Hi Elaine, your post took me back 12 months ago and I was experiencing exactly the same. After posting I took the advice from TP that I had been given and it resulted in John being put into respite for two weeks and placed on quetiapine and then I got a night sitter. It was difficult to begin with, as he still kept wandering, searching for me, and then one night set off the burglar alarm and the sitter just didn't know what to do. However the light at the end of the tunnel was, the quetiapine kicked in after a couple of weeks and also a slow release antibiotic and this gave us both some much needed sleep and much less night time confusion. I no longer need a night sitter at the moment.
Since then, I hate to say, other different levels of confusion and phases have occurred but for me well I learn the hard way; my pride and me thinking I can cope on my own nearly led to another crisis, but then I admitted to myself I needed help and Elaine, help is out there so do make that phone call and do talk to the professionals, they can help. Sleep deprivation is the worst thing ever and leads you to crisis point far sooner than anything else I reckon, but thinking you can go it alone doesn't always work. Don't leave it too late for it to affect your own well being. [I[/I] I'll get off my soap box now ....
I'm sending you the biggest virtual hug and hope that things improve for you very soon.
June x