... denied anything is wrong her entire life, but she definitely goes thru the manic/mania stages like bipolar disorder. We can't seem to find the right combination to help with the dementia and stabilize her mood but also get her to lay down and go to sleep. When she doesn't sleep for days it is even harder to communicate with her and she can become quite nasty. She recently was started on aricept but it keeps her up and the only things that have gotten her to lay down is seroquel 25mg with a 6mg melatonin and then that doesn't work every single time. I have been a private caregiver for 5 dementia patients over last 15 years and this is by far the most unique and unconventional patient I've cared for