help! mom is always cold she says there is no heat on in our house but we have it set at 70 degrees. she shivers and puts on 2-3 sweaters etc. also doesn't want to take her meds we have to watch her closely or she hides them in her pockets. she is also sleeping alot more is this normal she is in later stages of alz. is this normal? she is on namenda,aricept and lipitor along with vit, c and caltrate vitamins

We find that if we let our mom sit with a blanket and heating pad on her feet she is a lot better. She still says she is cold but is not wanting to call the heater repair man. We also dress her in jogging suits with thick socks. This has helped us. Hopefully this will help you.

this is the first time I've written, just become aware of this website.My husband was diagnosed 8 months ago but the family was in denial. We know now it was correct. He refuses to take medication ( exelon) or see the Doctor again.He is sometimes mean and very paranoid. I'm giving him medication to calm him but have to slip it in his food or drink.He think the neighbors are stealing from hom and they have been our neighbors for more than 30 years.they are aware he has a problem but I still worry that he may harm someone.after talkin to the Doctor about the stage ( he said early stage) he now says he is probably in mid stage because paranoia usually comes later.I don't want to have to put him in a rest home, his mother was kept at home until she died. Someone tell me how fast does this progress? My mother in law lasted about 10 years before she died and she always the sweetest lady. Spme things he is doing is misplacing things and then thinks someone has stole them. He is able to work in his wood shop but does not do as good a job as he once did.H call something by the wrong name such as the iron he calls the phone and cannot recall the names of some.He forgets how to tie his tie, cannot open the glove compartment or find the door handle, or use the remote control. He still dresses himself, goes the church, racks leaves but does not socialize as he normally has.What I need to know is there medication out there to keep him calm so I can keep him at home.so far what he is taking does not hold him all day.

I am cold most the time too even in summer.My tyroid is also whakko I take med.for it.........Sweaters & sweat pants I love.........

Hey Pederson, Now about being cold..so is my wife...has been for years...Have a Thyroid function test done. it is a blood test. Being cold is a symptom of an underactilve thyroid. Beyond that not much i can offer except doing what you already do. The pill thing is part of the desease. sorry... Grampa

Some AD patients are always cold. I know of families who have one room always heated for their loved one while the rest of the house is not. All the other things you mention are also normal. Some meds help some people sometimes, but there is no one-size-fits-all meds for AD. You just have to try this and that to see what happens.

This is in response to CRabb. My husband is also paranoid; he says the neighbors or our daughter's fiance is stealing his tools from the garage. When I pointed out that the weed whacker, blower and lawn mower are still in the garage (I had to show them to him), he forgot about it for a while. Then he said that someone was across the street, staring at the house; that was probably the person who stole his tools. There seems to be no way to reason with him. He has his good days but they get fewer and fewer. Food doesn't taste right to him. He has stopped taking all of his heart medications and refuses medical appointments for his pacemaker clinic, etc.
I'm posting this so that you know that you are not alone. Take care.

my mom is always cold (as of the last 2 months) and i read where this is a sympton found in the 7th stage of alzheimers. we purchased mom some mens tshirts to wear under her clothes since she no longer wears bras. we found this has helped immensley. she still wears a turtle neck sweater and a fleece top over the tshirt. the tshirt is not loose fitting. snug to the body helps keep the heat in.

My mother is constantly cold as well. She wants the thermostat to be turned way up 80 or better. How do you convince them to layer? I can't talk my mother into doing anything. Of course, that is nothing new she's never listened to me, I've always been her stupid daughter.