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All brain scans good: Could my husband still have dementia?
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jul 6, 2022 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
Hello @billchitwood
I'm glad that your husband is being evaluated at Mayo. I'm sure maintaining a day-to-day routine is difficult under the circumstances.
If you are interested in a Connect discussion about LBD, here is a link to a discussion, "I was recently diagnosed with LBD with Parkinsonism: Any advice?"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/recent-lbd-diagnosis/.
You mentioned sleeping issues. Many people with LBD and other dementia-related disorders are helped with time-release melatonin.
Have you tried this? If not, you might check with his doctor at his next appointment to see if this could be added.
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He tried melatonin and it didn't help at all. He was on other sleep meds through the years but still had sleep problems.
He just almost fell getting out of his lift chair (not using the lift). He is now headed for bed (4:30pm). Doctors want him to move around and get more exercise ( he is 89) but he basically has refused for decades. One excuse or another. As they told him, you rest you rust.