coffee would be nice and we sat down to watch tv. In less than 5 mins he was laughing whilst my anxiety levels were sky high!
Is this dose of escitalopram enough? What else could be upsetting him? Thankyou for reading x