My Mother has Alzheimer's. There are times when she is so lethargic that she can barely open her eyes much less move. Is this common or could her meds be causing this?
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Q: does alzheimer's Disease cause a patient to be overly lethargic?
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9/ 5/09 10:28am
It could be either, but I'd have her meds checked. She may have too much of something meant to calm her and she is too calm. You are very smart to be aware of this. She may need an adjustment.
Take care,
Carol
9/10/09 5:59pm
My mom has alzheimer's and she was on a lot of meds. One med made her drole so much i had to keep kleenex all the time to wipe her mouth. The other med keep her sleepy ever if she was sitting up. She could't wake up so I went to Webmd and looked the med up for side effects then I began taking her off the med one at a time until she stopped droling and she woke-up and was alert and i stopped buying kleenx. So you may be right, research on Webmd about her meds.
9/10/09 6:29pm
I found it to be true that meds do make a difference in the person dealing with Alzheimer's, so consult with the attending phyisican to find the right combinations of drugs and strenghtens, so that your loved one can have a life of quailty. In addition, I also found that as the diease progresses the love one becomes more tried, because the brain is processing the information. It's important that the love one is engaged in life, but also has time to rest and process the information that was passed in a slower pace that the love one can handle, in doing you and the rest the of family is not to upseting joyful moment and the person can linger in silences. The love one can now remience of this time and others. I have seen the thoughts pass in the eyes, body language, and the silent whipsers that I know the love one understood and enjoyed the moment, but the processes took longer and made the love one weaker.
9/12/09 2:31pm
While it is entirely possible that meds are causing the lethargy, it very well could be the progression of alzheimer's. My mother is not on many drugs, particularly those that have similar side effects. And mom is almost always sleeping and lifeless. AD is such an insidious disease that affects every single aspect of life, both physically, mentally and emotionally. Good luck.
5/ 7/10 11:48am
Meds could be the culprit.
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