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Jsaada5757 Asked January 2022

What to do about constant complaints of pain all over?

My husband is 60 years old and in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s. He has been treated for headache pain for years, probably due to football concussions. In the last few months he complains daily of general pain all over his body including his stomach, chest, neck, etc. I have had him checked by the doc but can’t really find anything that explains the seemingly high level of daily pain. I believe he is depressed but I can’t get him to see a therapist. Anyone else experience this issue with Alzheimer’s?

Jsaada5757 Jan 2022
Thanks. I’m going to speak with is doc tomorrow about it. I know all antidepressants don’t work with some Alzheimer’s patients but I’m going to push for one that does.

Helen4sure Jan 2022
You took the words right out of my mouth. My Sweetie complains constantly about how much pain he is in. And he is SOOO weak, he won't be up for much today. But when I take him to the dr., he says, "What pain?". He says his legs hurt and feel like jello. No ambition to get exercise, even though he has a PT come in twice a week. I, too, am looking for answers. Is this just part of the Alzheimer's Disease, or something I need to look into? And where do we turn?

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funkygrandma59 Jan 2022
I'm not sure how much help a therapist would be with someone with mid stage Alzheimer's. That sounds like a waste of time and money for all involved. Like BarbBrooklyn said below talk to his Dr. about perhaps putting him on an anti-depressant, and see if that doesn't help.
Although I can tell you that my husband(who had had a massive stroke many years earlier and then later developed vascular dementia)for the last many years of his life was in pain, and when asked where exactly it was, he would respond, "all over." With my husband though I could tell by his face that he was in fact in pain, as he would grimace. And by the time his pain seemed to get much worse he was already under hospice care, so they started out with putting him on morphine and later fentanyl. Can you tell by your husbands face,(as most of us have a hard time hiding when we're in pain)that he in fact is in pain, or do you think it's all in his head? How you answer that question I think should guide you with what type of care he needs.
I wish you the best in getting things figured out for him.
Jsaada5757 Jan 2022
Thank you. Yes, I believe he is in pain by his facial expressions.
BarbBrooklyn Jan 2022
Can you get him to a geriatric psychiatrist for medication for his depression? That would seem to be a more approoriate treatment than couseling, given his dementia.

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