CBD and Stress Relief Lotion.

Stress Relief Lotion and CBD that I use. 

The comment left from yesterdays post inquired about the CBD and Stress Relief Lotion I use on Sweetie. Here they are. They are not the only homeopathic on the market that will help with your love ones, it is just what I use. I get my CBD on Amazon. For me it is the biggest bang for the buck I could fine.  

After many bouts with sundowners, I was ready to throw up my hands. Say the hell with it all and find someplace that I could afford to put Sweetie in. Someplace that would know how to handle Dementia with sundowners. 

I read, I watched, I talked with my men's group, and it seem there was nothing I could do to relieve her and me of the affects of sundowners. That put me on a quest to go off script.   

On the Dementia Family Support page on Facebook, I was reading about CBD, and the remarkable affect it was having on those with Dementia. How simple it was to use and with it some sanity was returning to their lives. 

I first went to a CBD store. They are all over the place, and bought my first bottle. My first mistake was the amount of oil to give Sweetie. I was giving her a full dropper right off and that was the wrong thing for her. The Demented brain wasn't ready for something new being introduced to it. She went on a bender of behaviors, mad, cry, laugh, and just sitting. It seem the more I gave her, the worse she got. 

So, I attempted different approach. Less is best. I waited through two days of no oil, and then started it back up. This time with just a quarter of a dropper, twice a day. She started to calm down, and as she did, I would give her larger doses. Now, we are up to a half a dropper 4 to 5 times a day. There are times when I can have her open her mouth and squirt it in her mouth, more than likely, I put it in her food, and she takes it that way. 

The Stress Relief Lotion came from Daycare. Sweetie wasn't their best client. She would get upset and want to go home, would look for me, and they had their hands full with her. 

One day, when I picked her up, they told me they were using a hand cream on her which was able to get her relaxed. Asked and received what it was. Got some, and started using it. Again after many experiments on where and when to use it, I've come to this. Wrist, hands, back of the neck are all good places to apply the lotion. Aromatic, yes, but at the same time, just getting it on her skin helps. For whatever reason, when she is out of sorts, and getting worked up, won't take her oil, I can count on the lotion to help settle her down. I may have to press her to let me touch her, but prevailing, I know in about 15 minutes, she will be back, and then I can get her some more oil. 

It is the 1-2 punch for me. Most of the time, the CBD is sufficient, I keep the lotion for those other times, and I usually use it in the evening before we head for bed. In combination, we both get relief and some sleep and life is good. 

A good life is what My Driver keeps telling me. Keep doing what we are doing, keep your hands inside the car and your seatbelts buckled. Hope today's post helps you, as we travel down the Road to Dementia Town, Keeping our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv ya, and God Bless.