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Violent brother with Down syndrome
My 25 yo brother has extreme aggression and violence. He beats people, he breaks stuff, he yells all the time to the point that its hard for us to sleep. He also can't stop eating and so obese. I tried to put him on a diet once but he knew I was behind his new healthy eating habits so he slammed my head against the wall! I'm worried he is going to kill someone or die of obesity. Should we put him on drugs and which ones? Btw he's very loved and we include him in all our activities and try to get him with friends but he ends up injuring them.
It sounds like your brother has an overactive thyroid- or he has been given the wrong doses for his slow thyroid. Our son has a slow thyroid and received the wrong doses- too much of it. He became agitated. He couldn't stop eating. He was eating as if he had gone without food for days. He was grumpy and in a really bad mood all the time. Lots of anger and he was never like that before.
Have a full checkup done with blood samples to verify if it's something underlying going on. Wouldn't put him on any drugs before you have proof that it is needed.
Have a full checkup done with blood samples to verify if it's something underlying going on. Wouldn't put him on any drugs before you have proof that it is needed.
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