Grandma not Sleeping or Eating.. Please Help?!


Question: Grandma not Sleeping or Eating!.!. Please Help!?
For about 2 months now my Grandma has not been sleeping at night and has stopped eating as much and lost lots of weight!. By not sleeping, I mean she will sleep maybe 2 hours some nights, and an hour off and on other nights!. The doctors have perscribed her many different Sleeping medications and they seem to have no affect on her!. She was very healthy until this started happening!. She is 76 years old and lives by herself, but everyone always visits often to make sure shes not feeling lonly!.!.

Has anyone ever experienced this before!? Any help is greatly appreciated!. ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com


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hi!.!.!.ur grandma might be depressed!.!.!.a person as old as she is needs somebody beside her!.!.!.somebody to talk to!.!.!.i know putting her in a nursing home is a scary, big decision!.!.!.if she can still take care of herself, try to consult a psychiatrist!.!.!.(this doesn't mean that ur grandma is crazy)---maybe a psych can prescribe some meds that will boost her serotonin and stabilize her mood and emotions, therefore, will ncrease her appetite!.!.!.of course, u and ur family has to visit her as often as u can!.!.!.take care!.!.!.i can see that ure a nice g-son!.!.!.:-)Www@Answer-Health@Com

when people get older, they tend to sleep less!. probably--because they are not as active as they used to be!. with age comes loss of intrest, loss of appetite,etc; they get depressed and scared!. coaxing them to eat different things and more often can help!. also spending quality time with them boosts their feelings!. they get confused sometimes and forget to eat or take their medicine!. my mom is 84 and she gets this way,!. be good to your grandma!. god blessWww@Answer-Health@Com

as people get older, they don't sleep thru the entire night!. try eating with her!. cook meals when you are visiting, and enjoy eating with her!. perhaps her appetite would benefit by more than three meals per day, only smaller amounts of food!. eating by oneself is no fun, try making her mealtimes ones you can share, and she will probably eat moreWww@Answer-Health@Com

well both my gma-in-laws started getting like that in the past few years, i tell them to eat but they always say not hungry and they sleep alot less, i'm not sure why but they both see doctors and they are still doing fine!. i think maybe just when u get older that just happens, but i would ask her doctor about it to see what he/she saysWww@Answer-Health@Com

could she be depressed!?
not sleeping and eating are classical signs of depression!.
maybe she would agree to see a doctor about this!.
nice to see a concerned family!.!.!.!.!.!.alot of older people don't have this!.
good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com

I think she's just too lonely, she needs someone beside all the time, I think something like a cat or dog would help her out greatly!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

its time she needs to go to a nursing home !. We had to do it with my mother!. She refused at first !. But getting good care!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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