Hypersexuality

There is another post in the forum on the same topic. Subject line "horny". You may find some of those comments helpful. I did a search and here is the link to a dozen or so earlier threads on this issue. Hoping it helps you. My DH went through this very common phase, but thankfully was not one of the situations that gets extremely out of hand and even dangerous.

I avoided as you are doing, and it eventually subsided in a few weeks as his Alz progressed, and possibly the meds that we were increasing for other reasons (frequent hallucinations and delusions triggering dangerous behavior), may have helped stop this issue for us.

https://alzconnected.org/search?domain=all_content&query=Hypersexuality&scope=site&source=community

@bonkey FWIW, my LO has taken Seroquel safely and successfully for several years. At a fairly high dosage (300 mg daily, disbursed throughout the day). He is not sedated, lethargic, nor has he ever had any negative side effects at all. And this is not a large man, so I think your PA needs to reconsider how they are talking with dementia families about the standard black box warning.

"Very dangerous drug" is a relative term when there might be a potential risk to a small fraction of patients, versus the huge benefit it provides to my DH for example, who is dying of this awful brain disease regardless. I swear by Seroquel. That med was the only thing that kept him from behaviors that would most certainly harm himself or others had they continued. He is more calm (so am I, as a result) and it hasn't caused him any catastrophic episodes.

Full disclosure for perspective: like many spouse caregivers (and non-spouses) here, if something else were to take my DH quickly it would not be the worst thing given how Alz is ravaging his mind, body, and overall quality of life anyway -- so it was worth the minimal risk to try the med and see if it helped him. It does.

The atypical antipsychotics like Seroquel and Risperdal are your best bet, and it’s a red flag to me that a neurologist wouldn’t know that. Ask for a geriatric psychiatrist referral and be very frank with them just as you have been here. It may or may not get better on its own with the passage of time, and can be a real barrier to placement or participation in day programs as most of the aides are female. As mentioned on other threads also, be sure he doesn’t have internet access.

Bonkey, if you can get a referral to a geriatric psychiatrist, that would probably get you in to see one soon. Without a referral, it could take quite a long wait for an appointment. I agree that that's the person you want to see for medication challenges.

@bonkey DH's diagnosing Dr. prescribed it initially. Neuropsych. But palliative care, hospice Dr, or PCP also can, and have for us in a pinch, I think. Once he had a diagnosis and I was comfortable that he responded well to that med, the others who could see it in his chart would not push back on refilling it since it keeps him stable and they are part of the same overall team.

There are many, many threads on Seroquel, if you search you will find multiple discussions. Many on this forum have and are using it with very good results.

Welcome to the forum quilter42. Talk to his doctors. There are medications that can tamp this down. Loss of inhibition mght become an issue in any day care program, memory care, or bringing help into the home. Hopefully he doesn't have internet access? Porn sites can be very problematic.

Thanks! I'll talk to the doctor about it. Glad I found this forum🙂

Same here. I can't walk through a room without him stopping me to "hug". So far not aggressive but persistent. Just wondering how long this will last? Is it just while in the middle stages of the disease?