tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post6366201582210733114..comments2023-09-28T03:00:38.999-07:00Comments on The Lewy Body Rollercoaster: Learning CurvesThe Whitworths of Arizonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04887677292107869890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-35255406392644663652014-08-01T09:07:47.241-07:002014-08-01T09:07:47.241-07:00Uh, medication can be very appropriate for the lov...Uh, medication can be very appropriate for the loved one, I meant, in that first sentence!!Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-88930949172263301692014-08-01T09:06:07.152-07:002014-08-01T09:06:07.152-07:00Thanks, Keira. When the hallucinations DO cause th...Thanks, Keira. When the hallucinations DO cause the loved one distress or to act out in distressing ways, as in your example, medication can be very appropriate. However in Dave’s case, he was the one who was distressed, not Bet and he was the one who needed help, not Bet. Actually, we don’t really recommend using meds for this unless the situation is extreme. In Dave’s case, just recognizing that the hallucinations were a part of the disorder and learning to accept them helped him a lot. Helen Whitworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1074151567956258470.post-8843068657130716602014-08-01T08:21:47.586-07:002014-08-01T08:21:47.586-07:00I think that is a fairly unforgiving approach to t...I think that is a fairly unforgiving approach to the caregiver... <br /><br />If medication can make an already tough carer job easier in some instances, I am all for it if it doesn't actively harm the sufferer. <br /><br />Really enjoy your posts, but in this case I respectfully disagree...<br /><br />Medicating the caregiver is not going to magically help when a dementia sufferer is lashing out or attempting to run out of the house in the midst of a hallucination.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366996184346644025noreply@blogger.com