Zyprexa & Risperdal &

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Hello All

Catching up from Mom's move and ongoing computer problems have had me

away from the group for a few months. I have managed to catch some

postings and wanted to say " , congrats on your official

engagement! " It is so nice to hear some happy news. Also thank you

for creating the official LBD chat room where I have been able to

reconnect with some nice chat people I had met before.

Got mom moved right down the street from me in Jan. to regular senior

housing, NOT assisted or NH type. It is so great to be able to go

there every day to check on her.

I have noticed some changes in mom and I am not sure if they are so

apparent because I see her more often now or whether she is really

moving into some new phase. She seems very unmotivated to do anything.

She does get up and dressed every day. Her place is very tidy but

although she has no physical disabilities, and has always been a

meticulous housekeeper, she will not dust or vacuum. She always says

she will or she did but then doesn't. She gets very agitated if I

offer to do it for her. In the last 3 months all of us had had a

birthday. Mom, myself, my daughter, my sister & her daughter and my

husband and mom has not acknowleged any of them even by just

mentioning it. Very out of character. She will no longer go for a

walk which she did all the time before and she has the most

ridiculous excuses. She needs constant reminding to pay her bills &

take her meds. She is argumentative and combative often.

She has been in constant trouble at her new place for blasting her

TV. She is deaf on one side and, of course, refuses to deal with

that. We have gone to great lengths to set her up with a cordless

headset which was a big argument. She now agrees to use it but then

doesn't and then rants about the #@ & *^@!! neighbors and thin walls.

Then gets mad at me because she thinks am always on " their " side.

After weeks of dealing with this we found a way to turn off her TV

speakers so she will have to use the headset. Now she just keeps

pushing every button trying to get the sound to come out of the TV.

Last week I went to see her Dr, which is our family Dr, without her.

He suggested adding either Zyprexa or Risperdal to her meds.

Everything I read about both these meds says they are not recommended

for dementia patients. Just hoping someone has some experience with

either of these meds that they can share. Currently mom takes Aricept

& Zoloft.

Thanks so much,

& Ginny now 84 years