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My mom has dementia. If the drug companies can only slow it down and not stop it. Then why do we continue to refill the prescriptions?
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jeannegibbs
Answered Sep 2012
How long does Aricept work?
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alexandrakl
Answered Sep 2012
Someone once posted on here that their parents was having cognitive problems due to arrhythmia/heart irregularities?
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MICK
Asked Sep 2012
Why is my grandmother taking so many nitroglycerin pills?
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Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF
Answered Sep 2012
Can anyone recommend a good way for my mom to stop forgetting to take her pills?
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jeannegibbs
Answered Sep 2012
Do you think it is okay for my mother to take her Welbutrin 5 days on; 4 days off?
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danopam2008
Answered Sep 2012
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What can you do when your aging parent won't take his BP are Blood sugar meds?
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jeannegibbs
Answered Sep 2012
How do you give pain med that has been crushed? It is soo bitter even mixed with food.
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grams553
Answered Aug 2012
How much valium can a person with Alzheimer's take in a day when suffering from anxiety?
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jeannegibbs
Answered Aug 2012
How do I handle an issue of possible pharmacology with the care facility where my grandmother resides?
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DanRobbins
Answered Aug 2012
Any success with a small dose of Ativan to ease anxiety when a parent cooperating?
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aberry
Answered Jul 2012
Why does the nursing home change my mothers medication?
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bookworm
Answered Jul 2012
89-year-old woman living independently with 2 hrs of agency help and family intervention. Doctor wants her to try Namenda.
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Caseyco
Answered Jun 2012
Seroquel---Anyone know if this is a good drug for Dementia?
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waverun
Answered Jun 2012
Has anyone encounters a problem with the drug Aricept and the way their elder behaves?
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ladyleidy
Answered Jun 2012
Does anyone have any experience bad or good with Aricept or Namenda, or any other drugs designed to postpone advanced dementia?
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jackiebquick
Answered Jun 2012
My mother refuses to take medication other than her blood pressure medicine. How can I get her to take the medicine?
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AgingCareCM
Answered May 2012
Can blood thinners cause brain damage?
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esme15
Answered May 2012
What are your thoughts on Cymbalta with elders?
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crs1974
Answered May 2012
Do you know any creative ways to get a competent elder to take medication?
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lildeb
Answered Apr 2012
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