Hi All,
My mum (the main carer for my dad) had a call from the hospital asking if dad could be reassessed recently. She agreed, but did ask whether this had anything to do with the recent news about NICE withdrawing aricept. She was assured that it was a just a routine test.
They assessed dad in the day care centre which he attends mon-friday now. Next came a distressing call. The nurse that assessed dad says that he is much worse and they want to withdraw his daily dose of aricept immediately. Mum is very upset obviously, as she feels tricked.
My first question:
It may be a coincidence, but I did wonder if anyone else has been asked for a recent 'out of the blue' reassessment?
My second question:
Is there any 'proven' research that aricept at some point stops working or is this pure hypothesis. Dad's decline has been relatively slow and we think that aricept may have had something to do with this. It's not just a case of clutching at straws or feeling that we are 'giving up on him'. If the consultant’s recommendation is based on fact, no problem - if it is not based on thorough research, we are very worried about just stopping the drugs all together. Mum also asked whether they'd put dad straight back on aricept if there was an immediate decline - there was a long silence and she was told that they'd need to reassess the situation.
thanks
Charlie....
My mum (the main carer for my dad) had a call from the hospital asking if dad could be reassessed recently. She agreed, but did ask whether this had anything to do with the recent news about NICE withdrawing aricept. She was assured that it was a just a routine test.
They assessed dad in the day care centre which he attends mon-friday now. Next came a distressing call. The nurse that assessed dad says that he is much worse and they want to withdraw his daily dose of aricept immediately. Mum is very upset obviously, as she feels tricked.
My first question:
It may be a coincidence, but I did wonder if anyone else has been asked for a recent 'out of the blue' reassessment?
My second question:
Is there any 'proven' research that aricept at some point stops working or is this pure hypothesis. Dad's decline has been relatively slow and we think that aricept may have had something to do with this. It's not just a case of clutching at straws or feeling that we are 'giving up on him'. If the consultant’s recommendation is based on fact, no problem - if it is not based on thorough research, we are very worried about just stopping the drugs all together. Mum also asked whether they'd put dad straight back on aricept if there was an immediate decline - there was a long silence and she was told that they'd need to reassess the situation.
thanks
Charlie....