Dad sees this spinner...like a black hole type deal. Scares him a lot. First time I have EVER SEEN MY DAD AFRAID of anything in my life. Broke my heart. He was up and standing next to it dressed in his hallucination. He was frightened. I stayed with him and gave him some ativan. He is resting now. He is on hospice. I think the end is approaching. ?.but how it tears me apart to see him afraid.....
It's such a helpless feeling to watch a loved one coming to the end. All you can do is let them know they are loved.
Does he see this "spinner" often? Is it always there or does it come and go? Is it a new symptom? Is he on any new medication? By "spinner," I'm guessing that it appears to spin like a pinwheel?
Pam Stegman is correct: Haldol may help him, but it can also cause hallucinations. So can morphine. If the Ativan helped, that's good, although it can also cause hallucinations. (Seems like everything strong enough to banish the evil spinner has the potential of causing hallucinations. Such is life, I guess.)
What does your father's doctor say?