My husband has all of a sudden started forgetting his rollator when walking. He needs it for his balance. He is very weak and seems confused. Could this be a vitamin deficiency? It came on quickly. Having a hard time keeping him awake. He recently started taking 4 carbidopa-levodopa 25-100mg a day. Does anyone on here give their lives one vitamin B 12 shots for energy? He fell yesterday because he pushed his rollator to the side and started walking. Any advice?
"[He] Had a small stroke fell and fractured L1. He was in the hospital most of 3/23. His memory is getting bad as he is in stage 3 Parkinsons."
This is a question for his physician. We can't give you medical advice. He needs to be checked for a UTI, dehydration, etc. A vitamin B12 shot will only help him if he actually has a deficiency.
Does he have Lewey Body dementia? This often comes with Parkinsons. The levodopa dosage may be the first thing his doctor considers. Please call his doctor.
My mother developed dementia along with her Parkinson’s disease. Please speak with the neurologist and explain your husband’s symptoms.
Mom used a walker as well. She took a few tumbles too. Actually, more than a few.
Parkinson’s patients have strength and balance issues. Rehab and home health helped my mother tremendously. They are given exercises that are specifically designed for Parkinson’s patients.
Speak with your husband’s doctor to see if home health can be ordered.
Have you considered placing your husband in a facility if his care becomes too difficult for you to manage on your own? Do you have any help?
Have you contacted Council on Aging in your area for a consultation on how to best support his needs?
Best wishes to you and your husband. My mom lived to be 95. She died in an end of life hospice care home.
I would talk to his doctor to see what he/she may think.
And unfortunately to date there are no medications that help with memory loss.
I wish you the best in getting to the bottom of what exactly is going on with your husband.
My brother has PD and lands in the hospital often because he falls so much. When that happens they try to add anti psychotic drugs which have had the very opposite effect that they intended. They don't calm him and he becomes quite belligerent, but not so if he doesn't take tgem. I've had to be vigilant to keep him off of those. He also was prescribed melatonin for sleep which can cause hallucinations, especially in PD patients. My brother's falls were mostly at night when he was hallucinating. So stopping that has helped some. And, yes, he does take Vitamin B supplements.
Maybe he recently fell, hit his head, hence memory loss?
B12 shouldn’t be given unless your blood results show you really need it. Too much B12 in the body is harmful.
Cognitive decline (also dementia) progresses at a basically steady pace. Any sudden, drastic change, means something happened. Check also any new medicines you recently gave. Side-effects causing memory loss?
the forgetfulness may be an indication of dementia. My husband takes Aricept nightly. The falling down became a daily occurrence. My husband was weak, listless & spent most all day sleeping. Two days ago his received a pacemaker & the cardiologist is hopeful the device will regulate his heart rate, blood pressure & lessen the Autonomic Dysfunction which caused wild swings of his blood pressure.