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Hi, Lisa,   What you described happened often with my mom. When she had visitors that she hadn't seen in a while, she would suddenly be very communicative. However, I would find her withdrawn, very tired and at times very snippy the next day.   This seems to be a common occurence. My theory is that those with dementia are similar in some ways to athletes in that they focus all of their effort and energy toward a particular event and once that's over, they have to take time to recover.   I wrote about this reaction by those with Alzheimer's in my blog, My Mother's Oscar-Winning Performance.   Take care!   Dorian