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Male age 74 congestive heart failure can't tolerate any pain meds getting very combative on halidol anything out there to help him rest?
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Yes: Combativeness and difficulty sleeping/restlessness inthe eldery is a common occurnece. A geriatrician should be able to help you with other medications that may help decrease combative behavior and at the same time provide help with sleeping when taken at nighttime. Goodluck.
Answered 3/17/2013
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Agitation, delirium : Try anti-psychotics such as seroquel (quetiapine).
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