My Mom had been a maniacal witch all her life. With the onset of age, and after suffering a few mini-strokes, her beastly behavior has risen to a totally new level altogether. My brother and husband can hardly stand being in her presence, and I can't really blame them for feeling that way.
On many occasions, I have broached the idea of anti-depressants or anti-anxiety meds to her, but she has screamed at the top of her lungs that she refuses to take them. How do you all feel about the ethics of sneaking mashed up mood-enhancing meds into her food on the sly? Many, many thanks, again for your kind help!!
Also, everyone reacts differently to different meds. I would say don't do it. Respectfully.
take care.
Has she been checked fora UTI?
And some taste absolutely horrible, hence the coating on them. I take Zoloft and once one got wet and was kind of dissolving so I grabbed it before it could 'melt' and OMG, the aftertaste was horrible. So--maybe before you try doing this, mash one of the pills and 'taste' it. You made need something fairly spicy or sweet to cover the taste.
(I remember mashing up tranquilizers in chocolate pudding when my YD had her first baby and subsequent high anxiety/blues. Asked her doc for the OK and got it. A half hour after eating 'pudding' she felt so much better and began to think she could, in fact raise this baby and she wouldn't have to give her to the local fire station.)
Was she prescribed meds and refused to take them?
Has she taken them and experienced side effects?
Does she realize that meds have to be taken for a short time before receiving an appropriate response from them?
Give us a little more information please. Thanks.
Is your mother diagnosed? Are these prescription meds from her doctors?
If not, then NO. It isn't OK.
I think time now for a complete assessment with neuro-psyc, if you are her POA and caregiver.
Wishing you the very best of luck.
Otherwise, it is very wrong to give her drugs.
If it were me, and my mother was acting like this, I'd give her a choice: take the medications prescribed for you by the doctor so we can ALL LIVE IN PEACE inside of this home or go to Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing. Choice A or Choice B, which will it be?
In the meantime, if you have a prescription for anti depressants/anti anxiety meds for your mother, I'd crush them up and put them in her food in a NEW YORK MINUTE.
Good luck!