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My dad (70) just had MRI today & will get results Wednesday so I don’t know an official diagnosis yet. He’s been confused for several months on and off but has gotten drastically worse and today was the worst I’ve seen. He has a life partner who lives with him and I see him weekly. Today he was totally off and was talking to people who weren’t there, kept asking to go home, wasn’t sure how far away I lived etc. I’m anxious for Any tips or resources you have learned as far as steps to educate… read more
My father is on Seroquel XR for the same symptoms!!! It has made the biggest difference!!
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
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
Both my husband and myself are in beginning of dementia. Trying to get everything figured out before I am unable to
Hi Kathy
Before my wife got Alzheimer's I did a trust and medical and legal powers of attorny. I didn't have a Do Not Ressutate, but did it just before she passed. I never thought it would be… read more
I'm my mother's power of attorney and health care proxy. It's a needed item I believe.
Serves no purpose to tell them.
It is simply another hurt in the this journey of the lost.
No Ma'am.
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
Yes, scam.
