Does anyone know of a good medicine for sedating an elderly, terminal cancer patient?

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My father is 82 and dying of prostate cancer. He is on Xanax 1 mg 4 times a day, and gets Haldol as needed, up to twice a day. he also gets Oxycontin twice daily. {10 mg} He continues to get very agitated and sometimes combative. He gets so upset.2 weeks ago we had to put him in a nursing home, and every day we visit he insists on going home with us and he can't. Any suggestions would be very appreciated.

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There is not much other than putting him in a coma. You may want to speak with the doctor. Nursing home doctors are not that attentive. You may want to contact his primary care physician and have him contact the nursing home doctor.the squeaky wheel gets the grease. You have to make a fuss in order to get something done..you may want to speak to the Administrator of the Nursing Home.they hate bad publicity! Also, contact Hospice.they will get the job done for you! Trust me, I know.

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I took a course once and if you want to keep someone comfortable there is something called a Brompton cocktail that you could ask your pharmacist to make for your Dad and that may help. Good Luck.

my aunt (83 years) is terminally ill with cancer all through her body. the nurses give her morphine.

some meds work differently on elderly people. xanax is an anti-anxiety drug, which gives a calming effect. oxycontin is a narcotic pain reliever. i take xanax for anxiety, it gives me a calming effect, but i have also used oxycontin for pain and the pain meds made me hyper. i used oxycontin for about four months after having knee surgery. some people become drowsy when taking oxycontin and others become over-hyper. this is the drug rush limburg had to go into rehab for, remember how he use to be very hyper on his talk show. oxycontin is why. speak to your father's doctors and see if they can put him on a medication for pain that does not have this side effect and will not affect the actions of the xanax.
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experience and reading the papers the pharmacist gives with each medication. if the pharmacist doesn't give one, ask for it. they contian a lot of info about the meds you will be taking.

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Does anyone know of a good medicine for sedating an elderly, terminal cancer patient?

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