She sounds profoundly depressed. It is not "normal" for an elderly person with dementia to be so uninterested in life, to sleep so much, to not want to get out of bed. Depression is seriously undertreated in this population. Please take her in for a second opinion; she deserves better.
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Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
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Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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