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Re: Feeling extremely overwhelmed
Welcome. No one wants to take independence from their parent and I know first hand how hard it is to have your parent angry mad and barely speaking with you. Most people with dementia don’t recognize…2 -
Re: Feeling extremely overwhelmed
Your Mom has Anosognosia is a symptom that makes it difficult or impossible for a person to recognize that they have a health condition, such as a mental illness or a physical impairment. It is not t…3 -
Re: Leqembi Infusions
ok, I’m never shy about giving my 2 cents which is about all this is worth. I would not take a chance with a therapy that is known to cause brain bleeds and has absolutely zero chance of curing the i…8 -
Re: DW not urinating enough
you are right to worry. What stage is she in? Is she under hospice care? Is she sleeping a lot? Does she have swelling in her feet? I think I would still check her for UTI just to be sure. You are ri…2 -
Re: Leqembi Infusions
My DH (57) has been doing Leqembi infusions now for a few months. The first two rounds were rough on him with flu like symptoms that lasted several days. Since then it’s been okay. No bleeds, but I t…5 -
Re: Leqembi Infusions
My husband is 73 and just finished 18 months of bimonthly infusions and has had one monthly. After the bimonthly infusions, they are prescribed monthly. The Neurologist said that he would decline muc…1 -
Re: Leqembi Infusions
My husband is in the early stages of EO and is 60 years old. He has been tested for the APOE4 gene and also had lots of MRI's to check for brain bleeds. All seems good. He has been getting these…4 -
Re: Mirtazapine OR Trazodone for SLEEP?
My dad has had extremely bad insomnia for 20-25 years. He is now 77. He started waking up earlier and earlier then going to bed earlier as well, so for the past many years his bedtime has been 7:15 o…1 -
Re: Mirtazapine OR Trazodone for SLEEP?
We have had good luck with mirtazapine. It has been helping my LO sleep for a couple years now. She started it in early stage 6 when she was getting up and wandering around the house at all hours of …1 -
Re: Mirtazapine OR Trazodone for SLEEP?
Hi abc123. We've had succcess with Trazadone for my mom (EO - late 50s). Currently, she takes less than 25mg and when taken before bed (crushed in a smoothie) she falls asleep pretty quickly and…1
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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