This is my first contact with this support organisation, I have been looking after my wife for just over 2 years now ever since she was diagnosed as suffering from altzheimer's. She was prescribed Aricept to start with, however this ceased to have any effect approx 2 months ago. She was then prescribed a newish treatment which consisted of applying patches (much the same as the nicotine patches to help give up smoking), which we tried for some 3 weeks. They had the effect of making her become aggresive, which was totally out of character. As this state of affairs could not continue, I was advised to stop giving her any medication at all. However her condition has continued to worsen, and I am now (after taking medical advice) having to give her Tamazipam to help her sleep at nights. This has proven only partially successful. I don't know if anyone else is in or has experianced similar problems, but I am now hoping that the local mental health team will offer my wife respite care for a week or so, to enable me to recharge my own batteries. It has got to the stage of me being afraid to go to sleep at nights, as recently she has been waking up in the small hours, convinced she has to get ready for work, and trying to make herself breakfast etc. It is a real hard job trying to settle her back down again.
Why do I log in as silverbiker? this is because riding motorcycles is my passion and I am now silver haired.
Why do I log in as silverbiker? this is because riding motorcycles is my passion and I am now silver haired.
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