I am sure this has been asked before. But need to ask again.
For 4 nights in a row my 87 year old mother was talking and getting up out of bed. This was all night, which meant I was up all night. She was reliving her life in her dreams. Last night she slept all night long.
My questions is, is it normal for this to happen for a couple of days and then go away? Should I expect this to happen again?
Btw, my mother was diagnosed with dementia about 6 months ago. Not sure what type so I am trying to find out as much information about dementia as I can.
https://www.agingcare.com/topics/19/sundowners-syndrome/articles
For example. She was asleep, it was about 1am. She started screaming so I ran into her room. As soon as I approached her bedside she looked at me and told me she was arguing with my dad. He passed over 10 years ago. She told me what she was arguing about, said she was sorry and went back to sleep.
Sometimes the initial test of the uti
come back clean...but they need to do a
culture. An infection will often show up there.
If it happens more frequently, you might consider options that help you:
a sitter to stay with her. Sitter should gently remind and help your mom back to bed.
doctor visit to relay your concerns, He/she can prescribe a safe sleep aid.
Seniors are especially vulnerable to this. Good old warm milk with nutmeg could be a better next step.
So have bladder checked, ammonia in blood checked, & thyroid levels ( all 3) checked.
If meds changed, especially sleep meds or meds for neuropathy, they can cause similar issues.