Hi Everyone,
Just recently joined this site, just let me say what a courageous lot you are. I have found it a big help since my brother has been diagnosed with AD to know that there is a 'virtual ear' to help vent off when needed.
I need a little advice on what the next step for my brother will be. He goes to see a specialist this week to confirm the severity of his AD. What will his medication likely to be? Will it give an initial improvement to his present condition? He appears to be deterioating rapidly, he got lost last Friday for 5 hours, we were worried sick, especially when it turned out he had ended up in the City Centre (Glasgow) and had to walk back home exhausted.
I know there is no miracle cure, but is there anything that he will be given to alleviate the symptoms or at least slow them down? Is it best to try and stimulate his brain ( chess, reading etc) or let him be? I know this may seem very basic stuff but to be honest when my mum had AD (70's and 80's), it seemed to me that the 'treatment' was watch and wait. It seems so utterly helpless watching someone 'shrink' from you without being able to throw a lifeline.
Sorry a bit down today..
Dom
Just recently joined this site, just let me say what a courageous lot you are. I have found it a big help since my brother has been diagnosed with AD to know that there is a 'virtual ear' to help vent off when needed.
I need a little advice on what the next step for my brother will be. He goes to see a specialist this week to confirm the severity of his AD. What will his medication likely to be? Will it give an initial improvement to his present condition? He appears to be deterioating rapidly, he got lost last Friday for 5 hours, we were worried sick, especially when it turned out he had ended up in the City Centre (Glasgow) and had to walk back home exhausted.
I know there is no miracle cure, but is there anything that he will be given to alleviate the symptoms or at least slow them down? Is it best to try and stimulate his brain ( chess, reading etc) or let him be? I know this may seem very basic stuff but to be honest when my mum had AD (70's and 80's), it seemed to me that the 'treatment' was watch and wait. It seems so utterly helpless watching someone 'shrink' from you without being able to throw a lifeline.
Sorry a bit down today..
Dom