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2021 LBD Summit Recorded Content & More! Dec 6, 2021 | By Jodi Melius (@jodimelius)
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@hbjuniperflat

My husband's most troublesome symptoms right now are sleep problems (diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder) and short term memory loss from two strokes. In addition, the LBD adds lots of confusion to each day. Example: the other day he asked me, "What's the cowboy's name over there?" When this happens, I don't know if he is hallucinating, or if he is just not able to come up with the right word to describe what he wants to know. It actually turned out to be the latter in this case... he was asking about a cactus. Keeps me on my toes, that's for sure.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | May 11, 2021

@hbjuniperflat

You describe your husband's difficulties very well. In the presentation on LBD last week, sleep problems were addressed. It was reported by the doctors in the presentation that addressing the sleep problem can decrease some of the other dementia symptoms.

What sort of sleep aids is your husband using? Many people use a CPAP machine if they have sleep apnea. I was surprised to learn that Melatonin is also often used.

I would like to invite @kristin816 to this discussion. She is a caregiver for her father with LBD. Perhaps she can add something to this discussion.

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