Hallucinations galore...

Since starting on this opiate on Wednesday, Husband has been constantly plagued by hallucinations. And, from what I can see, they are SCARY at times too. I am scared to leave him on his own now! Last night, at 9.30pm, I was in the living room, when Husband came out of the bedroom and headed into the kitchen. I asked him what he was looking for, and he said "chocolate ice cream". Now this really puzzled me, as he does not like chocolate ice cream, so I thought he had made a mistake and told him that if he wants, his favourite vanilla ice cream is in the 2nd fridge. He said No, he needs CHOCOLATE - and when I asked WHY, he said "For HIM, you know, the guy with the big nose." !!!! I asked him WHICH GUY, and reminded him that we are at home, and there is nobody else here with us... and he says I KNOW, HE IS DOWNSTAIRS HAVING A MEETING, AND I PROMISED HIM CHOC ICE CREAM WHEN HE FINISHES.

Oh man! I got him back into the bedroom, told him again that there is nobody except us, there is no meeting taking place downstairs, and we are not expecting anyone... 5 minutes later, I was back in the living room again and I see Husband, now with his shorts on, heading out the front door. I YELLED his name and ran after him, and asked him where he was going - and he says TO BUY ICE CREAM. Oh boy, oh boy... now that scared me. What would have happened if he had walked out and I had not noticed? If I had been in the study, I may not have seen him walk past! That scared me! A LOT!!

And last night was the worst yet. Neither of us slept - Husband was up and down all night, talking, yelling, seeing things that were not there, reacting to people that were not there. I was so worried that he might just walk out the door again, that I could not sleep at all. Getting him back into bed each time he got out of bed was exhausting too. Most of the time he doesn't even realise that he is at home in his own room, in his own bed. Once he asked me, ARE WE IN PERTH?

I am just hoping that these hallucinations will not last for much longer, as I am not sure how much longer I can last without any sleep at all. Luckily, during the day, Husband does manage to get quite a lot of sleep, so that is one blessing, but I find it hard to sleep during the day anyway, and now with these 'disturbances' at night, I can't sleep at night either. Hmmm, how long can one keep going without sleep?

I have to check with my parents if they can come and keep an eye on Husband tomorrow morning, as I have to go to the supermarket, and I don't dare leave Husband alone at home - too scared to do that, in case, by the time I get home, he has gone out looking for ice cream or something else!

Enough said for now. Please continue to keep Husband in your thoughts and prayers, that the hallucinations will end SOON, so that he can get back to living a half-way NORMAL life again.

Till next time, stay safe, stay HEALTHY!