Cancer Treatment Options Forum - February 25th, 2011 - 2 Comments

Can Cancer/Chemo Make A Person Insane?

My mother was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma almost two years ago and underwent 6 months of chemo. She has been declared cancer free(but not cancer cured yet). She was never easy to get along with but now she is impossible. She has become extremely violent. She has tried to push me down a flight of stairs, stab me in the chest with a pair of pruning shears, and twice tried to strangle me. Just now she tried to shove a vacuum cleaner hose into my mouth. She denies all of this and refuses to get help. I would like to leave but she does things like accidentally set the house on fire(twice). She can’t be left alone. My siblings won’t help. They’re just waiting for her to die so they can get their inheritance. No other relatives will help either. In my state you can’t force people to get help. I want to die, it’s so miserable with her. What can I do?
The only medication she is taking is Fosamax for osteoporosis. Nothing like this is listed in the side effects.

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  1. knittinmama on February 25, 2011 2:54 pm

    Chemo can cause what is called "Chemo Brain". You need to talk to her doctor about the problems you mom is having. If what she is doing is causing a danger to herself or others her doctors may be able to have her hospitalized for a mental health evaluation without her permission. Some states do allow this.

    You didn’t mention your age, if you are a minor, the State may intervene on your behalf to protect you from your mother’s outbursts or to help you move out.

  2. jezabel princess on February 25, 2011 2:54 pm

    she might be suffering from Alzheimer’s or something like that, and that’s why she doesn’t realizese has done after

    you need to talk to a doctor or professional and get some advice or she may only get worse

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