Posted by mtdewcmu on December 25, 2009, at 11:54:30
In reply to Re: SSRIs in Elderly, posted by donnam125 on December 25, 2009, at 11:34:36
> 49er, first of all, Merry Christmas, and to all as well.
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> I'm a bit confused here, you say not to do the every other day routines, but then later you say " I would rather you not taper your mom from the meds vs. going the every other day route." Also, where is this Paxil progress board you speak of?
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> Is there an easier way to cut these pills daily rather than halfing or every other daying as it already sounds you don't advise either of these? How about cutting a quarter off each day, or a third, or something like that, and for what duration? A week, two?
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> You also mention something about medical reasons for not giving PS . . . what does that stand for? Sorry, but I'm not too up on some of these abbreviations.
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> Last night we had a family dinner with some relatives. My mother was not as interactive as usual, but didn't seem to be in any distress. Her sister, now 94, seemed to be more interactive, but also much more argumentative, loud, and annoying, but she's not on any type of med for it.
>Did you know that Zoloft comes in tablets as small as 25mg? They can be cut in half easily to make 12.5mg. Also, the liquid can be measured accurately using a syringe.
Your mom's fatigue and sleep problems, and even her cognitive issues could be cardiac in origin. Or it could even be an infection. You should definitely follow up with her regular doctor, if you haven't already.
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