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Is there another medication to treat Alzheimer’s Disease other than Aricept or Nameda (? spelling – newest).
Question : Is there another medication to treat Alzheimer’s Disease other than Aricept or Nameda (? spelling – newest).
My Mom is 84, in the latter stages of A D, she has been on Aricpet (spuradically) for the last 2 years or so, she was still living alone and more times than none did not take her medication. Well the AD progressed and her doctor prescribed the new medicine, Nameda (spelling might be wrong), my Mom took this drug for every bit of 5 days and almost went into diabetic shock, she is not diabetic. She vomited blood and became totally disoriented, more so than ususal, at that point I brought her to live with me and she has been her for 3 weeks now. The new medication was stopped and since she she has been here I tried to observe her closely when it came to her medicine. She is only otherwise slight hypertensive. Well one day when I left the room after giving her breakfast and placing her mediation in front of her, I assumed she had taken both pills. That day she seemed more lucid than ever, later I found that pill under my table the next morning. What to do? Try without the pill?
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Answer by Mopar Muscle Gal
unfortunately she is going to have good days and bad days with or with medications
Aricept is used to slow the alzheimers advancement, progression ,
It will not stop it or cure it
just slow it down so you have more quality time with her
maybe give it to her in applesauce?
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#2 written by HEAL ONESELF 1 year ago
Hi Beth
Not sure if your willing to try unconventional (conditional to me) methods to heal the issue or at least lesson the symptoms. Here are some ideas to use.
Quick Action Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease
1. If you suspect Alzheimer’s, screen for heavy metal and environmental poisoning, genetic predisposition, hormone imbalances, impaired blood flow, and nutritional deficiencies.
2. Be aware that doctors often misdiagnose Alzheimer’s disease with other treatable forms of senile dementia such as pernicious anemia, cerebral vascular insufficiency, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea, nutritional deficiencies, candidiasis, brain tumors, and multiple strokes.
3. See a holistic dentist who can replace your silver amalgam fillings with materials tested for biocompatibility. Consult an alternative practitioner regarding a detox plan to remove residues of mercury and other poisons from the body.
4. Eat an organic, whole foods diet of fresh veggies, fruit and proteins, along with complex carbohydrates and healthy fats. Do not eat processed food or use MSG, aspartame, sugars, flours, alcohol, or nicotine.
5. Mental and physical exercises are essential. Continually learning and solving problems to help maintain brain function can take the form of sharing ideas, discussing news headlines, crossword puzzles, playing music, engaging in an artistic endeavor, playing cards, and even going to movies.
6. Physical exercise like square dancing helps to figure out how to work through a complex movement and decreases the rate of memory loss.
7. Nutritional supplements include Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC), B-Complex Vitamins, Vitamin C, Coenzyme Q10, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA), Vitamin E, Phosphatidyl Choline, and Phosphatidyl Serine (PS).
8. Meditation and relaxation techniques such as diaphragmatic breathing and guided imagery are important. Lavender essential oil is useful to soothe the body and calm the emotions.
9. Acupuncture, especially on the scalp, can clear pathways in the brain.
10. Chinese herbs such as ginseng, dong quai, and ho-shou-wu enhance vitality and mobility.
11. Ginkgo biloba is a safe and effective herb to improve circulation and increase mental capacity.
12. Useful alternative therapies are Biofeedback Training and Neurotherapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Oxygen therapies, Magnetic Field Therapy, and Ayurvedic Medicine.
Best of health to you
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My dad has been on both of those with no problems.
However, any mental function lost from NOT taking the pills cannot be regained. Talk to a doctor before stopping any medication or changing the dosages.
These are the drugs, according to the Alzheimer’s Association site:
“The first Alzheimer medications to be approved were cholinesterase (KOH luh NES ter ays) inhibitors.
Three of these drugs are commonly prescribed:
* donepezil (Aricept®), approved in 1996
* rivastigmine (Exelon®), approved in 2000
* and galantamine (approved in 2001 under the trade name Reminyl® and renamed Razadyne® in 2005). ”
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“Memantine (Namenda®) is a drug approved in October 2003 by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Good luck.