False memories, delusions, lies, temper tantrums & outbursts

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Know someone with a multitude of issues who always had a mean and uppity demeanor now telling lies or delusional, throwing child like temper tantrums along with flat out forgetting things(or faking it). They've always been a bit manipulative but their primary victims/enablers who caved to their demands are now gone. Now they are a walking time bomb on those left.

Read where dementia can lead to or show as anger, false claims, lies delusions, forgetfulness etc. Anything to that?
 

Judycat said:
They need to be deemed a danger to themselves and others. Even then some :rolleyes: keep getting mulligans for their behavior.
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They've had local agencies out and are do for a follow up visit. I'm hoping the issue will resolve itself. I would feel kind of snitchish if I turned them in although still a possibility if their behavior keeps up. They were always attention seeking and dramatic but now all their stories portray themselves as the victim when they're their own worst enemy. Nothing is ever their fault.
 
Yes! Highly narcissistic seniors reaching dementia start falling apart and they will either retreat in or lash out once they realize the world which they ruled is getting smaller and their rights are getting taken away.

Seniors who had a pretentious personality might start to come undone. They start forgetting their lies so the stories they have told themselves and others their entire lives start falling apart and skeletons start flying out of the closets.

It’s estimated that at least 30% of seniors reaching stages of dementia get aggressive, couple this with that fact that they could also be having small little strokes which also greatly affects their cognitive behaviour as well as moods.

Moods can drastically change after mini strokes and quite often these strokes aren’t even noticed as happening, making these personality changes somewhat mysterious.

Some people are alcoholics who have relied on the substance to keep them going. Some people need to be sedated with drugs once they get weaned off their addiction.

Some seniors are on mood stabilizers and once dementia sets in, start forgetting their medication.
There are many things that can cause a person’s personality to suddenly change.
 
WhatInThe said:
Know someone with a multitude of issues who always had a mean and uppity demeanor now telling lies or delusional, throwing child like temper tantrums along with flat out forgetting things(or faking it). They've always been a bit manipulative but their primary victims/enablers who caved to their demands are now gone. Now they are a walking time bomb on those left.

Read where dementia can lead to or show as anger, false claims, lies delusions, forgetfulness etc. Anything to that?
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OR maybe the person is just a pissed off narcissist who doesn't have anybody to pick on anymore. I worked for an extreme narcissist who behaved in much the manner you are describing. The false or made-up recollections of events or what was said or what I was told to do made me start sending e-mails confirming that I had been told to do X or Y and keep hard copies of outgoing and incoming e-mails from this person. I left when I could no longer tolerate the toxic work environment.
 
WhatInThe said:
Know someone with a multitude of issues who always had a mean and uppity demeanor now telling lies or delusional, throwing child like temper tantrums along with flat out forgetting things(or faking it). They've always been a bit manipulative but their primary victims/enablers who caved to their demands are now gone. Now they are a walking time bomb on those left.

Read where dementia can lead to or show as anger, false claims, lies delusions, forgetfulness etc. Anything to that?
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Yes, they are all early on-set of dementia and alzheimers
 
Dementia is a pretty good guess but I've been reading quite a lot recently about UTI's and the personality changes they can present in both elderly males and females. Some of the symptoms are similar to those of dementia and are often overlooked in a person with dementia. My mother had several rounds of UTI's and there was a noticeable change in her personality during those periods. Your friend could also be checked for a UTI; it could cause his obvious obnoxious behavior to have become worse. Just a thought.
 
That's really interesting Suzy. I don't know anyone like that but awareness is good to have. I didn't even know men get UTIs..."often in elderly men" according to Harvard Health Publication..."But UTIs produce more subtle signs even when common symptoms don't emerge. "In older adults, there may be a sudden change in mental status or behavior, such as confusion or agitation, fatigue, and loss of appetite," says Dr. Salamon.

Alcohol abuse at any age can also cause similar symptoms of "a walking time bomb" in some alcoholics. So sad.
 
Lara said:
That's really interesting Suzy. I don't know anyone like that but awareness is good to have. I didn't even know men get UTIs..."often in elderly men" according to Harvard Health Publication..."But UTIs produce more subtle signs even when common symptoms don't emerge. "In older adults, there may be a sudden change in mental status or behavior, such as confusion or agitation, fatigue, and loss of appetite," says Dr. Salamon.

Alcohol abuse at any age can also cause similar symptoms of "a walking time bomb" in some alcoholics. So sad.
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What is a UTI in America Lara?

Over here it is a "Urinary Tract Infection".

Mike.
 
WhatInThe said:
Know someone with a multitude of issues who always had a mean and uppity demeanor now telling lies or delusional, throwing child like temper tantrums along with flat out forgetting things(or faking it). They've always been a bit manipulative but their primary victims/enablers who caved to their demands are now gone. Now they are a walking time bomb on those left.

Read where dementia can lead to or show as anger, false claims, lies delusions, forgetfulness etc. Anything to that?
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Yeah. EVERYTHING to that.
 
Lara said:
That's really interesting Suzy. I don't know anyone like that but awareness is good to have. I didn't even know men get UTIs..."often in elderly men" according to Harvard Health Publication..."But UTIs produce more subtle signs even when common symptoms don't emerge. "In older adults, there may be a sudden change in mental status or behavior, such as confusion or agitation, fatigue, and loss of appetite," says Dr. Salamon.

Alcohol abuse at any age can also cause similar symptoms of "a walking time bomb" in some alcoholics. So sad.
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I've heard the UTI thing before as well. But here like I said this person was not always a people person to say the least. Also she was prescription pain killers for over a decade and I'm wondering if that made existing issues worse. This person thinks they have kidney trouble. A self diagnoser that fails to act on their own determination what is yet another issue.

And absolutely yes many alcoholics are a walking time bomb. I don't believe it's all the chemical either. Many addicts and alcoholics are acting on impluse because the substance lowers impulse control so thoughts that would be just 'a' thought turn into action via outbursts and tirades.

The person in the op has wine & alcohol in their cabinets yet doesn't entertain. They keep it 'just in case' or 'it was from a previous visit'.
 
Keesha said:
Yes! Highly narcissistic seniors reaching dementia start falling apart and they will either retreat in or lash out once they realize the world which they ruled is getting smaller and their rights are getting taken away.

Seniors who had a pretentious personality might start to come undone. They start forgetting their lies so the stories they have told themselves and others their entire lives start falling apart and skeletons start flying out of the closets.

It’s estimated that at least 30% of seniors reaching stages of dementia get aggressive, couple this with that fact that they could also be having small little strokes which also greatly affects their cognitive behaviour as well as moods.

Moods can drastically change after mini strokes and quite often these strokes aren’t even noticed as happening, making these personality changes somewhat mysterious.

Some people are alcoholics who have relied on the substance to keep them going. Some people need to be sedated with drugs once they get weaned off their addiction.

Some seniors are on mood stabilizers and once dementia sets in, start forgetting their medication.
There are many things that can cause a person’s personality to suddenly change.
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Holy s**t, Keesha. I'm 85 and struggling to figure out where I am on your list?? 😄
 
Urinalyses are the most frequently ordered labs in the long-term facilities I work precisely because of the discussions above. They can really do a number behaviorally and mentally on the elderly, and in dementia cases, the person often can no longer report symptoms such as burning upon urination.
 

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