My DH just will not take any meds at all.The Dr. is not much help so guess I'm hoping for a miracle.This is a problem because he's very hard to get along with. HELP!!
I don't know about anyone else, but if it were I, and he didn't NEED meds to control any untoward behavioral issues, I just would give it up. That's off the cuff. Someone else will provide better insight.
Ann, Crush the meds and add them to something he really likes. I added them to DH's chocolate pudding (apple sauce is also good to mix them in), He would eat that any time. I even crushed and sprinkled them on his scrambled eggs. Just make sure they are in the first bite he takes because that may be the only bite he does take.
Agree with Emily. Remember, you are NOT trying to prolong life. Just comfort for him and you. THOSE PILLS you need!!
THAT SAID, get a cheap mortar and pestle at Bed Bath & Beyond, and grind them up and serve them up in ice cream without comment. Flavored yogurt works well too.
When my husband started to refuse to take his meds, I crushed them into pudding, yogurt, applesauce. Now that he is at the ALF, they dissolve them in water & put in his drink. I have also seen them crush & put in chocolate syrup. I hope this helps.
I doubt that he would be able to tell you why he won't take the meds but if he can maybe that would help you to at least understand why, unless you know already and then...never mind! I heard someone say that if you crush them up in things you are not guaranteed that they will get the right dosage but I think it would be better than nothing at all. At least you know they won't get too much.
I agree with the above. For my wife I crush her pills and mix them with apple sauce. Sometimes she eats it on her own, but sometimes I have to feed it to her (she eats all other food by herself). She has never refused. If the pill is one that can't be crushed, check with the doctor to see if there is a liquid form, or if the pill can be omitted. The pharmacist can tell you which pills cannot be crushed.
DH lost the ability early on to swallow any capsules or pills. i have been dissolving and crushing all his meds into flavors of applesauce and or pudding or jello for years now. if they have been diagnosed with a type of dementia and are wearing you out physcially and mentally if it were me i'd get them into him by any means possible. you wont last long without the help of medicines on this journey. it helps mellow the personality out and this helps you to manange their care security and keep them home longer. divvi
One aspect of my wife's medication is really interesting. As most of you know, she has been incontinent of loose, watery stools for the past year. A couple of months ago, her PCP reduced her metformin dose from 1000 mg twice a day to 500 mg twice a day. Since then the watery stools have cleared, she now has normal formed stools, and mostly in the toilet if I remember to get her there after dinner. She has only been incontinent of stools twice in the past 2 months, and they weren't messy.