I am in despair. OH is in the early stages of diagnosis. There have been issues at home for the last year, but especially last six months with losing things, forgetfulness, stomach problems. He put it all down to "getting old" or with the stomach problems, the attributed that to "his medications". Just before Christmas , Moods were another thing - he has always been so gentle and considerate but things became very volatile and I had to go to another room, rather than inflaming the situation.
I ended up doing a letter to the GP citing examples and saying I was worried and please could they call him in, as he refused to go. Another thing that really sparked my concerns was that he has 5 different lots of meds (BP, cholesterol and prostate) and should only have 2 moths supply of each. At beginning of December, I offered to count up how many he had, to ensure he had sufficient supplies to take him through the Festive Season. Two tabs, he was short of, but the rest, he had enough to keep him going through to March - and one lot, enough to keep him going through to May. A few days after picking them up, he was saying he needed to get more as he had run out. I managed to avert this - it turned out he had forgotten where he had put the new tablets, even though they were in a prominent place.
The GP did oblige and he was called in - the appointment was last week. He has clammed up about what was said (still in denial) but did say that he has issues with short-term memory. He has to go for a blood test next week. Now, today, I was checking the amount of tablets he has, as according to my calculations, some should be getting low and he would need some more to be ordered. I was utterly dismayed to find that for all of them, he had an extra fortnight's supply than he should have. He hasn't got any more since I did the last count, which indicates to me that he hasn't taken them daily as he should have. He will not let me help him manage with his daily management - and was even talking of submitting his prescription for more. I told himj that he did not need any more for at least a month.
I really just don't know what I can do - I am trying not to be too nagging, and trying to keep an eye on things discreetly, to avoid more temper issues. I don't have anyone else to call on for help - I did think that his meds were giving him issues as the stomach problems have been evident over the last week. I am just in despair on how to handle the situation.
I ended up doing a letter to the GP citing examples and saying I was worried and please could they call him in, as he refused to go. Another thing that really sparked my concerns was that he has 5 different lots of meds (BP, cholesterol and prostate) and should only have 2 moths supply of each. At beginning of December, I offered to count up how many he had, to ensure he had sufficient supplies to take him through the Festive Season. Two tabs, he was short of, but the rest, he had enough to keep him going through to March - and one lot, enough to keep him going through to May. A few days after picking them up, he was saying he needed to get more as he had run out. I managed to avert this - it turned out he had forgotten where he had put the new tablets, even though they were in a prominent place.
The GP did oblige and he was called in - the appointment was last week. He has clammed up about what was said (still in denial) but did say that he has issues with short-term memory. He has to go for a blood test next week. Now, today, I was checking the amount of tablets he has, as according to my calculations, some should be getting low and he would need some more to be ordered. I was utterly dismayed to find that for all of them, he had an extra fortnight's supply than he should have. He hasn't got any more since I did the last count, which indicates to me that he hasn't taken them daily as he should have. He will not let me help him manage with his daily management - and was even talking of submitting his prescription for more. I told himj that he did not need any more for at least a month.
I really just don't know what I can do - I am trying not to be too nagging, and trying to keep an eye on things discreetly, to avoid more temper issues. I don't have anyone else to call on for help - I did think that his meds were giving him issues as the stomach problems have been evident over the last week. I am just in despair on how to handle the situation.