Hi Joy, I agree with Op. I didn't have it, or anything else for that matter, while in the hospital with her, but I noticed that while hospitalized, she was in one of two states: Either she was awake, agitated and thrashing about, trying to get out of bed, or else she was in a deep coma-like sleep. T...

The drugs, unfortunately, cannot be removed, given the situation and the risks involved when her behavior becomes uncontrollable. Without the influence of the drugs, there appears to be a Lach constitution: Verbal repetition, sarcasm, the desire to go home, enough energy to burst out of her skin, al...

Hi All, My mom had hip replacement surgery after a fall. She is also in an advanced stage of Alzheimer's. While in the hospital and in the nursing home for rehab, she was drugged to within an inch of her life. I stayed in the hospital around the clock with her because she is such a fall risk and she...