Hi
Well Dad went to the Psychiatrist with Mum yesterday. They're considering taking her off Gelatamine and dropping the dosage of Citalopram that they've been giving her.
Thing that now worries me is that they're considering giving Mum no drugs at all. He's of the opinion that if the Gelatamine has made no difference the only drug left is Aricept and he doesn't think it'll help either. So basically they're not going to give her any drugs at all. This doesn't seem right to me, is it because of the NICE recommendations that they're likely to do this. I would've thought that in light of Mum's age (55), they'd try anything to slow down progression. I'm worried that Mum is going to become a victim of some sort of cost cutting exercise. Has anyone else had experiences like this, or is he right and it's quite normal for someone in the early stages to have no drugs at all?
Good news (more on my last post), is that the Psychiatrist has convinced Dad to get the EPA and he's going to sort it out next week.
Thanks!
Mandy
Well Dad went to the Psychiatrist with Mum yesterday. They're considering taking her off Gelatamine and dropping the dosage of Citalopram that they've been giving her.
Thing that now worries me is that they're considering giving Mum no drugs at all. He's of the opinion that if the Gelatamine has made no difference the only drug left is Aricept and he doesn't think it'll help either. So basically they're not going to give her any drugs at all. This doesn't seem right to me, is it because of the NICE recommendations that they're likely to do this. I would've thought that in light of Mum's age (55), they'd try anything to slow down progression. I'm worried that Mum is going to become a victim of some sort of cost cutting exercise. Has anyone else had experiences like this, or is he right and it's quite normal for someone in the early stages to have no drugs at all?
Good news (more on my last post), is that the Psychiatrist has convinced Dad to get the EPA and he's going to sort it out next week.
Thanks!
Mandy