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Offline Bubo bubo

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Re: How June could have remained alive
« Reply #105 on: July 30, 2023, 11:09:PM »
Absolutely, also, my mum has dementia and for a while, they gave her that crap. It was over Christmas around 2016 - she was on a pretty low dose but just couldn't function. In the end, I stopped giving it to her and it took a couple of weeks for her movements to improve and she had only been on the stuff a few weeks. Her prescription was for tablets and no slow release so I would imagine they would leave the system quicker (although I am assuming).
Can I suggest that there is a difference between Dementia (you have my sympathy) and schizophrenia and although some medications can be used as a multi purpose treatment (amitriptyline). They are not always the right drug in all cases and dosage and method of delivery can also be a factor.

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Re: How June could have remained alive
« Reply #106 on: July 30, 2023, 11:15:PM »
Can I suggest that there is a difference between Dementia (you have my sympathy) and schizophrenia and although some medications can be used as a multi purpose treatment (amitriptyline). They are not always the right drug in all cases and dosage and method of delivery can also be a factor.

I know there is a difference - quite a big one. It wasn't the right drug but I have had first had experience of it's effects. And thanks but it's an ever increasing disease (sadly).

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Re: How June could have remained alive
« Reply #107 on: July 31, 2023, 12:04:AM »
Absolutely, also, my mum has dementia and for a while, they gave her that crap. It was over Christmas around 2016 - she was on a pretty low dose but just couldn't function. In the end, I stopped giving it to her and it took a couple of weeks for her movements to improve and she had only been on the stuff a few weeks. Her prescription was for tablets and no slow release so I would imagine they would leave the system quicker (although I am assuming).

You have my every sympathy

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Re: How June could have remained alive
« Reply #108 on: July 31, 2023, 01:51:AM »
Oh ok I got you, from memory it was "living with schizophrenia" or something like that.

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Re: How June could have remained alive
« Reply #109 on: July 31, 2023, 03:29:PM »
You have my every sympathy

My father is currently in a home age 81 with vascular dementia

Thanks and likewise, my mother has the same form of dementia. She still has moments of clarity and remembers who I am, but she's not who she once was. That's the saddest thing - they kind of die as the person you knew.