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Suggest Medication For Treating Nervousness And Dementia
I have my Mom with me who is elderly and is very nervous and her Dr gave her Trazondone 50mg. I gave her one at 7:45pm its now 9:15pm and it hasn t worked. Also she has dementia. I want to know if there is something else I can give her. She has been awake sense 5:30am this morning. She needs something to calm her down. She weighs about 99lbs.
Wed, 28 May 2014
Hello,
For now you may give her 100mg next time and see if that works. The dosage is started low 50mg as done by your doctor. We donot give a high dose straight away ( espically in old patients) but can increase it if need arise.
So, dont worry, hike the dosage of trazodone and still if you think she is not responding - you can talk to her doctor to shift her to paroxetine 12.5-25 mg in morning and zolpidem 12.5mg or clonazepam 1mg for sleep.
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
For now you may give her 100mg next time and see if that works. The dosage is started low 50mg as done by your doctor. We donot give a high dose straight away ( espically in old patients) but can increase it if need arise.
So, dont worry, hike the dosage of trazodone and still if you think she is not responding - you can talk to her doctor to shift her to paroxetine 12.5-25 mg in morning and zolpidem 12.5mg or clonazepam 1mg for sleep.
Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
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