What To Do When Someone with Dementia Takes Too Many Tablets, Carer Guidance on Medication Safety

Medication can be one of the scariest parts of caring for someone with dementia. Maybe you’ve discovered that your loved one has taken today’s tablets twice, or even opened several days’ worth of pills in one go. It’s frightening, it’s exhausting — and it leaves many carers feeling guilty or overwhelmed.

Trigger warning - references to Overdose in this episode - Medication Overdose and Dementia

It happened in our family too

In this episode of My Dementia Roadtrip, I share:

• Why medication mistakes and overdoses happen in dementia
• The real risks — and why this is not your fault
• Why some strategies only work in the mild stages of dementia
• The phases of dementia and ways to support medication at each of these stages
• Why it’s completely normal for those same strategies to stop working as dementia progresses — and what to do instead
• Practical next steps and adaptations you can take to keep them safe
• What we did when it happened
• A reminder of hope and grace for carers who feel they’ve failed

Whether you’re in the middle of this right now, or simply want to be prepared, this episode will give you reassurance and practical tools to keep your loved one safe — and remind you that you are not alone on this journey.

You can download my guide to Medication Overdose In Dementia Prevention here