There don't seem to be a lot of people on this site supporting someone with frontal lobe dementia. Am I right?
There is info on line which tell of symptoms so a person can baxcically tell what stage they are in. I believe i am in the early part of stage 2, NO one has cobfirmed it. I just know how I am . I… read more
My mums limbs twitch and jump when she is dosing during the day.
Coul be sleep apnea...body starvd for oxygen...twitching. I have h.ad a CPAP for 10+ yrs...I wa twitching and snorting...now im not.
My husband started hospice about a ten days ago. They discontinued his donzepil and memantine and I was concerned about rapid decline( he’d already been declining quickly the last couple months). However he seems to be doing better and is doing small things that he hasn’t done in months. I can’t find any information on this. Has anyone else experienced this?
I had trouble getting Jack my husband ti take his medications. I stoped giving them to him and his last blood test showed his cholesterol, blood pressure, and thyroid were all good. He was also… read more
Maybe this question was posted prior to my joining this site & if so, please forgive
My husband was diagnosed in 2012, & now needs me for everything. He sometimes gets angry if I leave the room. I don't feel like a person anymore. I don't get to be just me anymore. I don't get to do the things some of the things I used to enjoy. Sometimes I feel resentful, & angry at this disease. Sometimes I am angry at his children for not helping out even though I know in my heart they are busy with… read more
I know exactly how you feel. We are human, it’s perfectly normal to feel anger when they lash out. Even though they don’t know what they’re doing. I’m taking my hubby to day care 2 days a week . This… read more
A couple of days ago, I was given a 45 day eviction notice for my husband from the director of his memory care residence. She told me he should be in a skilled nursing facility, where they can keep him sedated. She told me that, even if another memory care decides to accept him, I’ll likely end up getting an eviction notice for him from them, too. But the nursing homes, I’ve contacted, seem to respond as if I’ve got my head up my butt. And they tell me they’re not equipped to handle dementia.
… read moreButton, from what I’ve read here from several myalzteam members, whose husbands are in Veteran’s homes, the care sounds very good there. Assisted Living/Memory Care are only state regulated, and the… read more
When my husband is out of sorts, I think okay, this really is happening. But sometimes (a lot here lately), I wonder could this all be a mistake? Could something else have been going on 6months ago and now it’s over? My husband has been on Aricept for about 5 or 6 months and since July 2nd on the highest dosage. Does he really need it anymore? I am so confused and I don’t want him labeled with something he doesn’t have! Has anyone else ever went through this doubt or know of a misdiagnosis being… read more
I never questioned his condition, I spent the first part of his tests with the psychologist and psychiatrist one of the questions he was asked was how many children do you have? He said two, he has… read more
Mom still can do her personal care for the most part. She does not use the kitchen anymore, nor does she drive or go anyplace unattended. Her spouse is taking care of her for the most part with help from my sister and myself 3 days a week. Mom is getting very frustrated because we can't always figure out what she is trying to say. She also thinks we are always talking about her or that we are plotting against her. She also believes her husband is fooling around on her. One time said him and… read more
Dawn, there's a book that helped me when my mother had Alzheimer's and needed to move to assisted living. The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions was a great resource when… read more
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
My husband was thought to have Alzheimers but now they feel it is frontotemporal dementia with the possibility of Alzheimers later. He is 63. Does anyone know if there is a support group for frontotemporal dementia or is this Alzheimers group ok for this?
He has been totally blind since 2004 which doesn't help (from glaucoma).
Yes definitely noticed a change in personality although sometimes he is still the same man he was. His worse issue is searching for words and saying the wrong words in conversation. This morning he… 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