I've seen posts on TP about Aricept and how it's helped slow down the march of this horrible disease. Does anyone have much experience of it NOT helping at all? And if that's the case have the experts tried something else? I'm not thinking about people stopping because of side effects.
Mum has been on it for a year and a half and each time her memory test score goes down significantly (5-6 points) to the point she now scores 11. I can't see the point in stuffing her with chemicals that appear to have no effect. Or would someone argue that she would have reached this point even earlier if she hadn't been on it?
I suppose I'm just disappointed that it hasn't had an effect and saddened that my ferociously independent mum is now a shell (except on occasions when she will come out with something out of the blue and startle me!!)
Mum has been on it for a year and a half and each time her memory test score goes down significantly (5-6 points) to the point she now scores 11. I can't see the point in stuffing her with chemicals that appear to have no effect. Or would someone argue that she would have reached this point even earlier if she hadn't been on it?
I suppose I'm just disappointed that it hasn't had an effect and saddened that my ferociously independent mum is now a shell (except on occasions when she will come out with something out of the blue and startle me!!)