Hi all - I am a new user and this is my first time raising a topic.
I have a query which I'd appreciate hearing the views of others on. My dad has Alzheimer's and has recently started on Ebixa. He is on the drug 7 - 8 weeks and was started at home rather than in a clinical setting. We had quite a struggle getting him onto the drug but are now wondering whether its doing him more harm than good..
Whilst we didn't expect the drug to be a solution we hoped that it would give him some help and delay the need for full time nursing care (he is still living at home with my mum). In practice - 2 months later we have seen little benefit. Prior to strarting on the new drug my dad would have experienced occasional periods of anxiety, when he wasn't sleeping. Now he seems to be in a constant state of heightened anxiety and despair. Recently he asked my mum (in a moment of verbal clarity) why she couldn't help him and was it a question of money? Pretty heartbreaking stuff.... I should say that my dad is also on medication designed to tackle anxiety etc. We are wondering whether the drug has in fact increased his level of awareness of his condition and its effects and this has consequently resulted in his increased state of fear..
We're now in the quandry of wondering whether we should request to have my dad taken off the drug. We're hoping to have a visit from his consultant shortly although we are not confident (due to the newness of the drug) that he will have a clear direction on what to do - this is just a hunch and we could be wrong.
My question is whether anyone else caring for someone on Ebixa has experienced heightened levels of anxiety also as a result of starting the drug? If so, have the periods eventually passed?
We feel a bit lost at the moment - but don't want to be causing my dad any unnecessary torment.
If anyone has a similar experience I'd appreciate hearing from you.
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Anne
I have a query which I'd appreciate hearing the views of others on. My dad has Alzheimer's and has recently started on Ebixa. He is on the drug 7 - 8 weeks and was started at home rather than in a clinical setting. We had quite a struggle getting him onto the drug but are now wondering whether its doing him more harm than good..
Whilst we didn't expect the drug to be a solution we hoped that it would give him some help and delay the need for full time nursing care (he is still living at home with my mum). In practice - 2 months later we have seen little benefit. Prior to strarting on the new drug my dad would have experienced occasional periods of anxiety, when he wasn't sleeping. Now he seems to be in a constant state of heightened anxiety and despair. Recently he asked my mum (in a moment of verbal clarity) why she couldn't help him and was it a question of money? Pretty heartbreaking stuff.... I should say that my dad is also on medication designed to tackle anxiety etc. We are wondering whether the drug has in fact increased his level of awareness of his condition and its effects and this has consequently resulted in his increased state of fear..
We're now in the quandry of wondering whether we should request to have my dad taken off the drug. We're hoping to have a visit from his consultant shortly although we are not confident (due to the newness of the drug) that he will have a clear direction on what to do - this is just a hunch and we could be wrong.
My question is whether anyone else caring for someone on Ebixa has experienced heightened levels of anxiety also as a result of starting the drug? If so, have the periods eventually passed?
We feel a bit lost at the moment - but don't want to be causing my dad any unnecessary torment.
If anyone has a similar experience I'd appreciate hearing from you.
bw
Anne
