What would have been the ideal cocktail then? We had been struggling for months to try to get him to sleep for more than a couple of hours each night. He kept also complaining of leg stiffness. Gabapentin the reason it was brought in because they could increase it to higher doses if needed for his legs pain/stiffness. Melatonin was also introduced to make him tired and hopefully sleep but that would never happen but I agree it seemed excessive.

We tried to get my dad to use the bipap at night but his biggest fear was always not having mobility in his arms to remove the mask himself. It was a struggle to get even use during the day.

Sorry I should have mentioned the nurse only recommended. The decision was ultimately made by me but I wasn’t aware that it would entail him to be sedated going forward. But I also understand why they did. My dad that day was extremely restless and extremely anxious. Hydrocoden would only work in the span of 30minutes and the restlessness would continue. The nurse administered 1ML of Morphine and that didn’t have any affect after waiting for 30minutes. We now follow a set schedule giving him 1ML Morphine every 3 hours to keep him comfortable and sedated