Hey guys,
Really glad I found this forum and would like to say Hello to you all.
I am looking for a bit of help or advice.
My father has been put into care as he started to hear voices in his head.
More specifically the voices were saying "Why don't you murder your wife?" - when he was asked about this he would say it is like a shaky, whisper voice.
He has also been suffering memory problems since the middle of last year - maybe a bit longer.
For instance I got him a Kindle for Christmas, when I went to visit about 2 weeks later he did not remember that I have bought it for him.
When he was taken into care he had a psychotic episode - long story short he was swearing a lot, trying to shoot planes out of the sky, laughing and crying at the same time etc...
When he got to the hospital he calmed down a bit.
Since then he has robotic speech sometimes, always looks at my mum (his wife) with suspicion and claims the voices have not stopped.
More recently he is accusing my brother of stealing all their money, ringing at times in the night and speaking nonsense or saying things like "Everyone has died" .
I know this is a bit of a ramble but does this sound like vascular dementia?
Do you get murderous thoughts with dementia?
Just looking for anyone out there going through the same thing that could perhaps shed some light.
God Bless,
Chris
Really glad I found this forum and would like to say Hello to you all.
I am looking for a bit of help or advice.
My father has been put into care as he started to hear voices in his head.
More specifically the voices were saying "Why don't you murder your wife?" - when he was asked about this he would say it is like a shaky, whisper voice.
He has also been suffering memory problems since the middle of last year - maybe a bit longer.
For instance I got him a Kindle for Christmas, when I went to visit about 2 weeks later he did not remember that I have bought it for him.
When he was taken into care he had a psychotic episode - long story short he was swearing a lot, trying to shoot planes out of the sky, laughing and crying at the same time etc...
When he got to the hospital he calmed down a bit.
Since then he has robotic speech sometimes, always looks at my mum (his wife) with suspicion and claims the voices have not stopped.
More recently he is accusing my brother of stealing all their money, ringing at times in the night and speaking nonsense or saying things like "Everyone has died" .
I know this is a bit of a ramble but does this sound like vascular dementia?
Do you get murderous thoughts with dementia?
Just looking for anyone out there going through the same thing that could perhaps shed some light.
God Bless,
Chris