Has anyone tried hypnosis for their family member with Alzheimer's?

dil9397 Did you further question what they did to her? Wondered if was THAT word covered your word remember.

Alzheimer's is a metabolic disease. To fix Alzheimer's, one must fix the metabolism.

Quantum Reiki focused on her brain,
then the rest of her body.She was VERY relaxed by it.So was I when I tried it for caregiver stress.I asked her if she liked it.She said yes.When we went for 2nd session,I asked her if she remembered that we went last week.I swear she said: "How could I forget THAT." I was stunned.She NEVER refused a session.

Dillon, I'm intrigued that Reiki has been used for dementia. Did the Reiki focus on your mother's head? (That sounds strange, doesn't it?) My experience with Reiki is that the hands are placed above the body and moved over it, with more time spent on the areas in need (cancer in this case).

Did your mother seem to be relaxed by it?

I am very skeptical about hynosis as a treatment for Alzheimer's. I am curious as to the reasons you are interested in it? Do they have symptoms for which you think it would help? Also hard to find a legitimate person for thypnosis.

Wonder no more. Again folks, there is NOTHING you can do to reverse the ravages of dementia. Don't waste your time or money on quacks!

I have successfully used acupuncture for 30 yrs. now. Alternative, proven centuries old medicines, rule.

Some resources are available online if you search for "Hypnosis for Alzheimer's."

Do I recall correctly that Alzheimer's involves interruption of impulses in the brain, making memories inaccessible? (Science wasn't my best subject in school.) So maybe the pathways needed for hypnosis might not be available?

On the other hand, what a fascinating study this would make. Might be difficult to control the variables. I'm going to pose this as a subject on our college alum email group and see if any of the more scholarly (than me) members know of anything.

Thanks for posting the concept. If you pursue this, please let us know the results.

web.wellness-institute has an article Patients had weekly visits - which would be challenging depending on the situation. Interesting idea.

I have used hypnosis myself, having sessions with the therapist and then using the recorded sessions at home. I found it effective enough to repeat the process for a different problem.

To be hypnotized requires relaxed concentration, and comprehension to follow the therapists words. I'm not sure every person with dementia could be hypnotized. But it is a creative idea, and I can't off-hand think of risks, other than it not working.

I think if I were going to try it with a loved one with dementia, I'd want to be in the room with him or her, perhaps holding hands.

Long before he developed dementia my husband and I went to a marriage counselor, because he repeatedly hit me in is sleep. Was this some kind of subliminal message? The counselor used hypnosis and my dear husband would be fast asleep before she got to her third sentence! It turned out, by the way, that there was nothing wrong with our marriage. He had REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (often a precursor of Lewy Body Dementia.) So, not everyone is a good candidate for hypnosis, even if they don't have dementia.

If you do try this, do let us know about your experience with it!

This is truly worth a try for sure! I have had regression hypnosis and it really works so this might also in the way of taking someone to a different time frame that could last the rest of their lives anyway! This could actually work, hope someone will give it a whirl!

This is a therapy I had never heard of for dementia and it is difficult to find credible, independent reviews on line about it, and they are mostly from a decade ago. Still, what little there is does seem to be positive, so it can't hurt to give it a try.

I think that if no medical source has run a clinical trial and/or if no reliable scientific literature about it, you should not consider it for anyone you are responsible for.

I think your idea is very intriguing! Man, please let us know if you find anything about this idea. I suppose it does require some thought processes though. I would certainly inquire about it from a trained professional. Perhaps doctors at a teaching hospital might have info on it.