by Dr Liz | Apr 29, 2024 | Dementia, Medication/Pain
Some recent studies show that nearly one out of eight adults in the US is prescribed a sedative (benzodiazepine). These are medications like Valium (Diazepam), Ativan (Lorazepam), Xanax (Alprazolam) and Klonopin (Clonazepam). All of them are addictive, and all of them...
by Dr Liz | Nov 22, 2023 | Behaviors, Caregivers, Dementia, Resources/News
Our family has gotten together every other year for over twenty years — until COVID. Luckily, there was a recent wedding that brought us all together; I hadn’t seen some of my older relatives in five years. Even as a geriatrician, I haven’t really thought about my...
by Dr Liz | Nov 8, 2023 | Behaviors, Dementia, News
When it comes to mudslinging politicians, there’s been a lot of recent talk about who has dementia and who’s too old to be in office. Aside from the usual politicking, our current crop of elder statesmen has prompted a lot of buzz about who should be ineligible to...
by Dr Liz | Sep 7, 2023 | Behaviors, Dementia, Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
Divorce is never easy. As a geriatrician, I obviously can’t discuss every single factor that leads to it later in life. What I can discuss, however, are the issues that I’ve personally seen in patients that cause challenges for them, their marriages, and their...
by Dr Liz | Aug 3, 2023 | Behaviors, Dementia, Legal Issues/Financial Abuse, News
If you follow the news, and you’ve been following the most recent charges former President Trump now faces, you’ve likely heard that one of his unindicted co-conspirators is Rudy Giuliani. A former district attorney, mayor of New York City, and advisor to...
by Dr Liz | May 31, 2023 | Behaviors, Dementia, Resources/News
Delirium is a sudden and severe change in brain function that can make a person seem confused or disoriented. It’s often triggered by a serious illness, by certain medications, drug withdrawal or intoxication. The risk of developing delirium is highest in people...
