My husband with Alzheimer's seems much worse in the morning. He does bizarre things after he first wakes up, i.e., thinking there are other people "running through the house," confusing his shirt with his pants so that he tries to put pants on over his head, etc.
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Sunrise Syndrome,(sun?riz) a condition in which a person with Alzheimer's wakes up rising in the morning and their mind is filled with delusions which include include beliefs about theft, the patient's house not being their home, a spouse is an impostor, belief an intruder is in the house, abandonment, spousal and paranoia, people eavesdropping. Sometimes the person may carry over content of a dream.
One observation is that Sunrise Syndrome is different from Sundowning because the person may wake up in a confabulation mind set. During a Sunrise Syndrome conversation with the content may filled with confabulations; verbal statements and/or actions that inaccurately describe history, background and present situations.
Sundowning in contrast displays as confusion, disorientation, wandering, searching, escape behaviors, tapping or banging, vocalization, combativeness; the demons of anxiety, anger, fear, hallucinations and paranoia come out.
Hallucinations and delusions are symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. With hallucinations or delusions, people do not experience things as they really are.
Delusions are false beliefs. Even if you give evidence about something to the person with dementia, she will not change her belief. For example, a person with dementia may have a delusion in which she believes someone else is living in her house when she actually lives alone. Delusions can also be experienced in the form of paranoid beliefs, or accusing others for things that have not happened. For example, the person with dementia may misplace an item and blame others for stealing it. Some people with dementia may have the delusion that others are "out to get them." For example, he may believe that his food is being poisoned.
male alz patient is showing resistance to using commode to urinate. I have tried to get him to sit down. sometimes he will sometimes not. He does not try to go in other places just waits too long between trips. Any suggestions as to how I can get him to go with struggle. I take him about every 2 hours or at least ask him. although his mind is not good now he still has the privacy issue.
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My dad had days where we knew immediately it was not going to be a good day. Whether it was something that changed while sleeping or a carry over from the dream state it was hard to tell. Anyway, this sounds like one more challenge. Sometimes putting a label on things helps and sunrisers is as good as any!
Keep telling your stories my friends, It helps us to unload and it helps others to know that they aren't alone. Sometimes solutions come through as well.
Carol
He thinks the kids in the house are being very quiet so he can sleep. No one lives here but the 2 of us.
So sad, he use to wear cowboy boots and belts to match. Very fancy and perfect. Two years has really made a change.