u/Dipsendorf

For anyone looking to explore the lineup a bit easier. Busted my butt as soon as I saw it come out! Lol. It allows you to do a ton, including click on any artist name to be taken straight to their streaming platforms.

Enjoy.

Hey ya'll,

I posted in here some time ago looking for assistance with my grandmother who had been battling really bad auditory hallucinations and aggression. She's deaf in one ear and her dementia symptoms were getting worse. She'd sit and talk to 'her friends' for hours, and would become really mean to myself and my aunt. She'd call the police thinking people were out to get her, including my aunt. We had tried a few medications including depakote and one other (I'll try to update this when I talk to my aunt with the other one). Neither of these helped, and I think the second one actually made it worse.

My grandmother had a really bad episode that ended her up in the hospital, and after she became combative they finally did a psyche eval on her and have diagnosed her with vascular dementia and given her 6 months left.

For two weeks she was in hospice, and during that time they started her on Respiradone, along with getting her to eat more and general care (including allowing her to take some anti anxieties as needed (xanax). Guys, when I tell you she is night and day, it's amazing. I continue to not get my hopes up as I know this could regress substantially. But, she is almost normal again and it's amazing to have this time with her.

After some time, she was actually released from hospice because she was doing so well. She's still terminal (she's almost 90 and still has vascular dementia of course). But it feels like a breath of fresh air and a relief.

My understanding is that respiradone is not approved for dementia use. I don't know the reasons for it. I think because in older adults it has a risk of death and may bring on parkinsons. But for my 90 year old grandmother with 6 months left, this has been a reprieve for us and I' m so thankful.

Again, full disclosure:

1. My grandmother is almost 90 and is diagnosed with a terminal dementia that will likely take her within 6 months

2. The drug is not approved for the use of treating dementia

3. I am not a doctor. Just a Grandson who loves his grandmother and wants to share anecdotal evidence in case it might help someone else, or further research

4. It is entirely possible that there is some other factor that is contributing to her improvement, and that should be taken into account when discussing with your doctors.

I got admin permission to post this, thought ya'll might appreciate it. This is an interactive poster I made of Summerfest in Milwaukee. You can easily click through all the acts and be taken to their streaming platforms. Got a few other events on there, too. Hope you enjoy!