Has anyone had experience with sundowners disease? My mom is 93 and suffers with arthritis. she is on pain medication and does good during the day but every evening around 5 P.M. she starts crying saying she's in pain. Her legs hurt, her feet hurt, her arms hurt, she has overactive bladder, she needs to go to the dr. she never complains about these things until late evening. I don't know how to handle this? Any suggestions or experiences? I do not want to put her in a nursing home, it would break her heart.
Below is a link to a previous thread in the community that you may find helpful on this very subject.
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/dealing-with-sundowners-153779.htm
I wish you the best,
The AgingCare.com Team
My MIL also developed this when she was living with us; all we could do was try to calm her down and finally talked to her doctor and he prescribed medication that helped with anxiety. This did help her. Perhaps her doctor can help you with this. Hugs to you and hope you can get some help for her. Take care.