Mother won't stop walking

Betsy Thomas

Hi, a week ago my mother began walking non stop. She sits or gets in bed and is up in a minute. One day she walked for 22 hours straight, no sleep. She is 101! I am exhausted. Has anyone experienced this and any ideas on what to do?

p.s. the drs. prescribed Haldol, Lorazepam, Seroquel, Doxepin and nothing worked

FAHNJL

A few days before my Dad passed from FTD, he stayed awake all night in his hospital bed doing stomach crunches and bicycling his legs. He was 92. No medications could stop him.

SDianeL

So sorry about your Mom. it’s very common. It’s called pacing. Medications don’t help and just increase the risk of falling. One post on another forum said they got their Dad a baby doll and rocking chair and that stopped the pacing. If you can’t get it stopped you will need help so you can sleep.

JulietteBee

Sadly, my cousin did that days & nights for a very long period of time while she was in an earlier stage. She is now in stage 7 and is pretty much totally bedbound.

I would be exhausted too. Be sure to look after your health while caring for hers. It can not be one or the other.💔

Betsy Thomas

Thank you SDianeL and JulietteBee. She is doing a little better and I have connected with Visiting Angels who send someone in every night to sit with her. It's private pay and very expensive but I felt I had to do it. The past couple of days she is talking a lot! This is a new development.