Hi everyone,
I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice.
My mother-in-law to be (sounds complicated!) has been diagnosed with the early stages of alzheimers. She has been on medication for nearly a year to help control it. The dr has advised this can take 14 months to really take affect?!
She has good and bad days, but recently more bad days than good. It seems on some of her good days she has forgotten to take her medication and I was wondering if anyone else believes medication can make things worse rather than better? I'm sorry, I don't know the name of the medication.
She has lived in the same house for nearly 40 years and his been living there on her own since her husband died, about 20 years ago. Recently she has been saying that this is not her house, and asking us to take her home. We try everything to prove to her it is her house, but with no joy. She also talks about other people living there and taking her stuff - clothes, food etc, and people who have passed away visiting her. We thought she was dreaming these things but having read a few of the other threads I am guessing this could be hallucinations associated with Alzheimers?
Any advice on how best to help her to understand she is in her own home and no-one is taking her things would be much appreciated.
Vicky x
I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice.
My mother-in-law to be (sounds complicated!) has been diagnosed with the early stages of alzheimers. She has been on medication for nearly a year to help control it. The dr has advised this can take 14 months to really take affect?!
She has good and bad days, but recently more bad days than good. It seems on some of her good days she has forgotten to take her medication and I was wondering if anyone else believes medication can make things worse rather than better? I'm sorry, I don't know the name of the medication.
She has lived in the same house for nearly 40 years and his been living there on her own since her husband died, about 20 years ago. Recently she has been saying that this is not her house, and asking us to take her home. We try everything to prove to her it is her house, but with no joy. She also talks about other people living there and taking her stuff - clothes, food etc, and people who have passed away visiting her. We thought she was dreaming these things but having read a few of the other threads I am guessing this could be hallucinations associated with Alzheimers?
Any advice on how best to help her to understand she is in her own home and no-one is taking her things would be much appreciated.
Vicky x