Hi everyone
Been to visit mam today and found her in a very distressed state
she was crying most of the time and we could not understand any of her ramblings. I tried to comfort her the best i can but she was getting frustrated banging her hand on the table, her legs and even hitting herself on the head. She has been quite agressive lately which seems to be continuing. I managed to hold it together but was close to tears a few times. I can't stop thinking about how terrible it must be for her to be so upset and not be able to communicate to anyone why. She is in the end stage of her vascular dementia.
I mentioned about speaking to the doctor about some medication for her but it's a choice of having her like this or giving her something which would basically knock her asleep for a few days.(The medications the doctor has tried her on in the past she had a bad reaction to and they decided they wouldn't try anymore as she seems sensitive to the kind of drugs) She has just started eating and drinking again after a bad spell when she didn't do either for a while.
Does anyone have any experience of this? Maybe she will just get over this spell of depression who knows !!!
Love
Barbara h
Been to visit mam today and found her in a very distressed state
she was crying most of the time and we could not understand any of her ramblings. I tried to comfort her the best i can but she was getting frustrated banging her hand on the table, her legs and even hitting herself on the head. She has been quite agressive lately which seems to be continuing. I managed to hold it together but was close to tears a few times. I can't stop thinking about how terrible it must be for her to be so upset and not be able to communicate to anyone why. She is in the end stage of her vascular dementia.
I mentioned about speaking to the doctor about some medication for her but it's a choice of having her like this or giving her something which would basically knock her asleep for a few days.(The medications the doctor has tried her on in the past she had a bad reaction to and they decided they wouldn't try anymore as she seems sensitive to the kind of drugs) She has just started eating and drinking again after a bad spell when she didn't do either for a while.
Does anyone have any experience of this? Maybe she will just get over this spell of depression who knows !!!
Love
Barbara h
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