Hi,
I'm new here and believe my mother may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's. We have had doctor's appointments and been referred to the Memory Clinic where mum scored 27. The Consultant said that she was in the very early stages but that as mum is still able to look after herself and function normally there was no need for anymore appointments at this stage and just to go home! I questioned this and mum has now been referred privately she has had all the blood tests (normal), ECG (normal) and CT scan which we hopefully will get results of tomorrow. My question is...If the Consultant decides to prescribe mum drugs which one Aricept, Exelon or Reminyl?? I have done some reseach on them but just wondered if any of you could possible give me a more personal insight of what side-effects, benefits etc mum might be in for.
Many thanks
Mary11
I'm new here and believe my mother may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's. We have had doctor's appointments and been referred to the Memory Clinic where mum scored 27. The Consultant said that she was in the very early stages but that as mum is still able to look after herself and function normally there was no need for anymore appointments at this stage and just to go home! I questioned this and mum has now been referred privately she has had all the blood tests (normal), ECG (normal) and CT scan which we hopefully will get results of tomorrow. My question is...If the Consultant decides to prescribe mum drugs which one Aricept, Exelon or Reminyl?? I have done some reseach on them but just wondered if any of you could possible give me a more personal insight of what side-effects, benefits etc mum might be in for.
Many thanks
Mary11