At what stage have you had to put your spouse on this medication? My DH is much easier to get along with since hes been on it. He is stage 5. I do feel guily for his drowsiness, hope it doesnt continue.
Stages have nothing to do with it. It depends on their behavior. My husband was in the early stages, but was so angry, full of rage, verbally abusing me, wild with fury, and completely obsessive about it, that he was put on .25 mg. up to 3 times a day. It calmed him down, and for the last year and a half, he has been on .25 mg. once a day. It has helped tremendously.
My husband is currently on .5 in the AM and 1.0 at night, however, I have been giing him 1.0 when he comes home from day care. I find it keeps him calmer and avoids sundowning. Well, at least it makes his disagreeableness in the evening a little less. I'd be happy to double both doses, but doctor wants to start slowly.