Any help to deal with a difficult mother who at 86 is addicted to pain medicine !
Question:
Any help to deal with a difficult mother who at 86 is addicted to pain medicine & is so anxious ?
Answers:
Not a good sign.
Most pain meds create lethargy [tiredness].
She could be hooked big-time.
If you don't trust the physician who gives them to her,
take her for a second opinion, and fast.
Even a primary care doctor can help.
She may need to be detoxed off those meds.
It needs to be done easily, not necessarily just because of her age, but also because of the withdrawals.
If she won't listen to reason, call her doctor, and say that you know they aren't allowed to share information with you, perhaps, because she has to sign a release for them to talk to you.... but just tell them you don't want information --- you want to GIVE them information about her problem, and you are very concerned.
God bless you, may you get her help soon.