My husband has severe chronic pain and in the last few days has asked to move from chair to bed and bed to chair continuously because he always thinks he'll feel better in the other place. He argues, pleads and sometimes he cries and I am up and down every 5-10 minutes moving him. It is exhausting me. I moved to another bedroom because I have insomnia and was disturbing him and he came in three times and woke me up to complain last night. He is taking as much pain medicine as the doctor will give him. What can I do?
Persons with dementia often react differently to drugs than the general population. You need to see someone who is aware of that and willing to work on finding something that will manage the pain.
You also need something to help your husband sleep through the night. The dementia specialist will be able to help with this. My husband was able to stay at home through his entire 10-year journey with dementia but I could not have survived that if his doctor had not solved the sleep issue early on. You NEED quality sleep, or you cannot be an effective caregiver. To get it, your husband needs to sleep. (That will do him good, too.)
Can your husband not transfer between a bed and a chair on his own? Would physical therapy help enable him to do that?
Mythyme, I think you are not getting the support you need to do the extremely difficult job of caregiving. Find a medical provider who will provide that support.