Hi all
I had to put the phone down on the memory team this morning as they could not advise me who to ask my GP to refer dad to for his serious sleep problem. He has suffered for at least 3 years now with not sleeping and we are at the end of our tether.
GP is contacting CCG for help in getting go ahead to scribe Melaronin but if this does not help we will be no further ahead in dealing with his sleeping issue. Dad currently takes following meds:
Artovastatin - for the heart
Donepezil - Alzheimers
Loperomide - for his Divericular Disease
Both statin and donepezil side effects can cause insomnia and he suffered with insomnia before taking these meds, the statin he only started approx 8 months ago.
Do I need to get dad referred to a Neurologist or someone else? Please can someone help me as the memory team keep telling me all they do is diagnose Alzheimers/Dementia but anything else GP needs to refer to someone. I asked for guidance in who he needs referring to for his sleep problem but all they said is someone and that's down to the GP to find out. They are as much use as a chocolate teapot!
Many thanks in advance
I had to put the phone down on the memory team this morning as they could not advise me who to ask my GP to refer dad to for his serious sleep problem. He has suffered for at least 3 years now with not sleeping and we are at the end of our tether.
GP is contacting CCG for help in getting go ahead to scribe Melaronin but if this does not help we will be no further ahead in dealing with his sleeping issue. Dad currently takes following meds:
Artovastatin - for the heart
Donepezil - Alzheimers
Loperomide - for his Divericular Disease
Both statin and donepezil side effects can cause insomnia and he suffered with insomnia before taking these meds, the statin he only started approx 8 months ago.
Do I need to get dad referred to a Neurologist or someone else? Please can someone help me as the memory team keep telling me all they do is diagnose Alzheimers/Dementia but anything else GP needs to refer to someone. I asked for guidance in who he needs referring to for his sleep problem but all they said is someone and that's down to the GP to find out. They are as much use as a chocolate teapot!
Many thanks in advance