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When is it time to stop Rivastigamine?
JesseLee
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Friends,
Dad is stage FAST 6/d, or prox. Had a big memory decline in the last month. Can't do any part of showering unassisted, can't remember where his room is in small care home.
Tam Cummings (?) said something to the effect that the acetylcholine meds have benefit but also just make the worse stages longer. My words, not exactly right but you get the idea.
Thoughts? Blessings to this community.
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this video might help.
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My DH's was stopped when he continued to decline even while on it consistently. The scoring was the objective data that supported this.
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