Hey all. I came across this forum just now and have decided to sign up to gain a better knowledge and understanding of Demetia/Alzheimer’s and to hopefully talk to people in similar situations. So... here goes the story. My dad is 70 and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about 8 weeks ago after numerous blood tests, MRI’s, memory specialists etc. My dad has been forgetful for as long as I can remember, but over the past 3-4 years, he’s gradually gotten worse. Repeating himself, forgetting he’s done or said certain things, getting aggressive for no apparent reason. The fact he has a severe stammer doesn’t help matters. I pushed and pushed my mom to arrange for him to be observed and eventually, she did and here we are now. Anyway, he was prescribed 5mg of Donepezil to start with as he has a hiatus hernia and it could upset it.... well it did but he’s lied and said it didn’t... now he’s on 10mg It seems since his diagnosis, he’s faded. He’s MORE forgetful, MORE agitated and everything seems so much worse. He’s been talking about suicide. He’s depressed because he can’t drink, he’s too scared to drive so my mom is selling his car.... is just love to hear from people with experience and how I can help him. It’s such a devastating illness thank you for letting me witter on xxxx