5 strange sleeping disorders

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I could write a book about things that people on Ambien have done. One man urinated into his grandson's crib (yes, with baby in it) because he thought he was at a baseball game; another went skinny-dipping in the high rise pool; dog walking; gardens dug - the list goes on & on. What's really sad is how many times a client of mine has been told they have dementia because of it, and yet, the minute Ambien is out of the picture, they're fine.

I wouldn't touch it with the proverbial ten-foot pole!

I think Ambien is like most other drugs. It is not and will not work for everyone. Different treatments must often times be tried before the right one is found.

However I find it really sad that the medical establishment (I see this in my practice too) would automatically label someone as having dementia without checking side effects and/or adjusting medications first

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I think Ambien is like most other drugs. It is not and will not work for everyone. Different treatments must often times be tried before the right one is found.

However I find it really sad that the medical establishment (I see this in my practice too) would automatically label someone as having dementia without checking side effects and/or adjusting medications first

That's one of the major down-sides of working in geriatrics. Too many people are ready to dismiss an elderly person as having senile dementia or Alzheimer's instead of really checking out the brain patterns etc.

I do think that Ambien-CR has addressed a lot of the problems found in the original formula. Although the anctedote about the grandfather was someone in his Fifties!!

Has anyone seen that commercial for Cialis (sp?) - with possible side effects including "gambling"? That always cracks me up!

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by honeychile

That's one of the major down-sides of working in geriatrics. Too many people are ready to dismiss an elderly person as having senile dementia or Alzheimer's instead of really checking out the brain patterns etc.

This is one reason of many as to why I love working with the elderly and why i hope to be able to work with them in the future specializing in geriatrics/gerontology. I believe elderly people are often times not taken seriously or as seriously as they should be by medical professionals. They are truly a misrepresented, vulnerable population.