Around 3 this afternoon my husband suddenly began to be very confused. He asked if "the kids" lived with us. I'm pretty sure he didn't have a clue as to who I was, but knew that I belonged in the house. He didn't know where to put the forks and the bowls in the dishwasher. He took out a Diet Coke for himself. He doesn't drink Diet Coke. He didn't see the beer bottle he had opened and put on the table.
Generally if he is having a bad day it happens first thing in the morning.
I don't know why this happened or why it has happened in the past, but one thing I do know. The Full Moon is not the timing mechanism.
starling sometimes they just digress and get confused just because the disease says to! there doesnt have to be a 'why' to each time i have found they come and go -its to let you know the disease is running the show and not us. like letting us know dont get overconfident with regards to the progression and how things are moving and at what rate-. then again when it happens you can think TIA or UTI. those two are feasible reasons for strange actions and loss of abilities. tomorrow he may be fine again til next time - you just never know when /where it can happen anytime/anywhere. but disturbing no less when it happens. divvi
A minor change in meds will increase the confusion in my husband. The neuro 2 weeks ago recommended I increase the celexa from 10 mg. to 20 mg. and later change to Effexor, same dosage. After about a week of the doubling the Celexa noticed much more confusion, so went back to 10 mg. and he seemed to go back to original. Today his pcp wrote the prescription for Effexor and we are starting it tomorrow so will see what happens. Start at 37 and go to 75 I believe it is, the second week.
No changes in meds, but the man does have a pacemaker and there is no way to know when it kicks in. However, he did use up 6 months worth of battery in the last 6 months. When he has his in-person checks one of the things that gets checked is battery life.
It is possible that it is something with his heart and that is why my attempts to time this stuff is not working.
Starling, sometimes those wires in the brain get jumbled and disconnect, then reconnect later. Other times they stay disconnected. With no change in meds, it will be a wait and see if it corrects itself. My husband had two episodes like that and they corrected after two days..... I hope yours doesn't take that long to connect again.