I collected mum from respite on Wednesday....she originally went in for 2 weeks but due to various problems of my own stayed for 4
The deterioration in her is quite shocking.....during her stay she was very violent towards the staff,district nurse,and also the out of hours GP.
She was precribed haloperidol(she'd also been given this during her stay in hospital about 6 weeks ago to calm her)
She has lost so much weight and looks so frail.....her mobility is now very poor....she refused all medication for the last 5 days of her stay.
She was so pleased to see me when I picked her up.....knew my name and told me she loved me.....reducing me to tears......
Wednesday and Thursday were good.....although I can't get her to eat hardly anything at all..........
Yesterday she became violent again towards me and also whacked my son with her stick for no reason whatsoever......luckily she is so weak she didn't cause any damage.......
I've managed to get her to take her medication but had held back on the haliperodol ......until yesterday.....since then she has been much calmer...
I suppose the advice I need is to find out what people think about the use of haliperodol.....yes she's much more manageable but she just appears so lifeless and drugged that it breaks my heart.............
The CPN visited her twice in the respite centre and is coming to see her again on Wednesday....
The guilt I feel for putting her into respite for so long is unbearable.....she had no interest in interacting with the others either...........
Once again .....I hate and despise this disease
Love xx
The deterioration in her is quite shocking.....during her stay she was very violent towards the staff,district nurse,and also the out of hours GP.
She was precribed haloperidol(she'd also been given this during her stay in hospital about 6 weeks ago to calm her)
She has lost so much weight and looks so frail.....her mobility is now very poor....she refused all medication for the last 5 days of her stay.
She was so pleased to see me when I picked her up.....knew my name and told me she loved me.....reducing me to tears......
Wednesday and Thursday were good.....although I can't get her to eat hardly anything at all..........
Yesterday she became violent again towards me and also whacked my son with her stick for no reason whatsoever......luckily she is so weak she didn't cause any damage.......
I've managed to get her to take her medication but had held back on the haliperodol ......until yesterday.....since then she has been much calmer...
I suppose the advice I need is to find out what people think about the use of haliperodol.....yes she's much more manageable but she just appears so lifeless and drugged that it breaks my heart.............
The CPN visited her twice in the respite centre and is coming to see her again on Wednesday....
The guilt I feel for putting her into respite for so long is unbearable.....she had no interest in interacting with the others either...........
Once again .....I hate and despise this disease
Love xx