I am living full time with my 80 year old father in law. I know what meds he is on and monitor them. But even before he began these meds, he was falling asleep sitting up all the time. I'm just wondering; is it normal for him to continually dose off and on all day and during the evening? He loves to watch tv all day (tried to get him to do things, but he just wants to watch tv). Is this just an old age thing?
dad may not be faking it,he may be confused when you're not around.
f-i-l may just be slowing down.what time did he usually sleep.everyone has their own circadium rhythm,doesn't have to match yours. All need a good check up though to make sure something else isn't going on.alzheimers.low thyroid,heart problems. sarah alabama
These symptoms don't always mean the person has Alzheimer's either. Best to get a complete check up. Are there other symptoms as well. I scoured through many books, noted and listed the similarities, and took it to a Physician. They can answer these questions with further testing.