Re: Meds working or not...

[Guest guest]

txmarion,

your physician said words of wisdom that rarely are said outloud by anyoine

in the medical field. Neurologist told me that IF one with these type

neurological illnesses does NOT get enough sleep and they become fatigued, NO

MEDICATION is going to do what it's supposed to do to help the person.

how true that statement i s, i am chronically ill and i can honestly relate

to that.

keep your spirits up.

sharon m

a smile a day keeps the meanies away.

[Guest guest]

dad has recently startd up his nightmares again, when he first got on exelon

they stopped but now there are starting agian, and he is so restless at

night. he sleeps in a queen size bed and is all over it. he caat naps during

the

day but has done that for years.

i think since i cant handle heat, donnie will stay up during day and take

care of dad, adn i will start sleeping athe day away and stay up all night

incase

he needs something,

glad donnie is home. i can sleep nmow,, when donnie was gone daddy started

not sleeping at night which meant i didnt either now i am sooo tired.

sigh ,

take care,

sharon m

a smile a day keeps the meanies away

[Guest guest]

> Don't know if I already passed this info on to you but we're in our

8th year here; my Jerry is bedfast 1 year now at age 69.

> We went through MANY, MANY occasions of nervousness, anxiety, panic

attacks and " fidgeting " and he used to be the most LAID-BACK human

being yet born....took everything in stride.

> Well, Trazadone, Haldol, Risperdol did nothing but increase his

problems and caused him to NOT sleep. Trazadone made him " spin " all

night long as in rolling over and over in same spot. That was scary...

> For a long time now, he's 100 mg. Seroquel, 1.0 Ativan and 300 mg.

Neurontin (for seizures) at bedtime and he sleeps.

> Neurologist told me that IF one with these type neurological

illnesses does NOT get enough sleep and they become fatigued, NO

MEDICATION is going to do what it's supposed to do to help the person.

> That surprised me but, from MUCH experience, I know it's a fact.

> I had always thought a pill went in and it went about its

business " fixing what was wrong " but, not so.

> Best to all.

> TXMARION

That is very interesting and useful info regarding sleep and the

effectiveness of meds; I had no idea. Mum sleeps a lot in the day

(cat naps she calls them ) and claims to be sleeping well at night,

but the odd time she complains that she just cannot sleep at all at

night and says it is always like this.

Could the lack of sleep be whats causing the shift in mood - one day

going good, the next back down again, or is moodiness one of the

common symptoms of LBD?

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