Pot smoking

LOL right? Who would think of these things?

For me, getting a THC high makes me feel like I have dementia. I can imagine if I had a dementia diagnosis the affects would be way worse. Doesn’t stop me though 🤭

I have had a medical marijuana card (State of Maryland) for chronic pain and neuropathy for 3 years. I only take it at night. I take 12 - 15 mg of THC gummies and CBD. It helps me sleep. The physician at the dispensary educated me on taking CBD with the THC so that you do not have the psychedelic effects. It just helps you sleep. I would not take it during the day because it does make you very tired and your memory is diminished. (I suspect like dementia). Also, for someone with Alz, it probably would make them unsteady and at risk for a fall.

If you are using Delta 8 or THC, please go to a reputable dispensary.

Bottom line, if your DH takes Delta 8, then mix in equal miligrams of CBD and it should put him to sleep. I am not sure I would trust Delta 8 but I don't really know enough about it. Hope this helps.

Hi Cindy, My PCC put my DH on a zoloft and it seems to have helped. Maybe that would help your DW.

She may consciously or unconsciously use it as an escape, just as some start to use alcohol (or increase its use) especially in beginning of dementia when they have some awareness that things aren’t right. Plus, their ability to moderate is declining and disinhibition is increasing so they use more than they normally would, and they become unaware of the effect it has on them and consequently on their caregiver. Neurologist said alcohol was a no-go but that had no effect on DH as he didn’t really understand the magnitude of the “why” nor remember it was even said.

Personally, i found DH increase in alcohol really upsetting. Things were bad enough without the added incapacitating effect of alcohol. It felt like he didn’t care it made things even harder for me. Yeah, he didn’t have self-awareness to understand that, nonetheless it p!ss*d me off because i had no choice in having to deal with the added burden of dealing with all that comes with drunk + dementia. (Over drinking was not his normal M.O….looking back…i think it started to increase even before diagnosis, which is not surprising with what I’ve read).

As dementia progressed and he couldn’t drive, i had more control over it to now, maybe 2-3 beers/week. He rarely asks for it and is easily distracted if he does. “Oh we ran out, I’ll get some after work tomorrow”. I offer one on occasion only because it gets a positive response. Not convinced he actually enjoys it,,,

Your DW being early in the disease, you may have awhile that this particular thing is challenging. I feel your pain. Personally, if i am responsible for giving care, it’s not ok for habits that exacerbate everything negative (that we can’t ignore or escape).