Alzheimer's
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My husband's insurance no longer covers Namenda XR. I think that since he has been on it for 6 years, we should just quit it.
His dementia continues to advance. So why keep taking it, especially now since it is costing 5 times as much?
Namenda
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 in… 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… read more
My husband is in aricept and namenda. His Dr. Wants to put him on rivastigmine patch & take him off the aricept. Anybody tried this patch?
Thank You all for your comments. We!ve finally seen Neurologist who said wife is progressing in Her Disease. Said she needs 24 hr care and prescribed… read more
Husband's twitching and shaking.
My husband is 77 and is taking Aricept, Namenda, Risperidone and Depokote Sps. About once a month he will have 24-36 hours of constant tremors, shaking, twitching. The first time it happened I took him to the ER where he had a CAT scan, CAT scan with contrast and ECG. Everything was normal. He looked like someone with CPalsy and could not sit up, use his arms or hands and jaw kept opening and closing with a clicking sound. He became so agitated with hitting nurses, etc. he had to… read more
Good morning to all the loving caregivers! Has anyone had medical marijuana prescribed to their loved one who is battling this disease?
I am asking this question because my mom has very extreme anxiety, depression, and paronia. She has been on Airicept, Namenda, different antidepressants, Seroquel. Nothing is working to help ease any of these horrific symptoms. She is in a nursing home. She has been for the last 5 months. Mom can not live alone and she tried living with one of my sisters. Mom's extreme paronia,… read more
changing medications
Have any of you seen more anxiety when adding namenda to medication? My husband is much more agitated since it was added. Thanks for your help.
Exelon
My husband takes aricept and namenda and xanix and small paxil. Wd exelon be a better option?
Ask your neurologist what he thinks of the change and what other new treatments could be useful.
My Mother is probably between stages 5 and 6 in her journey. Lately she is so scared and cries easily. Help anyone?
She already takes Seroquel and Namenda in the early evening.
Yes, @A myALZteam Member, physical touch is good but then one time she told me to stop "petting her, she was NOT a dog!". That one made me laugh for… read more
My mother-in-law needs to go into LTC but the waiting lists are at least 12-18 months long. Is there any way to speed this up?
We have been caring for my mother-in-law for 5 years in our home. My husband and I both specialized in dementia/AD care when we were CNA's. It has gotten to the point that we have gotten a LifeLine transmitter band for her and have had to put alarms on our doors in case she tries to sneak out in the middle of the night. She knows we are family, but often cannot remember our names. We have… read more
I know it's not good to move AZ patients too much but have her admitted to a geriatric psych unit to adjust her medications. This helped my Dad a lot,… read more
My husband is so confused in the morning
My husband has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, early dementia, but is so confused and tired in the morning. He perks up around noon after lunch and by evening is doing "well". In the morning he may ask "what's happening to me?" or say he feels lost. I guess since he's diagnosed as "early dementia", then I'm confused with these symptoms. He has been taking Aricept and Namenda.
