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Tips for Sundowning

SDianeL
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edited April 27 in Caring For a Spouse or Partner

I see many posts about sundowning but not tips to prevent the behaviors associated with it. I saw this today and thought it might help someone.

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  • Chance Rider
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    Thanks, @SDianeL, this is very helpful. We’re not “there” yet but going to print this out as a reminder.

  • blacksparky
    blacksparky Member Posts: 234
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    Great information. Thank you

  • Jeff H
    Jeff H Member Posts: 164
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    The no caffeine is what worked for me. I switched my DW from diet Pepsi to caffeine-free diet Pepsi. That made all the difference. My DW was hooked on diet Pepsi, but when I switched to caffeine-free diet Pepsi she didn't notice. #3 is great too.

    Thank you SDianeL for this post.

  • persevere
    persevere Member Posts: 216
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    This is very good Diane. I already do many of these but this is good reinforcement.

  • jgreen
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    Thank you, @SDianeL

  • djr5958
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    Thank you for this. It's very informative.

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