Delta-9 for aggression?

Like @Jeanne C. , we increased antipsychotics for Peggy when she got aggressive. I worried all the time that she was going to get kicked out of memory care for aggression - and when I say I was worried, I mean I was freaking out. It was all the stuff you mention — not wanting to change clothes, not wanting to take a shower, not wanting to eat, etc.

Antipsychotics helped, but she needed more attention. That was when I called hospice. She was probably early stage 7 at that point.

Edibles are funny though - you can never tell what you're going to get. I took 1/5 of a gummy from Hello Mood (Delta-9) and I was in a stupor for a day.

Cstrope, I’d be leery of mixing something unregulated while they are trying to stabilize a prescription med too. No predicting how they might interact.

I’m worried that he may end up hospitalized and that the current facility won’t let him return. Hospital per se might actually help, but what would happen from there seems so uncertain and I’m sorry about that.

I was wondering….do they allow cannabis in memory care?

I am doing the exact same thing. Same dose too. DW was combative swing fist and trying to kick me. Late Stage 6. Now I give her half a gummy three times a day. She is mello and relaxed. We are in Arizona and it is legal here. I think it is better than the chemical conconctions big Pharma pushes. Just my opinion. She is happy again and so am I.

The dosages have to be titrated to the best dosage.

Iris

there frankly isn’t much difference to the body between a “natural “ prep like a cannabis gummy or a pharmaceutical pill. But the manufacture of the pills is much more carefully regulated, so you know exactly what is being administered. Because of individual metabolic differences that we can’t really measure, it all remains a trial and error experiment. My physician bias remains to go with the more regulated and studied preps, and I am particularly reluctant to mix OTC meds with prescription medications without very careful input.

agree. The only prescription form is epidiolex, which has an fda indication for refractory seizures. But it would be the ideal candidate for a trial because of the carefully controlled manufacture and dosing.

yes it was minimally effective. I had some experience with it and it was very unimpressive

My DH has FTD/Alz and takes Risperidone. He is never aggressive but often agitated, especially during sundowning. We also use small amounts of gabapentin for sundowning. The Risperidone works well but sometimes has to be adjusted up or down. If he gets drowsy, I give him a little less the next time. He’s at home so it’s easy to monitor his moods. Maximum dose per day is 2mg divided into 2 or 3 doses. I very rarely have to go to 2mg.

We’ve never tried the gummies because the Risperidone works well. But I know several people who’ve had success with them.

I don’t bother with Delta9 anymore Too many added chemicals