Hello,
I am so distraught. Mum has been in hospital for over 2 months for assesment for the Alzheimer's, especially for the paranoia she experiences. She's on Galantamine for her memory which does seem to help, but the doctors just don't seem to find the right medication for the psychosis. My brother and I have just had her home for the weekend and it was very very difficult to deal with the psychotic ideas she has ie she thinks all food and drink is contminated and that she is dirty and that she is contagious to us, that going to the toilet is a filthy thing which means that she has become unclean etc etc. She is also extreamley frightened a lot of the time which is very difficult to witness as there'a nothing we can do to help her fear. She is proving to be very sensitive to anti-psychotics and the most recent one has been stopped to the over-sedating effect it had on her.
I am distraught now. I want her to stop the frightened feelings and paranoia. I love her so so much.
Sue
I am so distraught. Mum has been in hospital for over 2 months for assesment for the Alzheimer's, especially for the paranoia she experiences. She's on Galantamine for her memory which does seem to help, but the doctors just don't seem to find the right medication for the psychosis. My brother and I have just had her home for the weekend and it was very very difficult to deal with the psychotic ideas she has ie she thinks all food and drink is contminated and that she is dirty and that she is contagious to us, that going to the toilet is a filthy thing which means that she has become unclean etc etc. She is also extreamley frightened a lot of the time which is very difficult to witness as there'a nothing we can do to help her fear. She is proving to be very sensitive to anti-psychotics and the most recent one has been stopped to the over-sedating effect it had on her.
I am distraught now. I want her to stop the frightened feelings and paranoia. I love her so so much.
Sue