My dad's lost his mind.....here we go again

**Medusa** · 08-15-2011, 07:21 AM

Well, we'll just send up lots of PT prayers. They've been known to work miracles. Keep the faythe that all will be well for everyone concerned.

**caseysmom** · 08-15-2011, 09:12 AM

Something happened like this to a friend of mine but it was one of the stages of alzheimers and it wasn't the first sign. Thoughts for your father that it is something temporary and easy to resolve.

**Lilith Cherry** · 08-15-2011, 10:36 AM

Lots of loving thoughts for your dad's speedy recovery Gayle. We will all keep your family in our prayers.

**happylabs** · 08-15-2011, 01:11 PM

Prayers for you all! It is very difficult to watch our parents age. Mine are 87 and 88. Medication will definitely help. Hang in there!

**Queen of Poop** · 08-15-2011, 01:29 PM

Thanks all for the prayers and support. Just checked in with my mom, she's doing ok, got a really good sleep last night. She checked in with the hospital and my dad settled in ok, he's in a lockdown unit, has his own room with a bathroom, ate all his dinner and then proceeded to fall fast asleep. The evaluation process begins today, they should get back to my mom in the next couple of days, hopefully with some answers.

I'm so grateful to have my PT Family to lean on during these times. Thank you all so very, very much.

**Karen** · 08-15-2011, 01:34 PM

I am glad your mom got a good night's sleep, that helps a lot. Especially knowing your dad is in a safe place. I hope they figure things out for and with him!

**Grace** · 08-15-2011, 02:08 PM

I wonder - had he recently started taking any new medication for an existing, physical problem? Elyse and I have both read Our Daily Meds - all about the pharmaceutical companies. There are medications out there that can be prescribed for a physical problem, but they can then cause other problems - some of them mental/emotional.

There was one drug, Detrol, that caused hallucinations in a woman very soon after she began it. She got diagnosed with early dementia - and it was no such thing.

I was taking an anti-seizure medication after my craniotomy last year. It caused me to become extremely short-tempered. There were times I could feel the rage building up in me. Thankfully I no longer have to take it.

I'm sure your dad's doctors are checking all these things.