Friday 4 March 2016

DRUGS

I am a lot more fortunate than many carers in my position, because Missus faithfully takes all of her medication - there's a lot of it.
OLANZAPINE - HIGH DOSE - This is the most important one. A powerful anti-psychotic, it suppresses her tendency to form paranoid delusions. There are side effects - sleepiness, major weight gain, loss of perception and depression
CITALOPRAM - HIGH DOSE - Happy pills, used to counteract the depressive effect of Olanzapine. Very effective, her personality is generally sunny.
CARBAMAZAPINE - LOW DOSE - She has mild epilepsy, that developed in pregnancy. Though mild in terms of not easily triggered, if triggered she has full Grand Mal fits, with asphyxia, unconsciousness and temporary memory loss. She has not had a fit for 20 years, but sometimes gets blank moments.
STATINS - A tendency to high cholesterol caused by weight/Olanzapine is controlled by this drug.
LANSOPRAZOLE - A "proton pump inhibitor" used to treat gastritis, unrelated to Delusional Disorder, more to do with age
IRON SUPPLEMENT to treat simple anaemia, possibly a side-effect of the other drugs

No comments:

Post a Comment