Re: in Dallas - Sandie

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Sandie,

Yes, this winter has been very strange. It has been one of our

warmest, yet we have set some new record lows. Thanks for thinking of

my Mother.

I gather that your Father was similar to my Mother in anxiety and

agitation. We have just raised my Mother's Zoloft to 150 mg. How high

was your Father's dose? I'm wondering if we can go any higher.

More update on my Mother:

Many people are amazed at the rapid decline in their LO which is often

caused by drugs or operations. While that is the case for some, it

wasn't with my Mother. My Mother went from being functional to

non-functional over a week-end. This was before she was taking any

medication that might cause problems and she had not recently had an

operation. Since that rapid decline, she has leveled off thanks in

part to the Exelon, Namenda, Seroquel, and Zoloft. Mentally and

emotionally she is much better than she was 2 year ago, but physically

she has declined. She sleeps a lot more and can't really walk much. In

recent months, she has had more anxiety and agitation. We first raised

her Seroquel since she was hallucinating and now we have raised her

Zoloft since she was crying. It's a constant struggle to try and keep

her calm.

We have my Mother in a nursing home and even though she hates being

there, we couldn't handle her at home. My Father and I have a much

more loving relationship with her now that some of the pressure is

off. We can actually spend quality time with her. We also bring her

home on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

in Dallas

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> > seem to be harming him, but who can say for sure. Arlene

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