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malc » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:13 pm
you probably feel that life is over as you knew it before,mmse tests,eeg,mri's etc,meeting new doctors,care coordinators etc and you are scared,scared that what you think is going to be true,getting the answer to the question that you don't want to get.remember the sooner you get diagnosis,the sooner the medication can start(aricept),they are brilliant with memory but can cause other problems,nausea and the runs,but it will be a case of do you want the person back or not,if so try to put up with other side effects,they settle down after a while.what i've found with my wife is the aricept enlighten the memory but haven't halted other alzheimers related symptoms like seeing people,nightmares and being reluctant to go out and mix because of being scared to.dementia/alzheimers is a horrible disease it will be you thats hurting and grieving whilst the patient will be quite happy unaware that they are ill,my wife is 41,you go doctors and they don't believe that a consultant gave a diagnosis,as if they know better,your friends won't understand and they have no reason to.life can become very lonely,wife up at 12,bed at 2,up at 5,back bed at midnight,conversation can be nil when sat and finally never feel guilty because you long for the torment to end