dad became a little confused a week ago. the doctor gave him Ceftin for bronchitis (he has no UTI). After taking the Ceftin he is now extremely confused, irritated and almost hallucinating. Could it be the meds or is the infection causing this. Anyone have this experience?
Your profile says Dad has dementia. Was his "little confusion" a week ago an increase in his usual symptoms?
I noticed with my husband that often the first sign of an infection was an increase in his confusion. Then I'd watch closely and sure enough within a few days he'd have a fever and other symptoms. Sometimes he'd remain confused for a while after the infection was cleared up, but he did always return to his baseline.
So in my experience, it could be the bronchitis causing this. But since confusion is a known side effect of that drug, do discuss it with his doctor. Perhaps a different antibiotic could be tried.
Call the doctor tomorrow or you can call the "Nurse On Call" at most hospitals anytime and any day. If it gets worse, stop the medicine and get to your doctor as soon as possible. It definitely could be a medicine reaction.
Has he. Become incontinent, If he has memory loss or dementia. Get him tested for hydrocephalus ( sorry if spelled wrong), as this problem. Is one of the highly misdiagnosed as dementia. My father was misdiagnosed for several years until a dr just hearing the symptoms told us to get him tested. One short surgery later... he was his old self... but had short term memory loss because it too so many years to diagnose.
Hope this helps.