Agitation

Barbie300 · November 27

My DH has recently had episodes of being delusional and gets agitated because he’s so confused. Does anyone know if there are medications that are good for occasional use in this situation. How about THC gummies or other varieties? Any input is appreciated.

trottingalong · November 27

For my DH, the THC gummies made him so much worse.

Bailey's Mom · November 27

My husband's PCP has prescribed two different antipsychotics…lorazepam and resperidone…he couldn't tolerate either one and went totally bonkers while taking them. Haven't tried the gummies yet. He does take a low dose of zoloft…no adverse reactions, but can't tell if it helps or not. He has always been an angry, difficult man so don't know if anything will help. Good luck…hope you can find something that works for you.

fesk · November 27

I would recommend ruling out a medical issue for the agitation and confusion if not already done. UTIs, infections, etc. can be the cause of these issues. Once treated, the behavior and confusion can improve without the use of any other behavioral medications.

Kat63 · November 27

Have tried a few different medications which didn’t help and some made things worse. The only one that has helped is Seroquel. I had to ask for it, after reading posts and suggestions from others on this site. You can start off with small dosage and increase if needed.

debriesea · November 27

When my DH started having the frustration/anger issues, his Dr started him on Lexapro 5mg which made a big difference. About a year later the anger issues started up again. It took about a month or so for me to realize he may need a higher dose. The Dr upped it to 10 mg which has worked. I’m hoping to recognize the symptoms earlier when they start appearing again.

Barbie300 · November 27

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/259324#Comment_259324

I don’t think it is that bc it doesn’t happen very often. I think it could be over stimulation though bc it has happened when traveling or we have a lot of activities going on. I don’t think I’m going to take him out of town anymore.

Dio · November 27

Is your husband taking any antipsychotics now? Since everyone is different, what works for one may not work for another. The list of antipsychotics is long. Talk to his doctor and hope you'll find one that works for your husband.

SDianeL · November 28

the best type of doctor to manage anti-psychotic medications is a Geriatric Psychiatrist. Get a referral to one of you can.

Barbie300 · November 29

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/259340#Comment_259340

Thanks

Barbie300 · November 29

No he isn’t. Thanks for responding.

Dio · December 1

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Hope things have settled down.

persevere · December 2

My DW was already on lexapro when her delusions and agitation picked up. Risperidone was the drug of choice and that did help. Especially with sleeping. But then later we changed to serequol when risperidone lost it's effectiveness. And more recently we've added lorazepam. All of this seems to work well up until around 4 or 5pm. That's the witching hour. We play all sorts of agitation games from about that time until I can get her to sleep (using temazepam) around 9ish. You will find, as so many of us do, that this medication regimen is a bit of an art form. There is no way around it. Regardless of how you feel about medication (and I was the same) it becomes necessary at some point.

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