im just going to get him up. he took the extra tablet last night but takes a couple of weeks to take affect. he doesnt sound happy but just woken up. looking at anniversary cards as its our anniversary soon and had to leave it till the dust settles.
im just going to get him up. he took the extra tablet last night but takes a couple of weeks to take affect. he doesnt sound happy but just woken up. looking at anniversary cards as its our anniversary soon and had to leave it till the dust settles.
thanks @MaNaAk just made him a cup of tea. i looked up memantine and its for alzheimers and not vascular.Take it nice and slowly. I remember looking in on dad when donepezil was altered. He used to call it Donna or the naughty tablet as when he first took it, it made him dizzy (taking it too early and also he had diabetic medication).
MaNaAk
I read a clinical trial done in another country.thanks @MaNaAk just made him a cup of tea. i looked up memantine and its for alzheimers and not vascular.
theyve given him an extra amitriptyline. theres no tablets specifically for vascular like there is for alzheimers.I read a clinical trial done in another country.
It was with some interest that the people with vascular that took Memantine, showed improvement ( 90 per cent of them) !!!!!
But I can’t remember the particulars ( small numbers etc etc )
But as you say it is not prescribed for vascular in the UK.
I so hope he settles.theyve given him an extra amitriptyline. theres no tablets specifically for vascular like there is for alzheimers.
he was on his way to erupting again last night and i managed to stop it just in time. went to bed a bit earlier than him as well. the pain is another thing he uses against me or winds me up about. he wouldnt last five minutesI so hope he settles.
When you are not well yourself, the challenge to care for another is hard enough. Without extra hurdles to overcome.
I read a clinical trial done in another country.
It was with some interest that the people with vascular that took Memantine, showed improvement ( 90 per cent of them) !!!!!
But I can’t remember the particulars ( small numbers etc etc )
But as you say it is not prescribed for vascular in the UK.
thats why i looked it up because its been mentioned on different posts a few timesInteresting. My mum has been prescribed Memantine for some time but her "probable diagnosis" is vascular dementia. Nobody has ever suggested she may have Alzheimer's as well but I guess that's a possibility. I think they have just been throwing anything at her that may work, poor thing.
You are in a very fortunate minority.Interesting. My mum has been prescribed Memantine for some time but her "probable diagnosis" is vascular dementia. Nobody has ever suggested she may have Alzheimer's as well but I guess that's a possibility. I think they have just been throwing anything at her that may work, poor thing.
You are in a very fortunate minority.
She must have been being a bit of a pickle at the time?
no they dont. my husband told my son what it got for my birthday, my son said he cant be half bad. theres deafening silence when i try to explain. they have seen him go for me when they were younger. now they have decided hes just dad which is ill. my husband says he feels more relax today and not on edge but i havent asked him to do anything and all the jobs ive done are for his direct benefit. i hope it continues. its me on edge.@jennifer1967 host mode has a lot to answer for. Do your son and daughter know about ‘hosting’. It’s very frustrating when it happens and your worries are not taken seriously. Hopefully the extra meds will help.
no, one is a carer for his partner and has a family. my daughter has a young family,3 and 7. she works every night and has a partner so both have own homes and families. maybe my son could take him out for a drive. they dont understand i could do with a break away from him. he wants to go on holiday and has already asked if my son could drive us there. he has not considered that i wont be able to come. he has no understanding of the pain im in and just takes it for granted i will do whatever it takes. hes still full of demands i noticed but he doesnt do them in front of them. the younger son who lives further away said he still looks like dad and that sums the problem up. ive not updated them fully as as soon has i start talking about the problem, basically they shut me down again and change the subjectKeep them updated each week and keep asking for help when you need. Once lockdown ends can one of them come and stay and give you respite so that they have a better idea of what is happening?
MaNaAk