My mother tends to get hyperactive and mean in the evening after dinner. She is currently on mirtazapine, (switched from citalopram because it tended to give her a "mean streak" and we asked if we could improve on that, so she was switched to 7.5mg mirtazapine). Citalopram did seem to help more with the sundowning symptoms, though. Has anyone had any luck with any particular drug or non-drug therapies?
Other strategies that we have tried are melatonin (some improvement), and light therapy (none).
Additionally, has anyone tried citalopram and mirtazapine in combination? I know that there is a warning of seratonin syndrome if used together, but think it is sometimes used with good results (?)
Thank you for sharing any ideas.
- what symptoms is she still having?
- what non-medication therapies or strategies have you already tried?