Book Board Chat

Good Evening Everyone! Just been reading lately.

Rose Haldol, frankly, doesn't work for older adults [at least who haven't had it prescribed at earlier dates in their lives] [but them I am not a doctor and don't pretend to be one, just personal observations]. Know of 5 or so cases it caused more trouble than it solved. [ditto with paxil or something like that, with three cases I personally know of. Seniors frankly need a geriattic experience doctor or pysch doctor for the meds that work for them.

Now, I took care of my Father who did have senile dementia [with a nice selection of meds for that] and during a couple of hospitalizations whatever the hospital ever gave him either made him violent or didn't faze him [I'm speaking of non-pysch meds; rather pain or sleep meds].

Anesthics -- My great aunt halicinated etc after her gall bladder surgery [approx 83 yo] and again after a hip replacement. It took 2 days each time before she stopped seeing little children, a refridgerator, deceased relatives, etc. After the hip surgery she did have anxiety issues for several weeks afterwards. The doctor really didn't want to prescribe anything as he was more worried about side effects/bad reactions/over-medicating.

Her doctors at the time considered it a post-op matter and they were right. Now, she really wasn't on much in the way of pain killers [curiously she showed minimal pain after both surgeries and healed amazedly fast].