Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
Having Alzheimer’s or Dementia doesn’t have to mean an instant death sentence or forgetting everyone and everything familiar within a decade. Plenty of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia lead productive and happy lives for many years, even decades after diagnosis. On average, longevity of life after onset of Alzheimer’s is thought to be 20 [...]
Some Medications available for the Alzheimer’s Patient and what do they do? Since Alzheimer’s disease is commonly a slow process, the disease affects people differently and therefore individuals respond to different treatments uniquely. Currently, there is no drug or treatment program that stops the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. However, for individuals who are in mild, [...]
There are so many behavioral issues with dementia that the list of powerful medications prescribed can become quite long. Yet, not all medications for behavior problems has an affect on “wandering” or “restlessness” or “incontinence.” So more drugs are prescribed. And since most Alzheimer’s or Dementia sufferers are elderly, they often have other illnesses which [...]
Sadly, there is no treatment that will make Alzheimer’s go away, no guarantee that some drugs will make life better, even delay symptoms. Most physicians write scripts for Aricept or similar drugs which are suppose to help the brain waves and delay symptoms but whether they actually do– I don’t know. If you have a [...]
