Fact or Fiction?

afraidinindy
afraidinindy Member Posts: 80
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone had difficulty throughout their treatment period of distinquishing fact from fiction? My husband has had several instances of thinking he had done things or talked with people (like celebrities and other things that just could not have happed) and then later think about it and realize it really wasn't true. He has had 6 weeks' of chemo and 30 rads. Does this treatment create these side effects and, if so, is this something that will go eventually go away? Any thoughts on this? Thank you.

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  • mindy10
    mindy10 Member Posts: 182 Member
    #2
    Hi my dad started to think he was having conversations with people that where not there and minutes later he would realize he was hallucinating. He started a anti depressant and thats what made him hallucinate because when we stoped it the hallucinations went away. Then we started him on another anti depressant and the hallucinations came back. Did you husband start any new drugs ex: pain meds, anti depressants, anti anxiety pills lately? If not I would mention it to the dr. Does he have stage 4 with mets someplace else? Mindy
  • afraidinindy
    afraidinindy Member Posts: 80
    #3
    mindy10 said:

    Hi my dad started to think he was having conversations with people that where not there and minutes later he would realize he was hallucinating. He started a anti depressant and thats what made him hallucinate because when we stoped it the hallucinations went away. Then we started him on another anti depressant and the hallucinations came back. Did you husband start any new drugs ex: pain meds, anti depressants, anti anxiety pills lately? If not I would mention it to the dr. Does he have stage 4 with mets someplace else? Mindy

    Yeah, he's on Ativan - I think that's the culprit - I've convined him to take it only at bedtime to see if that helps. Yes, colorectal with liver mets.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #4
    afraidinindy said:

    Yeah, he's on Ativan - I think that's the culprit - I've convined him to take it only at bedtime to see if that helps. Yes, colorectal with liver mets.

    Yup, my daughter is on Ativan for a different reason..not the beast....and she gets images that are not there....good idea for a bedtime thing...we all dream then!
    And I had some grand conversations with 'people' while on some pain killers... ;)
    Hugs, Kathi
  • nanuk
    nanuk Member Posts: 1,358 Member
    #5
    All I know is that the Ativan was the only thing that helped the nausea..for that I would happily
    delusional. Bud
  • Patrusha
    Patrusha Member Posts: 487
    #6
    Indy,

    While I was in the hospital, they gave me something that was supposed to help with the abdominal spasms I was having. Yeah, it helped. It was also like being on LSD! I would "dream" I was talking to and kissing my 12-year-old and open my eyes to find myself alone in my hospital room. I'd sleep better, but I'd frequently wake up very disoriented... I'd see the TV up on the ceiling and think my bed was standing up on end. I'd have to look for the door to figure out I was actually laying down. It was a trip. I'd look into the Ativan, too....

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