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Some people become agitated towards the end of their life. There are a number of different causes, and it can often be recognised by restlessness, fidgeting and changes to a patient’s behaviour. Agitation can be distressing for the patient, their carers, family or friends, but there are things you can do to support them.
Agitation is a term that describes anxious, restless and unsettled behaviour. It can be linked to emotional, physical or spiritual distress. Terminal agitation means agitation that occurs in the last few days of life.
You might also hear terminal agitation being described as terminal restlessness, terminal anguish, confusion at the end of life, or terminal delirium. These terms all have different meanings but they do overlap.
Agitation is often a symptom of delirium but some patients can become agitated without delirium.
Agitation can be a sign that the person is in the last days of life but it can also occur in earlier stages of their illness.
>this thread is just Amourschizos melting down and desperately struggling on their last days before death
God, what a glorious day it will be when this is all over.