My MIL has always been a sleeper but the last couple weeks she has been sleeping probably 20 + hrs a day. She says she is not sleeping but every time I check on her she's sleeping. This was preceeded by about 2 weeks of being mean as a snake. Back up, she has frontal lobe dysfunction... her whole life but we only found out about 4 years ago. The Psychiatrist got her on the right meds and for about a year she's actually been pretty easy going. So...
A month ago she went back to her old mean self and 2 weeks later withdrawn and sleeping all the time.
Anyone have any ideas ?
Just went through this with my mom, but of course it was totally different. Every dimintia patient is different. I think that is one of the hardest things about the dimintia.
I don't know if she is moving in to the next stage or what. Trying to get urine sample to give to nurse when she comes.
Do a pill count, see if they have all been taken. Example: once a day Rx filled 20 days ago should have 10 left in the jar. Betcha she skipped some.