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My Husband Has Started Talking About People In Our Past. He Says That They Have Called And I Need To Call Them. How Do I Handle Him?
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He also rambled on about guns and someone going to hurt us. He said if I didn’t call someone I might go to jail. I am at a loss on how to answer him without him getting upset saying I don’t believe him.

posted December 7, 2017
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Medication management is the key.
Know when there behaviors become agitated, abusive or hostile. But don’t wait until they are already that way, anticipate and use medication beforehand.

posted December 20, 2017
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Improvise. Make it up and just agree with them, then they don't get upset. One of the best pieces of information we have gotten is to improvise. Forget if its true or not, go with their flow. Has worked for my mom more as she will continue to converse about what I am making up instead of getting angry.

posted December 11, 2017
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I had the exact same problems with my husband. He was afraid he was going to harm me, he was going to be picked up by the police. Terrible time. Saw the doctor and he prescribed Serequel. It took about two weeks for the meds to be effective, and it seems to work.

posted December 18, 2017
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Hi my Sweets does the same thing, and what I have found to work for us is that I’ll suggest that she may have been dreaming or it was something she saw on TV and it seems to redirect her to another topic

posted December 12, 2017
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Kathy
So far my husband hasn’t gotten violent. He just gets upset and thinks I don’t believe him.
Hugs to you.

posted December 10, 2017

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