My husband has AD, middle stages, I am torn between whether the 'cocktail' of drugs he takes are doing him any good at all. I feel they are either having no effect, therefore what is the point?
I sometimes feel they make him worse! He get meds checked every 6 months by a Neurologist. What I can't understand is when you look at some of the side effects of these drugs...they can cause the very symptoms they are being taken for in the first place...'confusion' 'lethargy' 'mood swings' 'tiredness' disorientation' 'memory loss'etc etc , I could go on and on.
I know there is no cure for AD, is it just me or are we being prescribed drugs that could either be doing nothing at all, or indeed making the person worse? I believe most Doctors are mainly advised by the drug companies, so who do we believe. I just wonder what is best...taking a cocktail of chemicals, or let nature and the body take it's own course. I just see NO improvement, in fact the complete opposite.
The drugs he takes for AD: Memantine(Ebixa), Setraline, Mirtazapine, and some Prometax (patches) which I haven't started yet...
Anyone's comments please?? I don't think I am alone here.
PS I live in Portugal, therefore I have to pay around €150.00 a month for these meds, it's not the money, but if I saw some benefit at least it would seem worthwhile.
I sometimes feel they make him worse! He get meds checked every 6 months by a Neurologist. What I can't understand is when you look at some of the side effects of these drugs...they can cause the very symptoms they are being taken for in the first place...'confusion' 'lethargy' 'mood swings' 'tiredness' disorientation' 'memory loss'etc etc , I could go on and on.
I know there is no cure for AD, is it just me or are we being prescribed drugs that could either be doing nothing at all, or indeed making the person worse? I believe most Doctors are mainly advised by the drug companies, so who do we believe. I just wonder what is best...taking a cocktail of chemicals, or let nature and the body take it's own course. I just see NO improvement, in fact the complete opposite.
The drugs he takes for AD: Memantine(Ebixa), Setraline, Mirtazapine, and some Prometax (patches) which I haven't started yet...
Anyone's comments please?? I don't think I am alone here.
PS I live in Portugal, therefore I have to pay around €150.00 a month for these meds, it's not the money, but if I saw some benefit at least it would seem worthwhile.