Hi there
I feel like I could be on here every night at the moment. I’m feeling useless in how to help Dad. Mum who is 79 next month is doing amazing.
so after the very warm weekend Dad got himself into a pickle. Came down in wrong clothes. He was clammy and hot. He went back up to change and came back down in pjs which actually where quite cool for him. What has followed has been a complete change in behaviour for Dad. He’s been permanently confused - talking gobbledegook- spoke to an Admiral Nurse - who was wonderful. Took a water sample to the GP on Monday and Dad had a water infection described as borderline. So he’s now on antibiotics. List of tablets include Memantine, diazepam for anxiety attacks, Tamsulosin, mirtazapine and a raft of medication for 2 lung conditions. We have just had a medication review. It was decided not to reduce memantine but to increase mirtazapine. It hasn’t happened yet.
not sure how to help Dad. My husband and I are living with Mum and Dad and the stress (mine in particular) is really difficult to manage. We took dad out for a drive before tea because he wanted to go home. Came back but dad couldn’t eat his tea due to anxiety and needed to go home again. We took him out again and when we got back he was physically sick because he must have thought again this is not my home! Feel helpless and don’t know what to do next. Mum just can’t manage without my sister or me and my hubby here. Is there anything we should be doing that we are not. Really could do with some support and advice.
thank you to anyone who reads this long post.
x
I feel like I could be on here every night at the moment. I’m feeling useless in how to help Dad. Mum who is 79 next month is doing amazing.
so after the very warm weekend Dad got himself into a pickle. Came down in wrong clothes. He was clammy and hot. He went back up to change and came back down in pjs which actually where quite cool for him. What has followed has been a complete change in behaviour for Dad. He’s been permanently confused - talking gobbledegook- spoke to an Admiral Nurse - who was wonderful. Took a water sample to the GP on Monday and Dad had a water infection described as borderline. So he’s now on antibiotics. List of tablets include Memantine, diazepam for anxiety attacks, Tamsulosin, mirtazapine and a raft of medication for 2 lung conditions. We have just had a medication review. It was decided not to reduce memantine but to increase mirtazapine. It hasn’t happened yet.
not sure how to help Dad. My husband and I are living with Mum and Dad and the stress (mine in particular) is really difficult to manage. We took dad out for a drive before tea because he wanted to go home. Came back but dad couldn’t eat his tea due to anxiety and needed to go home again. We took him out again and when we got back he was physically sick because he must have thought again this is not my home! Feel helpless and don’t know what to do next. Mum just can’t manage without my sister or me and my hubby here. Is there anything we should be doing that we are not. Really could do with some support and advice.
thank you to anyone who reads this long post.
x