CHEMICAL INBALANCE any ideas?

[gizmo]

does any one know anything about chemical inbalances in either the body or the brain my grandmother had shown signs of dementia but after a brain scan the doctor ruled that out and will only say she has a chemical inbalnce unfortunalty she is in a mental assessment unit and with work i can only get there late evening when there are no doctors about the nurses and carers dont seem to no much apart from giving the tablets precibed any help or info greatley appreciated

[charles47]

Hi Gizmo

I'm not too well up on dementia but most brain disorders are caused by chemical imbalances - it depends on what chemicals are out of whack! This link http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scrip ... mentID=100 should lead you to the Alzheimer's Society website's factsheet on Alzheimer's: this also refers to chemical imbalances. It seems you might do well to write some questions for the specialist and ask a nurse to make sure s/he gets them, if you can't get an appointment time that works for you.

[Guest]

Hi Gizmo it sounds like the endorphins in the brain, an inbalance basically means the brain is not producing enough, I pressume they will treating her antiphyschotic to try and rectify this. If they will not tell you anything try and find out what drugs they are giving her, and if you would like me to I will try to help further.