Hello
My mum was taken off galantamie a few weeks ago it has been reduced gradually and now she has a few days to go before it is finished. Why it was stopped I can not say, the reason being she was on the same medication for three years and it was time for a change. I suspect it is because the 36 months recommended bt NICE was up.
The deterioration has already begun. From an active chatty if confused person she is now slurring her speech at times and when she does speak it is in short 5 or 6 word bursts at the most. The hallucinations are back, although so far very nice ones eg toffee apples, pancakes she has made or butterflies.
The carers at the home have now noticed she is unable to sit down or stand up without help as she seems to have forgotten how to do either, there are other subtle changes too.
Mum is mostly unresponsive to visitors and seems to be withdrawing into herself. She is still eating and drinking well, but the staff are obviously not happy with the way she is going downhill suddenly.
I know the final stage is upon us, so any advice on what is to come and how to deal with it would be very welcome. Is she likely to lose her mobility and speech completely for example?
Kathleen
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My mum was taken off galantamie a few weeks ago it has been reduced gradually and now she has a few days to go before it is finished. Why it was stopped I can not say, the reason being she was on the same medication for three years and it was time for a change. I suspect it is because the 36 months recommended bt NICE was up.
The deterioration has already begun. From an active chatty if confused person she is now slurring her speech at times and when she does speak it is in short 5 or 6 word bursts at the most. The hallucinations are back, although so far very nice ones eg toffee apples, pancakes she has made or butterflies.
The carers at the home have now noticed she is unable to sit down or stand up without help as she seems to have forgotten how to do either, there are other subtle changes too.
Mum is mostly unresponsive to visitors and seems to be withdrawing into herself. She is still eating and drinking well, but the staff are obviously not happy with the way she is going downhill suddenly.
I know the final stage is upon us, so any advice on what is to come and how to deal with it would be very welcome. Is she likely to lose her mobility and speech completely for example?
Kathleen
xx