things are so bad for us at the moment mam is in assesment unit for 14 weeks and is just going from bad to worse, she has been on so many different drugs to keep her calm and nothing is working, she is on sodium valproate, remynl, zoplocain to sleep and injection on top to calm her when she is really bad. she walks the corridoors all day kicking the doors has lashed out at other patients and nurses, she is only sleeping a few hours and is up again kicking the doors, the residents whom live near to the unit have complained about the noise mam is making well into the night. The only drug that did help a little was risperidone but the side effects were awful. I truly don,t think she can go on much longer like this, she is losing weight her face looks haggard and we dont know what to do. We go every day and take her for a walk outside and she loves it not a pick of bother while walking in the sun or wind. I know nobody can have an answer on tp but just to get it out to people who understand helps. x