Sleeping issues

VeeM

Hello!!! My mom has finally started to have sleeping issues. She has had Alzheimer’s for almost 8 years and we felt in a way fortunate that she always slept through the night. But as the desease has progressed and the introduction if varios medications, she has been trouble sleeping. She sleeps a good 4-5 hours but wakes up around 3am to use the restroom and most nights is unable to go back to sleep. Either she refuses to get back to bed or lays down again but gets up every 10-15 min. She is obviously tired because if we get her to lay down she will sleep for like 5-10 min but gets up again. This can happen multiple times. During the day she is obviously tired but does not sleep, if we can get her to relax she will once again only sleep for 5-10 min. She wakes up and gets up like she has something to do or somewhere to go, not groggy at all. But if we get her to get back to bed she falls asleep pretty fast. Not sure if this is side effect of her medications, the desease progression, or a combination of both.  Anyone else deal with this? Any suggestions? Thank you!

M1

Vee, sleep fragmentation is definitely part of the disease. my partner responded very well to a low dose (25mg) of Seriously at bedtime, absolutely no side effects. She can still wake up to go to the bathroom if she needs to but goes right back to sleep. It's made a huge improvement in her quality of life.

aannaa

I understand you. My neighbor also had insomnia due to various medications. It was awful since I was a student and she wouldn't let me sleep. I had to turn to https://writinguniverse.com/free-essay-examples/war-on-drugs/ for help, to have more time for sleep during the day. I'm so used to it that I always turned to this site for help and the decline of the day. Finally she wakes up less at night and I can sleep. I hope she will not have insomnia anymore

Marta

M1’s spell checker hijacked the word Seroquel, which is what his partner takes for sleep.

Seriously. 

ImMaggieMae

My husband was prescribed Risperidone in the morning and at night. It generally keeps him asleep all night but he is usually able to get up to use the bathroom towards morning. He took Seroquel for a short time prior to the Risperidone but it didn’t work well for him.

VictorsiuDowd

My grandma went through the same thing when she had Alzheimer's - it can be really difficult to get her to settle down and sleep. In our case, we found the best bed cooling mattress topper to be a real help. It made her bed a lot more comfortable and made it easier for her to drift off. It's also worth considering what medications your mom is on - they can have a big impact on her sleep patterns. Talk to her doctor and see if there are any alternatives that might help. It's also worth trying to tire your mom out during the day. Take her for a walk, get her to do some gentle exercises, or just spend some time talking or playing a game with her.