My 80 yr old mother keeps me up all night then sleeps all day because of seroquel?

What a very, very sad situation. My heart goes out to you.

Mom needs to be in an appropriate care center. She is now beyond a status that can be cared for in a private home. I am so sorry. I can understand why you want to care for her personally, but that is just not feasible. If her needs are being met in a care center, then you can visit her as the loving daughter.

Is she taking Zyprexa or Seroquel? They are not the same. Is she taking both? You need to see her doc, whatever she is taking is not working for her. Meds are often a matter of trial and error to find what will work.

Sorry but before you make that decision to put her somewhere, you really need to find a doctor that will adjust her meds. My mother also went through a period of being violent although it was just me and she would hit, throw things and say ugly things. Her doctor reduced the dosage of Aricept, added Namenda and a very mild dose of Seroguel. She did a complete turnaround. Eventually her new doctor took her off Seroquel because if you research it, seniors really shouldn't take it. We decided to try Melotonin at night and it works just as well.. She sleeps all night. no nightmares and she is back to her pleasant self. Also, if your mom is on Aricept (Donepezil) try giving her that in the morning. Based on adjusting her meds it seemed like the Aricept was giving my mom bad dreams and not allowing her to sleep well at night. Lowering the dose and giving it to her in the morning seems to help a lot.

Let the state take custody. She cannot be around children.

If Seroquel is a a sedative with multiple uses for multiple purposes, including a sleep aid. This specific medicine should only be taken at bedtime because it will put you to sleep. I occasionally use it as a sleep aid, and you can sleep for up to 12 hours under sedation, but you can feel like a zombie for the next 12 hours. I don't know what time the patient is taking this pill, but have them take it at bedtime because you only have a short time between a few minutes and up to no more than an hour before it kicks and knocks you out like a light!

It may not be safe to navigate through the house when you must wake up in the night to use the bathroom because you are extremely groggy under Seroquel, and navigating on foot under sedation is definitely not safe. What I do before taking the pill at bedtime to help me sleep is have a power chair handy by the bed. That way, I don't risk being unsteady on my feet and falling due to sedation. Another alternative would be to keep a bedside toilet for the patient to use and everything they need such as moist wipes to clean their hands. Seroquel is a very strong sedative that should not be used at any other time but bedtime. If you read the bottle, you will see that it causes drowsiness. It says not to drive or operate dangerous machinery, but if using a power chair, dial the speed all the way down to a low setting to keep the patient safe while navigating to and from the bathroom while under sedation.

You just reminded me of something that happened to me during my own childhood when my abusive mom shoved me down on the floor when I was very young and very small. I'm kind of wondering as an abuse survivor myself if your mom was even like that before the accident, or was it since the accident she became abusive? I just have to ask because something here reminded me of my very early childhood when the same thing happened to me around that age

See the doc and try to get her meds redialed. Very sorry for your situation. May God send extra help to you.

My MIL whom I care for 24 / 7 also has these issues. Her issues are Alzheimer's / Dementia. We have had to change her medications often, some she think are "sugar pills' others are much to strong and there again we have had to remove all her meds and give them to her as prescribed because do to her illness' she either does what she wants or simply reads it wrong like it says every 6 hours so she takes 6 pills........ some of which will kill her or leave her like a vegetable..........Talk to the Doc and let him know how she behaves but also try to see things thru HER eyes.. Like with my MIL I as a retired nurse have seen this too often and many times have admitted I can not do it alone. Other than my hubby we have no help although help lives less than 5 miles away... anyway... She is like a 2 yr old that can not be taught however till set in her ways. MIL has sundowners as well and is a royal pain in the .. after 6 pm, when she naps in the day she wakes up thinking its morning and time to start the day ( again ). Take each day as it comes, enjoy the good days even if they are few and far between and Bless your heart for what your doing, Karma is looking back at ya and will return it 10 fold. Again, try to put your self in her shoes, how would you react to the hand dealt you?

I give mum donepezil in the morning or she is worse than usual (Aricept to you in US) I swear all our mothers are related in some way (other than dementia!) Mine does her level best (and considering her age it is a skill she has learned and is ingrained into her) to just irritate me. She does like thin bread she doesn't like thin bread; she likes chinese food, she doesn't like the same damned chinese food; she likes toast, she doesn't like toast, she likes one cereal then doesn't!

Seroquel should be used to calm an elder down at night-thus, a sleep aide.