Hallucinations

CindyBum

Have begun...or more accurately, I have finally accepted that they are here. My DW has had auditory hallucinations a lot in the last year, with the question, "Did you hear that? What was that?" repeated multiple times a day. Now, visual has emerged. "Whose cat is in our bed?" "Is that a person standing in the corner?"

The answer is no to all of these, sadly. I'm happy we have an appointment with the geriatric psychiatrist on Thursday to see if it's potentially the meds; I'm thinking Lexapro, Gabapentin or Galantamine could be the culprits, or, if it's merely another progression. Dang it. I already know the answer to that question.

SDianeL

So sorry about the progression. It's so scary. They put my DH on Risperidone 1/2 tab low dose in the evening then increased to another 1/2 tab in the AM. It has helped him sleep and be more calm during the day. He still has hallucinations at night sometimes but not as severe and I can get him back to sleep more quickly. I just tell him he's dreaming and to go back to sleep and it works most of the time.

CindyBum

Thank you for that drug info. If/as they increase, I will have this in my back pocket.