Re: hypersexuality and dementia

[Guest guest]

Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can cause

this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

are, but you might consider that.

--- Large wrote:

>

> my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three years

> ago, she is 76 years

> of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> embarrassing subject to

> discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> this subject, but would

> like to know if anyone out there has had first hand

> experience of it, as

> a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a nursing

> home?

>

> how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> understand it, as if LBD

> isn't horrific enough to cope with?

>

>

>

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Hi,

I have noticed that my husband has been looking at

porno sites on the internet. I've heard that this can

be caused by Mirapax. I don't know for sure, but it's

causing a lot of problems in our relationship.

Jane

--- June Christensen

wrote:

> Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can

> cause

> this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

> are, but you might consider that.

>

>

> --- Large wrote:

>

> >

> > my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three

> years

> > ago, she is 76 years

> > of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> > embarrassing subject to

> > discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> > this subject, but would

> > like to know if anyone out there has had first

> hand

> > experience of it, as

> > a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a

> nursing

> > home?

> >

> > how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> > understand it, as if LBD

> > isn't horrific enough to cope with?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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jane,

my dad was not on mirapax, but with lbd and other dementias the frontal lobe

part of the brain is almost always affected. this is the part of the brain that

keeps us socially and sexuall moral. in other words this is the part of teh

brain that says' you dont say inappropraite things to people. or like in my dads

case, you dont grab ladies boobs when they come near you. and daddy would grin

when he did it, not becuase he knew he was doing something wrong, like i

originally thought but becuase it was fun for him. big difference. he is not

doing it to make you mad, he is not doing it to upset your marriage he is doing

it becuase he doesnt honestly understand that he shouldnt. this may be a stage,

my dad was in that stage for about 1 year, it hurts you i understand, my dad

said and did alot of inappropriate things to me, for ex, was mad at me, for

something silly like i ddnt get his lunch on time and he pulled 'it' out and

said here suck it dry to while you are at it.

this is NOT something my dad would have ever said to me and oh my gosh that

comment hurt me and one time he yelled in in the hospital hallway when the

hoslptal was in lockdown for hurricane dennis. and he yelled something similar

to that in a hallway with 30 patients and their one family memeber, and all teh

staff. and you talk about embarassed.

i promise he is not trying to hurt you, and he honestly doesnt know that he

ddnt used to do this and shouldnt do this, he is in his own world and own time

now. we have to bend even when it hurts, i am sooo sorry you are going thru

this hugs. sharon

jane oie wrote:

Hi,

I have noticed that my husband has been looking at

porno sites on the internet. I've heard that this can

be caused by Mirapax. I don't know for sure, but it's

causing a lot of problems in our relationship.

Jane

--- June Christensen

wrote:

> Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can

> cause

> this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

> are, but you might consider that.

>

>

> --- Large wrote:

>

> >

> > my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three

> years

> > ago, she is 76 years

> > of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> > embarrassing subject to

> > discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> > this subject, but would

> > like to know if anyone out there has had first

> hand

> > experience of it, as

> > a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a

> nursing

> > home?

> >

> > how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> > understand it, as if LBD

> > isn't horrific enough to cope with?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I think Mirapex is one of the ones that causes

problems.

June

--- jane oie wrote:

> Hi,

> I have noticed that my husband has been looking at

> porno sites on the internet. I've heard that this

> can

> be caused by Mirapax. I don't know for sure, but

> it's

> causing a lot of problems in our relationship.

> Jane

> --- June Christensen

> wrote:

>

> > Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can

> > cause

> > this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

> > are, but you might consider that.

> >

> >

> > --- Large wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three

> > years

> > > ago, she is 76 years

> > > of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> > > embarrassing subject to

> > > discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> > > this subject, but would

> > > like to know if anyone out there has had first

> > hand

> > > experience of it, as

> > > a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a

> > nursing

> > > home?

> > >

> > > how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> > > understand it, as if LBD

> > > isn't horrific enough to cope with?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, my mom has become obsessed with sex, but in a totally different manner.

She's trying to get everyone to confess their acts of adultery and/or

fornication OUT LOUD AND IN FRONT OF HER, telling everyone that it's an

" unforgiveable sin " and that we will all burn in hell if we don't confess them

and ask forgiveness...*LOL* Everyone, that is, except for me. Either I've not

been there at the right time, or she recognizes me for the absolute angel I am.

*big smirky grin* I've managed to avoid that subject so far. She caught my

sister again today, and also my Dad. My sister knows it's just a quirky LBD

thing, but my Dad was really offended. Finally he yelled at Mom, " That's enough

of that bullshit! " and walked away...

Now, if any of you think that I'm gonna confess ANYTHING...all I will say is

that I've lived and loved, and that's all you need to know... *LOL*

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Courage/Jane

I'm not exactly sure how it all works, but I do know that on the computer,

if you go down to the lower left button and click 'start',

then go to 'control panel'

then go to 'set up or change your internet connection'

there is a tab in the middle that says 'content'

from there it gives you options to change settings for different things like

nudity, language and such, but honestly never tried it out, just started looking

for it this a m when I seen your post. Best of luck with it and best wishes to

you and yours.

Re: hypersexuality and dementia

Thanks, Sharon. I try to be patient with my husband,

but as I'm dealing with an adult son, who's diabetic,

has had 3 kidney transplants, heart attack, loss of

vision, etc....I sometimes get overwhelmed.

jane

--- Sharon Murray <ladyandhertramp@ yahoo.com> wrote:

> jane,

> my dad was not on mirapax, but with lbd and other

> dementias the frontal lobe part of the brain is

> almost always affected. this is the part of the

> brain that keeps us socially and sexuall moral. in

> other words this is the part of teh brain that says'

> you dont say inappropraite things to people. or like

> in my dads case, you dont grab ladies boobs when

> they come near you. and daddy would grin when he

> did it, not becuase he knew he was doing something

> wrong, like i originally thought but becuase it was

> fun for him. big difference. he is not doing it to

> make you mad, he is not doing it to upset your

> marriage he is doing it becuase he doesnt honestly

> understand that he shouldnt. this may be a stage,

> my dad was in that stage for about 1 year, it hurts

> you i understand, my dad said and did alot of

> inappropriate things to me, for ex, was mad at me,

> for something silly like i ddnt get his lunch on

> time and he pulled 'it' out and said here suck it

> dry to while you are at it.

> this is NOT something my dad would have ever said

> to me and oh my gosh that comment hurt me and one

> time he yelled in in the hospital hallway when the

> hoslptal was in lockdown for hurricane dennis. and

> he yelled something similar to that in a hallway

> with 30 patients and their one family memeber, and

> all teh staff. and you talk about embarassed.

> i promise he is not trying to hurt you, and he

> honestly doesnt know that he ddnt used to do this

> and shouldnt do this, he is in his own world and own

> time now. we have to bend even when it hurts, i am

> sooo sorry you are going thru this hugs. sharon

>

> jane oie <jao362yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

> Hi,

> I have noticed that my husband has been looking at

> porno sites on the internet. I've heard that this

> can

> be caused by Mirapax. I don't know for sure, but

> it's

> causing a lot of problems in our relationship.

> Jane

> --- June Christensen <jchristensen1953@ yahoo.com>

> wrote:

>

> > Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can

> > cause

> > this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

> > are, but you might consider that.

> >

> >

> > --- Large <lucyannie7yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three

> > years

> > > ago, she is 76 years

> > > of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> > > embarrassing subject to

> > > discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> > > this subject, but would

> > > like to know if anyone out there has had first

> > hand

> > > experience of it, as

> > > a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a

> > nursing

> > > home?

> > >

> > > how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> > > understand it, as if LBD

> > > isn't horrific enough to cope with?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Another drug known for this potential side effect is Requip. There's lots of new

TV and print ads for Requip for " regular " folks with restless legs syndrome.

Very cute, cartoony ads. But clear warnings about noted side effects of gambling

and hyper-sexuality. In the past I have seen the MDs who write the " Ask the

Doctor " section on the National Parkinsons Foundation website address this

issue. It seems to be quite well documented, fairly common and not controllable

by the person's own willpower.

Jane, you might want to check the archives at that site: those docs are

nationally prominent in researching and treating PD and the dementia that can

accompany it. That you're concerned is very understandable. Have you talked with

your husband's doctor?

Please keep us posted. We're thinking of you.

Lin

Janet Colello wrote:

Hi Jane,

I have heard that symptoms of gambling and sexual behaviors can be from Mirapex.

My husband was on Mirapex in his very early

stage of LBD. He never had problems with Mirapex, in fact it was like a Miracle

drug for my husband, because he had lost the ability

to cut his food or play golf, his life's passion. He could no longer step

backwards without continuing to go until he either fell or crashed into

a wall and then he was put on Mirapex and 6 months laster, he was cutting his

food again and he was able to step backwards without falling and

he started playing golf again and it lasted for two years before it lost it's

effect, so my husband got two years of his life back, which was a miracle.

As with all drugs and LBD they don't all work the same for everyone. I'm sorry

you are having that problem with your husband...........Jan

Re: hypersexuality and dementia

Hi,

I have noticed that my husband has been looking at

porno sites on the internet. I've heard that this can

be caused by Mirapax. I don't know for sure, but it's

causing a lot of problems in our relationship.

Jane

--- June Christensen

wrote:

> Some of the medicines given for Parkinson's can

> cause

> this problem. I'm not remembering which ones they

> are, but you might consider that.

>

>

> --- Large wrote:

>

> >

> > my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three

> years

> > ago, she is 76 years

> > of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really

> > embarrassing subject to

> > discuss I know, I have read articles relating to

> > this subject, but would

> > like to know if anyone out there has had first

> hand

> > experience of it, as

> > a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a

> nursing

> > home?

> >

> > how do you deal with it, how do you try to

> > understand it, as if LBD

> > isn't horrific enough to cope with?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

[Guest guest]

,

My Mom was on very few meds. I would often arrive at the nh and she would be

stripped from the waist up. Sometimes she would take it all off. She would

have been the last one I thought I would see do that. There were other at the

nh that did, but she over did modesty prior to LBD. I am not sure this was

" Hypersexuality. " I think there were other things involved.

I ended up using the nh tops and put one on front ways and one backward. She

couldn't get those off. There are some sites in the " Lists " of places that sell

open down the back clothes.

It stopped all of a sudden and it didn't happen anymore. I don't know if she

thought she was suppose to " get ready for bed " and that is what she was doing or

what. Never figured it out. But it did go away. It was embarrassing for some

reason for me. Old reaction I guess. There didn't seem to be much modesty there

anyway.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

hypersexuality and dementia

my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three years ago, she is 76 years

of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really embarrassing subject to

discuss I know, I have read articles relating to this subject, but would

like to know if anyone out there has had first hand experience of it, as

a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a nursing home?

how do you deal with it, how do you try to understand it, as if LBD

isn't horrific enough to cope with?

[Guest guest]

Dear and All,

Expressing sexuality is normal for human persons: in dementia, the boundaries

for " appropriate " expression don't exist. Sexual acting-out is common in various

kinds of dementia, including LBD. We see a lot of it where I work (senior care

organization with retirement communities, skilled nursing, ALU and geriatric

hospital). It appears in many forms: suggestive language; trying to fondle

breasts or genitalia of persons of the opposite gender; explicit body movements

(as during musical programs or exercising to music); trying to kiss others in a

sexual way; removing clothes in public; etc. Some residents attempt this

behavior with others of their own age, some with staff. It can be embarrassing

for families witnessing their loved ones engage in this, but our dear ones are

not able to control themselves. This behavior is simply one of many seen in

those with dementia. Staff know it doesn't represent the " real " person. We train

staff how to handle this - as a symptom of a

disease, we don't judge or criticize. Nearly all our loved ones would be

mortified if they understood what they were doing. But they don't, so we

certainly don't reprimand or punish, and we work hard to discourage families

doing that. It only upsets the resident, who truly can't grasp what they did

" wrong. " As with many dementia behaviors, we know to watch for signals about

what might be coming. If we don't catch it in time, we divert the person to a

new activity or conversation. Depending on the circumstances, we might say,

" Lin, doesn't it seem chilly in here? Could I help you on with your blouse, and

then let's go see what Jane is doing in the garden. " which gets the person

re-dressed and refocused. If a gentleman tries to accost a lady, we'd step

between and say something like, " Joe, Lin doesn't like kissing, so we won't do

that. Maybe you could come with me and help pick out the afternoon movie. " When

folks want to remove their own clothing, we try to discern why -

are they hungry, bored, want to sleep, are hyper-sensitive (my mom, for

example, can tolerate only cotton on her torso - heavier fabrics are experienced

as painful), or like small children, interested in their own bodies. Then we

would use a re-dress and refocus approach. If it continues in public and we

can't dress ordivert, we just say, " Lin, when we are all together here,

everybody keeps their clothes on. Would you like to go back to your room with me

and pick out a pretty sweater to wear? " These are just examples of how we as

staff cope, and what we try to teach families.

LBD is a cruel and sad disease, but hopefully we are learning not to be

ashamed of any aspects of it or of our loved ones who have it. I hope this is

not more than you wanted to hear - just to remind us all that our loved ones

with dementia are really no longer capable of doing " bad " things. We are still

inside those boundaries, but need not be embarrassed by their behavior.

As I said, we work with this all the time, and have a good staff training

program around it. So if it would be helpful, I'd be glad to share further.

Peace,

Lin

Donna Mido wrote:

,

My Mom was on very few meds. I would often arrive at the nh and she would be

stripped from the waist up. Sometimes she would take it all off. She would have

been the last one I thought I would see do that. There were other at the nh that

did, but she over did modesty prior to LBD. I am not sure this was

" Hypersexuality. " I think there were other things involved.

I ended up using the nh tops and put one on front ways and one backward. She

couldn't get those off. There are some sites in the " Lists " of places that sell

open down the back clothes.

It stopped all of a sudden and it didn't happen anymore. I don't know if she

thought she was suppose to " get ready for bed " and that is what she was doing or

what. Never figured it out. But it did go away. It was embarrassing for some

reason for me. Old reaction I guess. There didn't seem to be much modesty there

anyway.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

hypersexuality and dementia

my mother was diagnosed with LBD approx three years ago, she is 76 years

of age, 'hypersexuality in dementia' is a really embarrassing subject to

discuss I know, I have read articles relating to this subject, but would

like to know if anyone out there has had first hand experience of it, as

a carer, or maybe as a member of staff in a nursing home?

how do you deal with it, how do you try to understand it, as if LBD

isn't horrific enough to cope with?