He is incontinent and must be changed and kept clean. It is probably to to need to maintain control and possible abuse as a child. He has parkinsonisms, but NOT PD, and exhibits Extrapyramidal Reaction to Seroquel. Ativan does little for the aggression and makes him nonfunctionally drowsy. Has anyone had similar problems and found a drug that quells the aggressiveness but allows one to function fairly alertly?
I feel I must mention if you have considered a different living situation placement; it is most important for you to be sure what measures will be taken for this situation. I am in Washington and our state regulations encourage psychiatric hospitalization for these behaviors.
If you are afraid of this behavior (whether for your personal safety or his) contact your local Aging ad Long Term Care Agency. These folks make it their focus to find and provide answers in this kind of situation.
It is paramount for you to remain safe and secure, thereby being available to help him. If you are unable to get the correct interaction (physical or medicinal) who will be there for him? And right beside this same question is the thought that should something happen to you, who will respond to your needs.
Of importance is if he has the correct diagnosis. Many different kinds of dementia are frequently lumped together and called Alzheimer's disease. Practioners are getting better at focusing on the correct diagnosis and treating that specific one.
What I am saying is to be positive you are working with the correct diagnosis and then seek the correct intervention for that behavior. One should never just assume it is one disease, without some very valid evidence. Medical Practioners many times are not specifically trained to diagnose the correct dementia disease. I have seen and worked with people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when later it was determined to be Loewy Body disease complicated by Parkinson's disease or Korsiifcos disease only to discover it was a drug interaction.
Re being touched, I have a history of extreme abuse as a child and I grit my teeth at being touched. I also have fibromalgia/myofacial pain and on a flare up day if you were to barely touch my skin with 100% silk or the down of a bird I would scream in pain. I am able to request folk don't touch me and explain that on a bad day even the softest breeze is agony.
Sadly these conditions are not the only ones that cause this sort of reaction. My body is sending the wrong signals to the brain regarding touch, once there the message is getting scrambled again. Result searing pain from what should be pleasurable.
I have just been diagnosed with Dementia with Lewy Bodies, I haven't seen a sensitivity to being touched in my reading up on it. Is this common? I'm guessing as it's already an issue for me that it's unlikely to be worse until I can't explain that is. I have pretty yukky halucinations visually, sound & smell if anything else to be aware off could you please message me I don't want to hijack this post. Thanks
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