Well against my better judgement I allowed Tom to be put back on the statins.
A new GP instigated various blood tests (good) wanted him back on aspirin (no go, previous bleeds in his stomach) then as Tom's cholesterol had gone up to 8 wanted him back on the statins.
Last year as a cost cutting exercise all patients were told that the practice now would only prescribe one brand, so Tom changed brands and immediately suffered violent muscle cramps and a big downturn in his AD so with the GP we had known for all of Tom's AD journey we stopped the statins.
So at the beginning of January the statins were restarted at 10mg for the first month, then 20mg which commenced a week ago.
Tom has started walking around swearing and talking to himself (or someone??) as he did before, suffering disturbed sleep and then sleeping for much of the day.
When this happened before his haloperidol dose was increased as well as the cessation of the statins, so for the last week I have stopped the statins! Right or wrong I don't want to see him like this (bearing in mind that early in January when Larivy stayed with him he was fine) Having got his haloperidol dose down I really don't want to have to increase that again.
I did try discussing this with his daughter when the Doctor suggested this all she said was 'OH' Not quite sure if was a Yes 'Oh' or a No 'Oh'
Tom has an appointment with this GP on the 22nd for his prostate cancer injection, think I just need the nerve to say 'sorry, but I will not give him the statins'!!
Don't think I will tell his daughter anything.
Helen x
A new GP instigated various blood tests (good) wanted him back on aspirin (no go, previous bleeds in his stomach) then as Tom's cholesterol had gone up to 8 wanted him back on the statins.
Last year as a cost cutting exercise all patients were told that the practice now would only prescribe one brand, so Tom changed brands and immediately suffered violent muscle cramps and a big downturn in his AD so with the GP we had known for all of Tom's AD journey we stopped the statins.
So at the beginning of January the statins were restarted at 10mg for the first month, then 20mg which commenced a week ago.
Tom has started walking around swearing and talking to himself (or someone??) as he did before, suffering disturbed sleep and then sleeping for much of the day.
When this happened before his haloperidol dose was increased as well as the cessation of the statins, so for the last week I have stopped the statins! Right or wrong I don't want to see him like this (bearing in mind that early in January when Larivy stayed with him he was fine) Having got his haloperidol dose down I really don't want to have to increase that again.
I did try discussing this with his daughter when the Doctor suggested this all she said was 'OH' Not quite sure if was a Yes 'Oh' or a No 'Oh'
Tom has an appointment with this GP on the 22nd for his prostate cancer injection, think I just need the nerve to say 'sorry, but I will not give him the statins'!!
Don't think I will tell his daughter anything.
Helen x