How can I get my 78 year old mom with dementia to take her medication?

I understand how your mother feels re. antidepressants I worked many yrs. in a nursing home..and I saw the side effects .In fact I mention in my living will NO antidepressants . your mom may do well on a mild tranquilizer such as ativan 0.5 mg or valium 5 mg to calm her. they come in liquid. I think we are all put through these hard test in life...stay strong...God bless

Maggie~I went through a similar situation with my mother. She was and is terrified of side effects of medication. My mother looks at life as cause and effect very black and white thinking. My sister and I had to wait things out until our mother was diagnosed as mentally incapacitated so that the DPOA could be in force. Once that happened, we had our mother put on Namenda. It is hard to get them to take medication unless you can get a liquid form of it or grind it into their food. If you do grind it, talk with the dr. because not all medications have the same effect once they are ground. I also had my mom put on an antidepressant, I told it was for something else and she accepted it. Good Luck with this and keep us updated...your situation may help another.