Hi, my mother has Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis and has been on prednisolone in varying doses for over five years. She has recently had a nasty flare up and her dose was raised to 60mg daily, it is now down to 20mg but won't be lowered for at least another month.
We have noticed a change in her behaviour for many months, forgetfulness, constant repeating of things and a real lack of tolerance etc. However, we have had what i think is something of a crisis over the last few days, she has become very verbally aggresive and seems to be making huge mountains out of nothing. Her verbal aggression seems to be directed towards me which was unplesant enough but I am very worried about my elderly disabled father who is her main carer.
Is this dementia or roidrage and what if anything should I do?
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We have noticed a change in her behaviour for many months, forgetfulness, constant repeating of things and a real lack of tolerance etc. However, we have had what i think is something of a crisis over the last few days, she has become very verbally aggresive and seems to be making huge mountains out of nothing. Her verbal aggression seems to be directed towards me which was unplesant enough but I am very worried about my elderly disabled father who is her main carer.
Is this dementia or roidrage and what if anything should I do?
Thank you for taking the time to read my lengthy post