My mom has been living in an Assisted Living home for a year now. She's had her ups and down. She lived with me for a month while she was on one of her "down" moments. The Dr's adjusted her medication and her volatility and aggression subsided. She was able to go back to living at the Assisted Living facility. She loves it there and has been there for a few month again now. Lately, she is refusing to take her meds. Will take the morning dose but refuse the evening, or vice versa. I'm desperate for some suggestions on getting her to take the meds. It has never been an issue before but the last week or so she's been missing either her morning and evening meds.
They usually have the best tricks for getting the medication on board; I would speak to them because different things work for different people.
I wish you the best.
Your post made me remember that.
72 is quite young. But given HOW some of our loved ones are forced to live, I myself begin to wonder if medicating and treating ourselves to live is truly a good idea.
Good luck and I hope you will find a way that helps.
Good luck to you.
I had a wonderful sweet lady, for a while she wouldn't take her meds. She would tell me, no because " they" set you up to this. Finally I looked down really sad. Told her she was right " they" did set me up. But if you don't take your meds , " they" won't let me come anymore.
She popped those pills so quick, and I really never had the problem again.
Good luck, we all need it, I'm knee deep in my mothers care right now.