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EILEEN
07/08/08
EILEEN
Category:sleep medications

WHAT MEDICATION CAN AN ALZHEIMERS PATIENT TAKE TO HELP SLEEP AT NIGHT

MY MOTHER HAS ALZHIMERS AND I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING HER AWAKE DURING THE DAY.  FROM 5 PM ON SHE WANTS TO GO TO SLEEP, WE HAVE TRIED ADVIL PM ETC. NOTHING SEEMS TO KEEP HER ASLEEP IN THE NIGHT.  SHE YELLS OUT REPEATEDLY EVEN AFTER I HAVE GONE TO HER EACH TIME, TO COMFORT HER....
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