We tried the meds for Alzheimers. People are right. There is no cure for Alzheimers but the meds may help slow the progression. This could be very beneficial for family members to love and enjoy their loved ones in different ways. Some of the greatest memories of my mom were after she was diagnosed before she was 60. Lastly remember that there is always hope. Maybe it won't be for us but for future generations. Never lose hope because then the disease has won

You may only see the benefit over time or if she goes off the drug, as then things may progress more rapidly. People have asked me, why bother, when all the medication does is slow the inevitable...well, perhaps it leads to acceptance and some quality of life. The waiting for things to get worse, is what bothers me the most/sam

We plan to take my Mother-In-Law off of this when she runs out. She has been on it about 3 years. She ran out for about 10 days & we saw no difference at all. The cost is tripling for her, she has no extreme negative behaviors & other family members don't feel it's really of benefit as she is getting worse. There is no way to measure if it's slowing things down or not. Everyone declines at their own pace anyway.

my mom is also on Namenda and I am thinking of taking her off of it.. some of the side effects are the same as the symptoms of dementia. My mom's dr. diagnosed her with Alzheimer's early this year but after doing a lot of reading on the subject I am not sure that is what she has. She was in the hospital with a liver problem, she ended up in septic shock and in a induced coma for 10 days, then the furnace malfunctioned in her house and she had CO2 poisoning. it was right after this that she lost her memory and the dr put her on Namenda. She has major short term memory loss, but that seems to be her only symptom. ANd I'm not sure the Namenda is helping that at all.

Same here. My husband has been on Namenda for over 2 years and I haven't seen progress positive or negative.