How do you handle "sundowning"? It's getting worse ...

Seroquel has done wonders for my mom. She has been taking it for 2.5 years now. She started with 12.5 mg, and dosage gradually increased to 75 mg now. She has been at thus dosage for about a year. It alone helps her to get a good night sleep. There are times whenshe is just extra anxious about things that have no basis in the truth that I will also give her .25 mg of xanax. Works well so far.

How much Seroquel is he taking, how many times a day?

Some people have had good results in getting them to sleep with melatonin. Sounds like your problem starts much earlier than bedtime though. Have you tried coconut oil for the Alzheimers? There are now clinical studies being done on its effectiveness, but antecdotes have suggested that many are having success with 3 tablespoons of coconut oil daily. A friend of mine mixes it in pudding to give to her mother. It needs to be warm to be soft is the only drawback.

Yes, in his wheelchair & we do often.

can you safely take hiim for a walk?

Yes, we sure have been thru plenty of different meds. A few made things worse. Right now Dr has him Seroquel & sleeping pills for night. Paxil in the am. Thanks for responding .... Linda

Have you talked to his doctor? Do you have a geriatric psych doc involved in his care? There are a variety of meds they can try...very often it's try and try again but give them a shot!