Mom normally sleeps from 9am to 7pm then has a little food and is restless all night. She is anemic and I give her liquid iron. This past week she basically stayed up for 3 days straight with an occasional 15 minute nap. Gave her a temazapam (15 mg at 12) to no avail. Then a .05 ativan at 7am. She crashed at noon and is now on a 21 hr deep sleep. I'm worried about dehydration. I hardly ever give her sleeping medications, her mind doesn't tolerate it well. Any advice? I figure I'll wake her at noon, change her and see what happens.
