Mom (87) no matter who is in the room or if no one is, she never stops talking. I know she can't help it. Starts about 1pm until all hours of the night. Most of it is talking to tv or no one that is there. The last weeks have been interfering with family sleep. Have talked to Dr., no good answers to how to get her to talk less.
I think it is an anxiety. I have put an iPod dock in my mothers room and have classical music on low volume which I find calms her, maybe this could help her to sleep too and also play music throughout the house when possible during the day. Music is fantastic for dementia.
Constant talking used to really irritate me until I met with many dementia patients who don't talk at all. I decided from this point to appreciate the fact my mother was still talking. Good luck!
Yes i would go down the med route like a mild anxiety my mum is on a mild antidepressant
helps .
You all need sleep to deal with the caretaking. Hopefully, the doctor could recommend something for her; if you are open to it. I'm not talking about making her a "zombie" or anything; just a mild tranquilizer. It might not hurt to try it. We had to suggest it to MIL doctor; and he agreed it might help; which it definitely did. Take care.