It agitated my husband and has now been stopped. Epilim been increased. He has gone down to fast - nappies, to being fed to no sensible chats, to mutterings...
My husband is on Donapezil. I don't know if it us the same and don't really know if it helped. He has gone down hill alot in the last year. Sleeps alot. Has trouble forming words so no real… read more
My mum has Alzheimer's type dementia and is drinking an awful lot of alcohol ,she always liked a glass of wine but is drinking much more now
Does anyone have any advice or has faced similar issues
Thanks
My husband who always enjoyed occasional beer or scotch his whole life. Now he only wants Blackberry Brandy like Gammie’s husband. He insists he has only had one when it’s his 2 nd. I try to curb him… read more
Moms been complaining of upset stomach for about a week now. Shes been on aricept for a little over a month. Just last week her dose went up to 10mg. I'm wondering if this could be the cause. I haven't had a chance to read the side affects. She hasn't eaten a whole lot besides soup. Was gonna give a call to the doc, but thought I'd ask of anyone else had experienced this.
My husband has a upset stomach every day ? if I give him gabapenten and it gets past the stomach sickness but he cannot walk straight he looses his balance ….He eats constantly
My husband’s new neurologist put him on a starting 5 mg dose of Aricept. He hasn’t taken it yet because he also prescribed an extra dose of Seroquel in the morning and I wanted to see how that affected him first. He has used the Exelon patch in the past but started to not let me put it in him so I had to stop. Thanks in advance for your help.
Does anyone have a spouse that is in denial that he has Alzheimer? My husband was diagnosed in August 2015 and he is in denial. It is very very hard on me. And if so perhaps you can let me know how you get them to see this and also how you handle it.
my Dad has had Alzheimer's for 10 years and never acknowledged it we have managed, he in now in a nursing home as he can't do anything for himself and he is not mobile, but he never wanted to know… read more
I brought dad a colouring book on 19th century farm life. He was very interested in the pictures and captions describing them. The puzzle seemed to totally confuse him and the colour coding seemed to make it even worse. He couldn't manipulate the pieces to fit and would turn them over rather than around. We talked and laughed, but I'm not sure if it is something's my to continue with or perhaps he no longer has the ability to do it and it would just become frustrating. He is in the moderate to… read more
I find the children's wooden puzzles are better. Easier to grab on to. I use to think of what my kids when they were toddlers liked and shat they could easily pick up.
My husband was put on Aricept in 2020 and awhile after that Namenda was added. I am wondering because of what I have read, has it outlived its usefulness? He did well for about 4 years and now not so much. He constantly is delusional and has hallucinations of all types. I've heard they can at times increase that, although I'm not sure that's the cause as he was ok for years. Any thoughts?
No they don't : seems like a Medicare & pharma money grab!!
The minute she is still, she starts crying, sometimes sobbing. At almost 81, she's not that active, providing ample opportunity to start crying every few minutes. What can be done?! I can't do the minimum chores without having to stop and try to get her to stop crying.
DEPRESSION , anxiety , mood swings are all a part of Alzh. It is so frustarting not to be able to covey thoughts, feelind, ideas. A peron is over come with it all.. I have been there and lived through… read more
Every one is different and thank you for positive feedback for Namenda
His dementia continues to advance. So why keep taking it, especially now since it is costing 5 times as much?
The insurance now pays for the generic Namendra XR or memantine. We have been discussing about continuing to take this drug when the dementia continues to advance. If the patient is taken off the… read more