{"id":6730,"date":"2012-10-30T14:22:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/side-effects-in-seniors\/"},"modified":"2012-10-30T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:22:16","slug":"side-effects-in-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/locations\/blog\/side-effects-in-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Side Effects or Aging? When the Caregiver Knows Better Than the Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween week! One of the scariest things you can face as a caregiver is a new, devastating symptom in your parent\u2014that seems to make no sense. At AARP.org, blogger Amy Goyer says that sometimes, it\u2019s the problem solvers that cause these problems. And it\u2019s often up to the caregiver to figure that out.<\/p>\n<p>When Goyer\u2019s mom started shaking uncontrollably, the nursing home doctor explained it as a normal part of aging, she says. But that didn\u2019t seem right. Goyer recalls:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">I knew this shouldn\u2019t happen overnight. I looked up side effects for all of the 12 new drugs she received when she was released from the hospital, and thought it could be a side effect of a heart medication. I called her cardiac electrophysiologist who said the shaking was indeed likely caused by the new medication and it should be cut back immediately.<\/p>\n<p>By two days later, the shaking had stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Goyer uses her caregiver experiences\u2014this and another solved mystery\u2014as a cautionary tale, warning that caregivers must be vigilant and educate themselves about side effects in seniors. But she also acknowledges that this can be a daunting responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>One way to make it seem a little less so is to prepare ahead of time. To that end, consider keeping a list of the side effects from all your parent\u2019s medications. (We offer a section for that in <a href=\"https:\/\/preferhome.com\/locations\/senior-resources\/personal-health-record\/\">our free <em>Personal Health Record<\/em><\/a>.) That way, you\u2019ll have at least the main information at your fingertips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Halloween week! 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