My grandmother is 91 years old and is displaying preliminary signs of alzheimers. She forget's everything, like where she put her glasses, or keeps the stove lit. She is also extremely emotional and paranoid. She also seems to be losing her inhibition as she has told me and other grandchildren some really obscene stories, and periodically will use graphic language.

She lives next to our house, so though we are not primary care givers, we do experience these problems on a daily basis and has begun to take an emotional toll on her primary care giver.

A GP prescribed prozac for her which gave her severe symptoms like shaking and loos of appetite. We also thought she was a bit dellusional.

However, the situation is worsening and we are once again thinking about medication. Is this a safe option or do the risks outweigh the benifits. Tho she may not be the sanest of people, we do not want to sedate her beyond recognition.

Any thoughts would be appreciated....