My mother had to be detained as she got lost walking the streets with no coat wearing slippers on one of the coldest nights in Dec. She was also very agitated and agressive verbally not physically. She is now in stand down hospital waiting for a place in a care home. I have noticed a big decline in her cognative and physical abilities. She can hardly stand and shuffles her feet when she walks. However when I take her out she walks for a while then the "strength" in her legs comes back and she straightens up.
She has been in this hospital for a month or so and can't find her way back to her room if you take her 10 or 20 steps away from it. My sister washed her clothed her and spent a couple of hours with her. After she left for only 5 mins my mum couldn't remember she had been.
I have also noticed lately that she is tired all the time and wants to sleep. The last few weeks I have visted her she is anxious and depressed and keeps asking me if she has to go to bed just now? Recently I found out from one of the other patients that she has been told to go to bed during the day and early in the evening. Which I now understand why she is anxious about being put to bed.
At my last visit a doctor appeared and started to ask my mum questions about being anxious or depressed. If she had symptoms. My mother couldn't really answer so I answered for her. I mentioned some of the symptoms above. He told me that it was coming to the end of being legally able to use the drug "Risperidone" on someone to detain them and they were reviewing it. And he said he would get in touch with my sister who as POA ( another problem which I won't go into here).
After I mentioned the cognative decline of my mother and her physical symptoms he said i had nothing to do with the drug. However just a few mins research says the opposite. I am now really concerned about the meds they are giving my mother. Plus the hospital is like a prison with no stimulation. And I am concerned about one or two of the nurses who I feel are not treating my mother right. The doctor also lied to me about the drug. I know most psychiatric meds don't work are not even based on science.
Here are some of the symptoms from an article https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/medications-to-treat-difficult-alzheimers-behaviors/
Commonly used drugs: Antipsychotics often used in older adults include:
Risks of use: The risks of antipsychotics are related to how high the dose is, and include:
I want to complain or at least work with the doctors to get my mother off this drug, They need our consent I think going by what he said about the end of time period to use it to detain her.
Any advice or help is appreciated.
She has been in this hospital for a month or so and can't find her way back to her room if you take her 10 or 20 steps away from it. My sister washed her clothed her and spent a couple of hours with her. After she left for only 5 mins my mum couldn't remember she had been.
I have also noticed lately that she is tired all the time and wants to sleep. The last few weeks I have visted her she is anxious and depressed and keeps asking me if she has to go to bed just now? Recently I found out from one of the other patients that she has been told to go to bed during the day and early in the evening. Which I now understand why she is anxious about being put to bed.
At my last visit a doctor appeared and started to ask my mum questions about being anxious or depressed. If she had symptoms. My mother couldn't really answer so I answered for her. I mentioned some of the symptoms above. He told me that it was coming to the end of being legally able to use the drug "Risperidone" on someone to detain them and they were reviewing it. And he said he would get in touch with my sister who as POA ( another problem which I won't go into here).
After I mentioned the cognative decline of my mother and her physical symptoms he said i had nothing to do with the drug. However just a few mins research says the opposite. I am now really concerned about the meds they are giving my mother. Plus the hospital is like a prison with no stimulation. And I am concerned about one or two of the nurses who I feel are not treating my mother right. The doctor also lied to me about the drug. I know most psychiatric meds don't work are not even based on science.
Here are some of the symptoms from an article https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/medications-to-treat-difficult-alzheimers-behaviors/
Commonly used drugs: Antipsychotics often used in older adults include:
- Risperidone (brand name Risperdal)
- Quetiapine (brand name Seroquel)
- Olanzapine (brand name Zyprexa)
- Haloperidol (brand name Haldol)
- For a longer list of antipsychotics drugs, see this NIH page.
Risks of use: The risks of antipsychotics are related to how high the dose is, and include:
- Decreased cognitive function, and possible acceleration of cognitive decline
- Increased risk of falls
- Increased risk of stroke and of death; this has been estimated as an increased absolute risk of 1-4%
- A risk of side-effects known as “extrapyramidal symptoms,” which include stiffness and tremor similar to Parkinson’s disease, as well as a variety of other muscle coordination problems
- People with Lewy-body dementia or a history of Parkinsonism may be especially sensitive to antipsychotic side-effects; in such people, quetiapine is considered the safest choice
I want to complain or at least work with the doctors to get my mother off this drug, They need our consent I think going by what he said about the end of time period to use it to detain her.
Any advice or help is appreciated.