Cynron.
Sorry, I don't know how to do the "quote" thing....but you wrote...
Dear Brucie.
My husband is at this moment being assessed in a over 65s mental ward. The day centre said he was aggressive and did not want him to come any more. He has vascular dementia and has suffered mini strokes and several years ago had a quad by pass. They have put him on QUETIAPINE and after googling this drug i am very concerned about this. I have a meeting with the powers that be next Monday and will go armed with the information such as THIS MEDICINE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED TO TREAT BEHAVORIAL PROBLEMS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA. This is just one aspect that this drug is not for him. My friend a retired ward sister said she wonders if they are using him for a trial !!!!
REGARDS CYNRON X X
Anyway, my dad was put on quetiapine when he first went into respite as he was aggressive and then again became aggressive and hit someone, having advocated never being violent all his life.....sound familiar to you, cynron?
The good news is that it has really helped him. The "symptoms" of his AD have changed...he no longer wants to open a greengrocers, but rather wants to renovate a house!!!!, but he laughs and is content in his own way.
I would be interested to know what the "powers that be" say to you, but my experience has been ok so far.
Incidentally, dad is settling now and the agression has gone ( fingers crossed....no sign of it for about 3 weeks anyway)The doc that prescribed it to my dad said that agressin and even violence is not at all unusual when settling somewhere new, be that a home or a hospital
Anyway, please let me know.
Jarnee
Sorry, I don't know how to do the "quote" thing....but you wrote...
Dear Brucie.
My husband is at this moment being assessed in a over 65s mental ward. The day centre said he was aggressive and did not want him to come any more. He has vascular dementia and has suffered mini strokes and several years ago had a quad by pass. They have put him on QUETIAPINE and after googling this drug i am very concerned about this. I have a meeting with the powers that be next Monday and will go armed with the information such as THIS MEDICINE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED TO TREAT BEHAVORIAL PROBLEMS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA. This is just one aspect that this drug is not for him. My friend a retired ward sister said she wonders if they are using him for a trial !!!!
REGARDS CYNRON X X
Anyway, my dad was put on quetiapine when he first went into respite as he was aggressive and then again became aggressive and hit someone, having advocated never being violent all his life.....sound familiar to you, cynron?
The good news is that it has really helped him. The "symptoms" of his AD have changed...he no longer wants to open a greengrocers, but rather wants to renovate a house!!!!, but he laughs and is content in his own way.
I would be interested to know what the "powers that be" say to you, but my experience has been ok so far.
Incidentally, dad is settling now and the agression has gone ( fingers crossed....no sign of it for about 3 weeks anyway)The doc that prescribed it to my dad said that agressin and even violence is not at all unusual when settling somewhere new, be that a home or a hospital
Anyway, please let me know.
Jarnee