Hello everyone
I am still battling with my mother's AD, unfortunately we seem to be heading for all out war! She was precribed Reminyl and seroquel, but in March took it upon herself that there was nothing wrong with her! and refused all medication! Great. She was seen by the consultant twice at her home, after I lodged a complaint against the PCT. Unfortunately she refused to budge on the drug taking front and started to threaten me physically and has not had any pills since. The NHS would not section her and basically said until she threatens her own life, which she has done before, they will not act, not heard from her CPN for a while. So care is left to me lock stock and barrel! Unfortunately for me she is not only confining her violence to the subject of drugs, she now goes to hit me on the subject of anything we disagree on. Last Friday I needed a P60 for the tax office and because she insisted it had not been delivered she went to hit me when I found it, then she hid the shopping list I had made to get her food etc etc.
I think a lot of this behaviour is due to the fact that she is not on medication. She absolutely adores sweets, not uncommon I understand for AD sufferers. Can I break open the reminyl capsules and inbed them in a sweet, or grind down the seroquel tablets? The NHS were not keen on me slipping her drugs this way but they are not coping with her!!! I have to say I remain to be convinced about the value of seroquel , but the reminyl worked very well on her. All thoughts appreciated.
I am still battling with my mother's AD, unfortunately we seem to be heading for all out war! She was precribed Reminyl and seroquel, but in March took it upon herself that there was nothing wrong with her! and refused all medication! Great. She was seen by the consultant twice at her home, after I lodged a complaint against the PCT. Unfortunately she refused to budge on the drug taking front and started to threaten me physically and has not had any pills since. The NHS would not section her and basically said until she threatens her own life, which she has done before, they will not act, not heard from her CPN for a while. So care is left to me lock stock and barrel! Unfortunately for me she is not only confining her violence to the subject of drugs, she now goes to hit me on the subject of anything we disagree on. Last Friday I needed a P60 for the tax office and because she insisted it had not been delivered she went to hit me when I found it, then she hid the shopping list I had made to get her food etc etc.
I think a lot of this behaviour is due to the fact that she is not on medication. She absolutely adores sweets, not uncommon I understand for AD sufferers. Can I break open the reminyl capsules and inbed them in a sweet, or grind down the seroquel tablets? The NHS were not keen on me slipping her drugs this way but they are not coping with her!!! I have to say I remain to be convinced about the value of seroquel , but the reminyl worked very well on her. All thoughts appreciated.