re use of haldol and the elderly i m a nursing student and i would like to respond to on haldol and the elderly message id apr fsphy physics fsu edu organization florida state university school of higher thought news software vax vms vnews b first i m sorry to hear that you have had to see your grandmother go through this i know it has to have been tough there are many things that can cause long term confusion in elderly adults the change in environment can cause problems anesthetic agents can cause confusion because the body cannot clear the medicines out of the body as easily in addition medications and interactions between medications can cause confusion as far as whether or not haldol can have long lasting effects even after the drug has been discontinued i do not know i have not seen anything to that effect however i also had not been looking for that information i can see what i can find i can tell you that haldol is an antipsychotic drug and according to the nursing drug handbook it is especially useful for agitation associated with senile dementia p it also should not be discontinued abruptly it did not say anything about long lasting effects because so many things can cause confusion it is hard for me to know what else was going on at the time if i had more history i might be able to answer you better if you want to send me e mail with more information i would be happy to try to help you piece together what might have happened elisa picl fsphy physics fsu edu
