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Mental Health Support

snpsmom

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5. Oh my

Reply to Ziggysmom (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 18, 2023, 06:44 AM

Dec 2023

So happy to hear that medication is helping your husband. Take care of yourself as you care for him.

The antidepressant medication my mom is on has helped with her agitation, and she does get Ativan prn. At this point, she also needs low dose antipsychotics, unfortunately. They do help some.

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Tough day with Mom [View all] snpsmom Dec 2023 OP

I wish I had words of comfort for you.. Deuxcents Dec 2023 #1

very sorry what you are going through Skittles Dec 2023 #2

ty snpsmom Dec 2023 #3

I cared for my mother who had dementia back in the 1990s. Now my husband, at 74, is having Ziggysmom Dec 2023 #4

Oh my snpsmom Dec 2023 #5