sundowning

[lottie1955]

Hi can anyone tell me what sundowning means I get tired go to bed wake up for a long period of time then eventually fall back to sleep and have the most awful nightmares

 

[Izzy]

Hi Lottie

I'm sorry to hear you are having a difficult time.

There have been several threads about sundowning. Perhaps you would find these useful -

http://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/showthread.php?70397-Some-Sundowning-Tips-to-ease-the-anxiety

http://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/showthread.php?54242-Read-of-the-reality-when-Im-Sundowning

There is also the Society 's Factsheet on Unusual Behaviour. It talks about sundowning.

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=159