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Originally Posted by Moose72
Haldol (also known as haloperidol) is an antipsychotic medication. In hospice, it is used to treat terminal delirium, severe agitation in end-stage dementia. Sometimes it's also used in the treatment of nausea and vomiting and can even be used to treat intractable hiccups. When is Haldol the Right Choice?
Interesting! hiccups!
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Very interesting. Never heard of haldol being used to treat hiccups!
FWIW, my grandmother's psychiatrist said that Haldol is bad for elderly people because it doubles their risk of death. He took her off it (after another psychiatrist put her on it) and put her on Seroquel, then Zyprexa, then Geodon w/ Depakote. Of course even atypical like those three still increase the risk of death, but their risk is lower. Ideally, though, APs should be a last resort for elderly people. My grandma needed an AP because she was hallucinating and delusional literally 24/7, and she was having a big angry manic episode in IP. (Bipolar and dementia together.)