Re: theft/personality changes - Shiela

July 9, 2010

Lynn,

Thank you for your informative reply. I smiled when I read about the pediatric

dose of Motrin calming your mother and also about the physical movements that

signal her agitation.

Long before my mother's diagnosis she claimed that Tylenol made her sleepy.

Hard to believe, but OK. Noted. Since she has been bedbound I have given her

Tylenol 500 mg. 9AM and 9PM for generalized discomfort (she has x-ray confirmed

fx of two vertebrae due to osteoporosis), but yes, the Tylenol does have a

calming effect on her as well. We love simple solutions.

And the definitive signal of her agitation is the bedspread wadded up near her

chest. She doesn't move much, but if she's upset those hands get working and

her fingers pull up the bedspread and, oh, boy, it's time to figure out what

might be happening. Cold? Hot? Thirsty? UTI? Hungry? Hurting? Hallucinating?

Stumbling on through the LBD fog,

Sheila in IN

Daughter of Louise, age 87, dx LBD 7/2007

Seroquel 9AM- 25 mg, 3PM- 62.5 mg, 9PM -100 mg.

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> ***I am glad that Mom is calmer. If I see her getting a bit agitated (it's

always physical movements that give it away), I'll give her a teaspoon of

children's Motrin. That often calms her and that small of a dose can't hurt

periodically. I'm never sure if her physical movements are from discomfort or

the Parkinsonism. This is a learning experience, trial and error at times, that

we all must go through. Sharing with others does help immensely in lightening

that worry.

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> Good luck with your mother. I'm certain she feels your love around her.

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> Best wishes,

> Lynn in Florida

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