A bone fracture in older people are often the beginning of the end. Upon discharge from hospital they are corresponding.
In June 2009, was the first fatality. The 88-year-old Antonia Geier * fell unhappy and broke her hip. The retired dentist from Vienna Hiezing was admitted to the General Hospital. After the surgery they wanted to ever get out of bed and had to be tied. They rioted, got finally various psychotropic drugs. Dismissed was it with the diagnosis of senile dementia.
"For the whole family was shocked," says the daughter Evelyn Bohr *, "before the fall mother was mentally completely clear. They took care independently for themselves and my father's household. "
was on permanent medication she took only one blood pressure agent and an occasional sleeping pill. Now she was discharged with a medical report, which recommends, was observed following treatment: ". Norvasc, Concor, citalopram, Pantoloc, Ebrantil, Iterium, ACC, Haldol, Furon, Mexalen, dominal and Risperdol"
Four of these twelve drugs are psychotropic drugs , used to be depression, severe psychosis or schizophrenia. The elderly woman, this means taking four times each day. "She staggered through the apartment, could not talk normally and was completely incontinent, "says the daughter. "If to attempting once to one sentence, they slept in the middle one in it." Evelyn Bohrn consulted with a specialist. Dehydration, a major cause for dementia could be excluded. That left the pills. Under the guidance of then began a gradual withdrawal of medication. Slowly, her mother was
clearer. "You suddenly asked why we tweak it -. And why we do not let them put themselves" After three months she was almost back to the way before the accident. To clinic and rehabilitation, they had retained no memory back.
happened in October will be the next Maleur. Antonia vulture crashed again and broke the second leg. This time she was admitted to the Wilheminenspital. Before long, she was given back all the medications that were listed on the medical report. The very worried about daughter said doctors and nurses that her mother needs the means to sleep at night. This was necessary for the healing process necessarily.
was re-released vulture woman diagnosed with "senile dementia". The doctor's letter included with 14 drugs or drugs for two more this time than last time made it the daughter does not accompany the deprivation of their mother alone. She had to hire two nurses who were around the clock in the house. "It eight hard weeks until my mother was no longer confused and incontinent had lasted, "says Evelyn Bohrn. "The worst was the removal of DOMINAL. Since she suffered two weeks at constant chills. "
is now Mrs. Geier again" almost the old ". Only the short-term memory did not return completely. If the old lady is cooking, she forgets to turn off the plate. Parents are therefore drawn to the daughter. One woman has learned Bohrn but now: The fact that the fate of her mother is far from an isolated case. "Since we happened that reported around the circle of people with similar stories. A reasonably happy ending, as with us, but there was nowhere. "
* Name changed on request
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