What the best medication is for dementia or alzheimers is? Is seroquel appropriate for sleeplessness

Trazodone has been a wonder drug for me. I am younger, but when I saw this question I felt I should share. I was put on this medication for sleep disorders about 6 years ago and at first I hated it! I had bad headaches and ver weird dreams. My dr urged me to hang in there another 2 weeks and I agreed. I’m so thankful for that dr because this medicine has turned out to be a life saver for me. It used to used as an antidepressant before all the new stuff came out, so it can help some if depression is a problem. Mainly now though it is prescribed for sleep disorders because sleepiness is such a prevalent side effect. It helps me fall asleep and for the most part stay asleep without feeling groggy in the morning. My dr started me with 50mg at night and over a period of time raised it too 100mg. I am now on 150 and find that if I’m tired enough half is enough. If you are going to try it, stick with it for 4-6 weeks before you make up your mind. It doesn’t work for anyone the same. Hope this helps someone out there!

In my opinion, people need to do their homework on their medications. It could be that your father's medication needs to be adjusted if he stays up for two days.

If I am not mistaken, Ativan and Valium have the side effect of dementia.

We have found with my Dad who suffers from dementia/alzheimers that seroquel gave him bad side affects so we do not take that med anymore. For my Dad's restlessness and sleeplessness we use over the counter melatonin, combined with a tylenol pm or if it is really bad he takes the prescription medication Trazodone. The prescription med works very well with no side affects. We try to stay away from as many prescription meds that have side affects as possible but, there are somethings which prescription meds must be used for.

Hi, although Seroquel can be used successfully to aid sleep, personally, i wouldn't recommend it for this reason, as it is a strong psychotropic medication and can be subject to a lot of unwanted side effects. If the benefits outweigh the 'risks', such as using it in cases of Bipolar or BPD, then i would review it differently...

For sleep ask the doctor about restoral, some doctors give benzodiazepines for sleep such as valium, ativan and klonopin. Ambien cr is a good one to. The most important to do is talk with the doctor as some meds can cause much dizziness and falls.

These meds can be a problem when the person has dementia. A dr who deals with the elderly is best to treat this. A tiny dose of risperdol is often used but it can make allot of other problems, like falls.