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75homestead
75homestead Member Posts: 1 Member
in Caring for a Parent
New to the group.
My mom has VD. She has been sick for over a year and lives with me (4 years ).
She has other health issues as well. 100% nutrition from a feeding tube.
She can go from calm to upset within a few minutes.
Anything you have found to bring back the calm.

Sometimes walking away for 15 minutes helps. Redirecting is a new approach I am trying.

Thanks for any advice.

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  • DCCEPEK
    DCCEPEK Member Posts: 95
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    Surquil is what my MIL has been taking maybe a month now. It's really helped ALL of us. Keep reading and learning from others going through this wretchedness disease ❤

  • scoutmom405
    scoutmom405 Member Posts: 19
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    Seroquel is what helped my VD FIL. For a year just half a pill helped with mood & even sleep. Then insomnia hit & they gave him 25mg . That helps pretty good with his mood. For the moment. From what the neurologist said, it can help then stop, it can help a lot, it can not help at all...everyone reacts different. It definitely helps him with agitation.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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