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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very very gently, she is 87. You say that the endpoint is going to be dying if you don't break the cycle... maybe that's her natural course. Maybe for her it's not cancer or a stroke or heart disease, it's mental illnesses with physical side effects. You and your siblings are making her exercise, taking her to doctors, giving her medications, supplements... You talk of magnetic stimulation and electroshock therapy and ketamine as a nasal spray (?!). There is no correct answer to this, but when is enough enough?

At this point, there could be some mental decline that is boosting the anxiety. My dad did not have a history of depression and anxiety but did develop a hefty amount of anxiety + some OCD habits + some ADHD symptoms as his dementia began. This was before he was officially diagnosed, but in hindsight we can see how it's all connected.

One recommendation I do have is to see a geriatric psychiatrist. Some medications are not effective for the elderly. Their mental pathways are changing, and what once used to be effective treatment may no longer work. Geriatric psychiatrists will be much more aware of this plus other possible issues.

Good luck OP. 
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Yes, I think you're likely absolutely right. Her mental health issues are the drivers of all her decline. All the alternative therapies are basically hunting for a silver bullet that probably doesn't exist. And at this point she would probably be made even more anxious. [/quote]

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