AlzheimersNotes.com
I was asked, in a recent comment on a post,  what a daughter should do when her elderly father, who had broken a leg and was in a nursing home, acted like a zombie.  That previous post concerned overmedication, with a link from a post by Liz Lewis.  I had related an experience with my mom.
Since I’m not trained in the medical field nor know the complete situation with the lady’s dad, I don’t want to give suggestions that will steer her in the wrong direction. So I’ll suggest places one  might go for answers.
*Have you talked with his doctor to see why this amount of medication …read more

AlzheimersNotes.com
 Recently Liz Lewis wrote the post, Alzheimer’s or Overmedicated, which struck a chord with me.  Sometimes, in order to control or address difficult behaviors in older patients, medications are used that could give the appearance of Alzheimer’s.  This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s being done deliberately. Sometimes it could happen because of interaction between medications. However, if someone is taking medication and begins to show Alzheimer’s symptoms, check out what’s being perscribed.
I didn’t have an overmedicated problem with my mom, who did develop Alzheimer’s.  However, medication was described by her doctor to control difficult behavior as she exhibited some of the more aggressive symptoms …read more