Hallucinations are common in late stage Parkinson's and anti-psychotics are sometimes used to treat them. This seems consistent with reports that a Parkinson's MD was brought to the WH to consult with the pResident's MD...
I don't know about Parkinson's, but hallucinations are common with dementia. It's called "sundowning," and if he was on AF1 and took a nap on board, he may have woken up and freaked out. Knowing Joe, he's already a "put a record on the phonograph and grab the scatter gun" type of man.
When my mother had dementia, she would very distressed because she would hallucinate and believe she saw small children in her room and she couldn't find their parents and had to take care of them. It was heartbreaking. Biden, however, gets no sympathy from me and I hope he sees dragons with Trump's head.
Urinary tract infections can cause crazy hallucinations among elderly people too. This happened to my dad. He would wake up in the middle of the night with the idea that people were out to get him. It would take him a long time to exit that dreamstate in which a dream feels like reality. He's had this twice in the past year.
Liver failure can also cause hallucinations so I would say a lot of things can cause hallucinations but I’m pretty sure they are just trying to make it something that isn’t dementia
I was just reading about Lowey Body Dementia yesterday. They do sometimes use psychotics to treat the hallucinations but it can sometimes make the hallucinations worse. That is what I read.
Hallucinations are common in late stage Parkinson's and anti-psychotics are sometimes used to treat them. This seems consistent with reports that a Parkinson's MD was brought to the WH to consult with the pResident's MD...
I don't know about Parkinson's, but hallucinations are common with dementia. It's called "sundowning," and if he was on AF1 and took a nap on board, he may have woken up and freaked out. Knowing Joe, he's already a "put a record on the phonograph and grab the scatter gun" type of man.
When my mother had dementia, she would very distressed because she would hallucinate and believe she saw small children in her room and she couldn't find their parents and had to take care of them. It was heartbreaking. Biden, however, gets no sympathy from me and I hope he sees dragons with Trump's head.
This is why he’s always trying to shake hands with no one. 👏👏👏
Urinary tract infections can cause crazy hallucinations among elderly people too. This happened to my dad. He would wake up in the middle of the night with the idea that people were out to get him. It would take him a long time to exit that dreamstate in which a dream feels like reality. He's had this twice in the past year.
Interesting good to know
Liver failure can also cause hallucinations so I would say a lot of things can cause hallucinations but I’m pretty sure they are just trying to make it something that isn’t dementia
Thanks. I stand corrected.
I was just reading about Lowey Body Dementia yesterday. They do sometimes use psychotics to treat the hallucinations but it can sometimes make the hallucinations worse. That is what I read.