My grandfather was taking heart medicine, but he said it kept him up all night.?!

My grandfather was taking heart medicine, but he said it kept him up all night.?

He quit several weeks ago and now he won't get back on. He might die soon. He refuses to listen to his doctor and his wife.
Any good ideas to say to him?

It's hard to give you specific information without knowing what heart medicine he is taking. and for what condition. However, there is more than one medication for each type of heart disease. Is it really a heart med or a medicine to control high blood pressure or high cholesterol? To make this point, I searched MedlinePlus with the search term "heart medications", under drugs and supplements it came up with a list of 500 references (all drugs and supplements used to treat heart diseases). Find out his medication then see the 1st link below to find it. Most (not all) of the meds there don't list sleep difficulties as a side effect. In fact, most of them list excessive tiredness as a side effect. Your grandfather may have already had this problem and is just paying more attention. Or, he may be worrying about his problems more and this is keeping him up. Or, this could just be an excuse for not taking the med, some elderly people don't want to take them, especially men of his age. If so, that explains why he doesn't want to see the doctor. Try pointing out that there are several more medicines the doctor can choose from, and it's likely that the others will not cause the same side effect since they are formulated differently. Also, if he is taking additional medications (even for something else) or is also taking supplements. this could be a cause. Medications and supplements can interact or interfere with one another. This is why it is of utmost importance that his doctor know of all medications and supplements he is currently taking or has recently stopped taking. Make a list for him to take to the doctor.

The 2nd link below provides a list of the most common Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases. See if you can find his specific problem and try to learn about it. If it is a link just click on it. If it's not a link, copy the condition name to your favorite search engine and find sources of information. Or go to my 3rd link and find the condition there.

Another thing you can try is this. Tell him how much you all love him. Tell him that you all want him to feel better and that you certainly don't want him to see him dead. Ask him why he wants to die and leave you all behind to be without him. Tell him again how much you love him and how much his wife, children and grandchildren will miss him when he's dead (use "dead" it's harsher than "passed on" or "gone"). Then ask him "Grandpa, DO YOU LOVE US ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF PROPERLY? You may have to get "Mad as Hell" (pardon my language) for this to work.

I really don't know what other advice to offer you. I will be hoping for the best outcome for all of you.

Good Luck,
Terry

PS: I want to say "Hi!" to Harmony. Dear girl, I think we got rid of Razwell R.