Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 mary, my dad took zoloft 50 mg at first for mood swings, adn after about 9 monhts went to 100mg and then after his hip surgery went to 150 mg until his death, it seemed to help regularte but not elminiate them, hope this helps and tell us more about your mom and where you live what meds she is on, my dad was diag may2004 and died 9/25/05 htanks and hugs sharon m -- Meds I am new to the group. My mom was diagnosed with LBD a year ago. She needs full time assistance with everything and her mobility is very poor. I am wondering if/what types of meds there are for controlling her moods as well as bursts of crying uncontrollably. Would appreciate any assistance in dealing with this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 I just wanted to add that some meds don't go well with St. s Wort so do a google search to check which meds are mentioned. Courage Donna Mido wrote: > > > I would be very tempted to try " St. s Wart " before I moved to > prescription drugs. MD's like to use lots of drugs and this is a > natural that can help moods. They use it a lot in Europe instead of > Prescription. Most drugs stores as well as Health food stores have > it. > > I have used it. And found very little side effects. You might want > to check with your MD. > > Donna R > > > > Do you want to read more about Lewy Body? You can also read the > Thistle, the LBD Newsletter. Just click on: > > http://www.lewybodydementia.org > > > Meds > > I am new to the group. My mom was diagnosed with LBD a year ago. She > > needs full time assistance with everything and her mobility is very > poor. I am wondering if/what types of meds there are for controlling > her moods as well as bursts of crying uncontrollably. Would > appreciate any assistance in dealing with this. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > Welcome to LBDcaregivers. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Hi My Mom also crys out in pain when we move her. I figured it was just arthritis. But may be that joint pain is part of LBD due to all the stiffness that they suffer with. I usually give her Tylenol in morning, but may try more often for a week and see. Thanks for making me think! Dena --- wrote: > Fred's neurologist prescribed Namenda and Senemet a > couple of months ago, and the > Senemet didn't improve his walking (he can barely > transfer), if anything it made it worse...unless the > regression was just part of the LBD. The Namenda > seemed to make him very angry at everyone and he was > becoming nasty to us--verbally abusive, refusing to > shave, shower, etc. He was a little bit that way > about personal hygiene before the meds, but they > seemed to exacerbate the problem, and the vehemence > of his refusals. So the doctor said to take him off > the Senemet, and leave him on the Namenda a little > while longer, so the blood levels could reach > optimum effectiveness. Well, I think they did, > because I decided to titrate down his doses until he > could be weaned off it. He is much more calm now > than before. He does have trouble sleeping at > night, but part of that is because he is sleeping so > much during the day. Also, I have added Tylenol 3 x > a day, because I noticed although he said he didn't > hurt anywhere, when we would try to move him during > transfers, he would cry out in pain. I think he > feels better now physically with the addition of the > Tylenol. > > I am wondering, reading so many posts from others, > if muscle and/or joint pain is a problem for our > LO's that they just can't express. Our daughter, > Angie, is nonverbal and I have had to become a keen > observer and have learned to experiment on my own to > see what works best for her. I wonder if a simple > addition of Tylenol or aspirin might help some of > the agitation others are seeing in their loved ones. > One week of Tylenol therapy will give you an idea > if it is helping. You will want to be careful not > to overdose, and follow the dosage levels on the > bottle. Of course this won't help with > hallucinations and such, but people who are in some > kind of pain and can't express it, will act out. > Fred, although he can speak, is not in touch with > his body on several levels. It stands to reason, he > may not be able to express pain. > > Just a thought! > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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