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Is it the meds, or just the late stage progression?

physicsmom
physicsmom Member Posts: 5
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Could use a little insight for those who have been through the late stages with a LO.  In last 2 weeks dad has stopped walking, struggles to sit up - so very weak.  His vocabulary was limited before, but now it's just gibberish.  And his eating has decreased.  

He's been put on new meds - still in the facility for that, so we are going off nurses' reports.  Could this be driven by the meds?

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  • terei
    terei Member Posts: 592
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    It could be either, depending on the medications he is being given.  I would be looking at

    having him evaluated by hospice.

  • harshedbuzz
    harshedbuzz Member Posts: 4,594
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    Sometimes this is a chicken or the egg situation.

    It could be that the new medications have led to a progression- sometimes even a change from home to a facility can do this. Or it could be the behaviors that led to the new medications are indicative of the further progression of the disease. 

    HB
  • LaurenB
    LaurenB Member Posts: 211
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    I agree with HB.  It could be a chicken or egg situation.  Either way, we know that the disease will progress and that medications can impact both positively and negatively.  

    Lauren

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