My mother is in a care home with mixed vascular dementia / alzheimers. She has been on Aricept for almost five years now and recently had been very tearful and miserable, as well as much more muddled, agitated and aggressive than usual. I had asked for a medical re-assessment of her drugs etc to see if they needed tweaking, as I wasnt sure if it was this, or just the next stage of the 'journey'.
They have just told me that following the assessment she has just been put on mirtazepine, which is an anti-depressant. Apparently it takes about two weeks to work its way properly into the system so we may not see the effects for a while. I have looked it up online but also wondered whether anyone here has any knowledge first hand of the benefits (or otherwise!) on their relatives?
Any info much appreciated. Thanks.
They have just told me that following the assessment she has just been put on mirtazepine, which is an anti-depressant. Apparently it takes about two weeks to work its way properly into the system so we may not see the effects for a while. I have looked it up online but also wondered whether anyone here has any knowledge first hand of the benefits (or otherwise!) on their relatives?
Any info much appreciated. Thanks.