I have heard that it is helpful to some people, but don't know about the side effects if any. We bought some 1mg childrens melatonin gummies and it helps with our Mom. Neurologist said it was safe (because it is a hormone we produce ourselves) and we haven't had any issues with it. It calms her and works rather quickly, Also give her 2mg as needed to help her sleep some nights. Her primary physician gave the memory care facility a prescription for it so they could administer it. Honestly, we don't tell them we have gummies. We also giver her extra kick of D3, B12 and B6. Sundowning isn't an issue any more. We also have a blue light we turn on in her room at night and an intense light therapy she gets in the morning for about 15minutes which also helps. We just started the lavender oil on her wrists to help calm her. We are all about the natural (less narcotics)approach to caring for her dementia condition. But, CBD oil should help also.
I don’t think I ever recognized sundowning with DH aunt, although I did give her the CBD tincture under the tongue. (gave it to her old dog as well in his water bowl for pain). Aunt had a problem with picking her skin. She especially went after one ear. I know it helped that where other things had not. I noticed awhile ago that she no longer picked her skin and she hasn’t had the drops in a long time. They did not have THC as it wasn’t available at that time. Her dementia has progressed so perhaps the anxiety she had at that time has subsided. It is so hard to know what really helps. She is also on an antidepressant dosage that seems to have made a great improvement in her mood. I would try it if I were you.
Cbd without thc did nothing to help my mother with her dementia agitation and Sundowning symptoms. The MC would not allow thc products ( even though legal in Colo) to be dispensed, so I can't say if they would have helped, but I'd guess YES bc they help me w cancer pain and distress in general (5:1 cbd gummies from fivecbd.com)
We don't always share with the MC our Mom is at what we give to Mom to help her through the day. They have laws and regulations to follow, we just want to make Mom happy and pain free during dementia days. Like most deceases, some days are better than others.
- engage the LO in a "purposeful" activity, such as folding stacks of towels, sorting objects, reading out loud, playing a card game, etc.
- physical activity, even if it is simply walking throughout the house, pedalliing on a portable table-top pedaler (found on amazon.com)
- installing daylight-spectrum lightbulbs all the rooms where the LO would occupy, even the bathroom. Turn them on early in the afternoon even if you don't think it's time or necessary.
- having LO watch a light, non-stressful movie (Disney, Pixar, etc. or a kid's cartoon)
Sundowning can be a very predictable behavior. I had success having my Aunt fold towels, sort cards, watch DVDs, walk to the mailbox, read out loud to us while we prepped dinner.
I have not used CBD, individual brands are not regulated in terms of actual content purity, dosage, and consistency so what works for one person may not work for another.
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Aunt had a problem with picking her skin. She especially went after one ear. I know it helped that where other things had not. I noticed awhile ago that she no longer picked her skin and she hasn’t had the drops in a long time. They did not have THC as it wasn’t available at that time. Her dementia has progressed so perhaps the anxiety she had at that time has subsided. It is so hard to know what really helps. She is also on an antidepressant dosage that seems to have made a great improvement in her mood.
I would try it if I were you.
Good luck to you!
- engage the LO in a "purposeful" activity, such as folding stacks of towels, sorting objects, reading out loud, playing a card game, etc.
- physical activity, even if it is simply walking throughout the house, pedalliing on a portable table-top pedaler (found on amazon.com)
- installing daylight-spectrum lightbulbs all the rooms where the LO would occupy, even the bathroom. Turn them on early in the afternoon even if you don't think it's time or necessary.
- having LO watch a light, non-stressful movie (Disney, Pixar, etc. or a kid's cartoon)
Sundowning can be a very predictable behavior. I had success having my Aunt fold towels, sort cards, watch DVDs, walk to the mailbox, read out loud to us while we prepped dinner.
I have not used CBD, individual brands are not regulated in terms of actual content purity, dosage, and consistency so what works for one person may not work for another.