Do delusions end, go away, stop?

dsl11 · July 15

My wife has is now having delusions. Most are just odd. But now she has decided that I (a 78 year old) have married a wealthy 45 year old woman in Montana! Yes there is some humor to that, but she is …

notequipped · July 15

If this is new and sudden, it may be worth having her tested for a UTI. Things can get weird fast in the presence of a UTI. Other than that, I don’t have an answer but I’m wondering if the delusions were preceded by anything? Has she seen anything on TV with a similar story line? My Mom is starting to have a hard time differentiating dreams from things that have really happened. She’s also starting to have what I think are confabulations. Whatever they are, they’ve all been extremely pleasant so far. Asking me about cakes that I’ve made with chocolate on top, trips with friends, etc. Grateful that it’s been pleasant so far but feel like I’m wading into uh oh territory. I think that her ‘memories’ around food are related to her watching Food Network.

harshedbuzz · July 15

@dsl11

Dad's delusions changed over time but remained up until he died. They began around the same time as his hallucinations (mostly auditory at first) in stage 5; conflated memory was something we saw much earlier— even before he was diagnosed.

Infidelity was a constant theme as he transitioned from stage 5 into 6. After that, they were mostly quite benign. From stage 6 onwards, we heard things like "owning every home on the street and sleeping/eating in different ones each day" and "going out on the town in the entertainment district downstairs" (from his MC suite, no less) Seroquel didn't seem to reduce the number of delusions but it made him less reactive to them.

HB

Ed's mom · July 15

My DO will hear me talking to my closest confidant, Ed, my dog. She takes the words she hears and by the afternoon has an entire story and swears I said or did it. Sometimes it involves meetings or going somewhere. I couldn't figure out why these stories had some true parts until I figured out where she was getting her bits of info.

If only I could figure out how to use this for something good.

White Crane · July 15

My DH had delusions for a long time but they finally stopped. Most of his delusions seemed to be in stage 4. As his Alzheimer's progressed, the delusions stopped. It was upsetting at the time and some of his stories were very convincing and he thoroughly believed the delusions were true. All you can do is try to "live in his world" as they say unless the delusions are harming him or others.

Answers needed · July 29

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This is actually quite amusing. So good that you were able to identify the source of at least some of her delusions. I have determined that I must be very careful and direct when I try to explain something to my DH. He can easily reconstruct my words/sentences to mean exactly the opposite of what I was trying to say.

I would say that you have already used this for something good by sharing it with all of us. Thank you.

dcare45 · July 30

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I agree with you it is a bit amusing. I don't have a dog anymore just cats and they are a couple of jerks and don't listen to me. We have been lucky and most of our delusions/confabulations have been benign. They have not stopped however I have learned to roll with them. My cats are jerks.

53roses · July 30

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/76556/do-delusions-end-go-away-stop

my husband (mild to moderate) made me prove we were married, locked me out of our bedroom, checked me for weapons and asked for a divorce weekly for months. Then it stopped for a year and everything was great. Then it started again. A little more severe this time. I’m not sure if it’s related but he had withered a TIA or seizure two weeks after this started.

Do delusions end, go away, stop?

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