asya
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Hello everyone,
My dad was diagnosed with ALS almost 2 years ago and it's pretty progressive at this point. He can no longer talk and can barely move around.
My question is is regarding his sleeping at night, or rather lack of it.
We are with a hospice and they have been working with us on getting him to take anti-anxiety medications + sleeping aid. We have tried Ambien and some other ones, but it doesn't seem to work. He wants to be turned every 20 minutes or so. It does get better in the morning (after 4am or so). I'd like to find out what have helped you with your loved ones sleeping longer at night? We have ordered a sleep number bed and it should arrive shortly, so, hopefully, it'll help.
My dad is very stubborn and for him to take any medications, it's a huge fight (they are very small amounts... we are trying to make sure he doesn't have any adverse reactions). Our family is falling apart and we really need to make sure that he sleeps for 2 hours at a time (at night).
Thank you.
My dad was diagnosed with ALS almost 2 years ago and it's pretty progressive at this point. He can no longer talk and can barely move around.
My question is is regarding his sleeping at night, or rather lack of it.
We are with a hospice and they have been working with us on getting him to take anti-anxiety medications + sleeping aid. We have tried Ambien and some other ones, but it doesn't seem to work. He wants to be turned every 20 minutes or so. It does get better in the morning (after 4am or so). I'd like to find out what have helped you with your loved ones sleeping longer at night? We have ordered a sleep number bed and it should arrive shortly, so, hopefully, it'll help.
My dad is very stubborn and for him to take any medications, it's a huge fight (they are very small amounts... we are trying to make sure he doesn't have any adverse reactions). Our family is falling apart and we really need to make sure that he sleeps for 2 hours at a time (at night).
Thank you.