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Respridol?
by avonmoron, Jan 28, 2008 09:53PM
Last Monday, my grandfather was taken into the hospital because he was becoming very confused and breathing heavy. He has a Pacemaker that was found to be slighty off beat, and they found that he had very bad pneumonia. They found that he does not have dementia. When he went into the hospital, he was confused, but he knew who everyone was and he was still functioning quite well. He still drives, and he drove the day that he went in. Now a week later he is still in the hospital and they are giving him Respridol "to calm him down" or so they say. He is like a complete zombie, almost like he is in a coma. He is talking crazy and cannot do anything for himself, and he does not recognize anyone. Why are they giving him this medicine? I've read up on it and apparently it is for psychotic and bipolar people. I've also read about people taking their elderly parents in somewhat healthy and them leaving the hospital like a vegetable after taking this medicine. Can you please give me more information? We are all very worried. He is 85 years old. He lives on his own and takes pretty good care of himself. Is it likely that he will snap out of it once they quit giving him this medicine?
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