father in the hospital..not acting normal..?

Question

My father is addicted to fentanyl. friday he was rushed to the emergency room for overdosing. Hes still in the hospital.. he was sick but was talking normal and acting like himself saturday and sunday...now since monday hes not himself...he barely talks..its like hes a toddler. he speaks slower, he repeats words like saying hi 4 times in a row..he doesnt even pay attention when we talk most the time. its like hes in another world. Ive tried talking to the doctors...they think hes normal because he can tell people what day it is and say his name...hes not normal....he doesnt talk like a 55 year old man like he used to..now its more like a 4 year old..its really scaring me..does anybody have a clue on what could be wrong?
Also ive been told they're giving him psychiatric drugs...could that be something thats making him act like this?

Answer 1

Psychiatric drugs could make him talk a lot slower, or he could have had a stroke, or they could be interacting with the fentanyl since it's a narcotic. You need to really, really press the doctors on this. If they won't give you an answer, you need to ask to speak to someone, or get a second opinion, or insist that a neurologist sees him. The hospital may have someone to talk to, or a social work department, or an ombudsman, but really, go with your gut instinct that something is wrong here.