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What is the difference between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's?
Here's a link to the Cleveland Clinic's explanation of Vascular Dementia:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/...
My mother has Dementia and my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last summer. Is there a way to find out if I have early stage Dementia/Alzheimer's?
My husband also 2014 but he lived till Dec 27,2023 at age 87 he also was on Aricept
Serves no purpose to tell them.
It is simply another hurt in the this journey of the lost.
No Ma'am.
my husband eats a lot and has lost a lot of weight. What would cause this?
My husband ate everything and his favorite was ice cream. He had it every day. He ate healthy meals including meats, and his last 6 months he lost 30 pounds but continued to eat well. I was surprised… read more
Great answer
I'm new to myALZteam. In my profile it asks me to "Add Provider". What are you referring to? My PC, my dad's PC? I don't think he sees a Neurologist. (I'll have to check- seems like he should be) !
I believe I put her neurologist when it asked that and if you don't I would've but down his primary care physician hope this helps
Incredibly hard to see him like this , a completely different person that raised me . A man who never raised a hand towards me. So very angry and has put his hands on me one time hurt me pretty bad.
Remember that he is likely aggravated by his memory loss, inability to do things that he used to, loosing things, decreased independence, etc. He’s not angry at you, he is angry at his situation and… read more
Im not sure. He was diagnosed as borderline type 2 for many years. 2019 it was full blown and been on metformin since then. That's when he received disability for it. No one in his immediate… read more
I am trying to figure out how to help my mother-in-law who has been with us 2 months.
I need an official diagnosis but would like more details on caregiving and what level she's at, and whether certain meds are affecting her paranoia. Need advice on psychiatric meds, etc. So do I go to appointments using HER insurance? Or go to my own psychiatrist and ask questions about her? (I don't actually have one) How do you manage these things?
And I'm afraid to say to her "you have Alzheimers so I need… read more
Yes. With online appointment it’s nuts. I made an appt for her in my “system”. The check in people freaked out, but i said I’m not leaving until we see someone about this fecal incontinence! It… read more
I have to take my 82-year-old Mum back to the doctor next week for the three-month evaluation of Memantine effects (positive or negative). She has no apparent negative side effects, but nor can I see any positive benefit and it is expensive for her. Since it is only supposed to slow progress of the disease, how is one supposed to measure positive effects? I can't notice any visible difference in Mum's memory loss, but cognitive functioning seems about the same.....Does anyone have experience… read more
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… read more
