Is Seroquel used for anxiety with someone in mild to moderate stage of dementia? She is less anxious but appears to have even more of a negative effect on short term memory.
My dad has taken seroquel for many years and they have gradually increased his dose. It has done a very good job of controlling his anxiety over the years.
Seroquel helped my mom. She was prescribed this drug along with Ativan. She was tired but at 95, and actively dying with end stage Parkinson’s disease I feel it was given as part of her comfort care. She died peacefully at the end of April.
Sometimes you must 'trade' one behavior for another in the search for something to help our LO's cope.
Yes, Seroquel is a very effective anti anxiety drug. It can be taken as a sleep aid--or in fairly small doses for anxiety.
The dementia is what it is--a brain that's slowly not working well anymore.
I personally would opt for letting my LO have peace through judicious use of pharmaceuticals than letting them being 'more alert' and possibly in psychic pain b/c of untreated or undertreated anxiety.
I take both these drugs. The Seroquel only at night, I find it really sedating. The Clonazepam is for GAD. I have to be VERY careful about them--I am watched like a hawk by my psych doc.
If you are sleepy-ish, and both drugs can cause that, you may find your LO seems less alert or aware. That's not the worst thing that they can feel. Overarching anxiety due to the situation they're in is probably worse than feeling a little 'out of it'. You can talk to the prescribing doc and see if you can fiddle with the dosage if you think your LO is TOO sedated.
In the end--it's about mom and what is best for her.
Thank you for your information. She is not sedated, so that is good. She just seems to have more memory issues, however, it could be because I am now seeing it more than the anxiety which is under control now. It is much better for her, just heartbreaking.
Yes, Seroquel is a very effective anti anxiety drug. It can be taken as a sleep aid--or in fairly small doses for anxiety.
The dementia is what it is--a brain that's slowly not working well anymore.
I personally would opt for letting my LO have peace through judicious use of pharmaceuticals than letting them being 'more alert' and possibly in psychic pain b/c of untreated or undertreated anxiety.
I take both these drugs. The Seroquel only at night, I find it really sedating. The Clonazepam is for GAD. I have to be VERY careful about them--I am watched like a hawk by my psych doc.
If you are sleepy-ish, and both drugs can cause that, you may find your LO seems less alert or aware. That's not the worst thing that they can feel. Overarching anxiety due to the situation they're in is probably worse than feeling a little 'out of it'. You can talk to the prescribing doc and see if you can fiddle with the dosage if you think your LO is TOO sedated.
In the end--it's about mom and what is best for her.