ativan with dementia

Hi. Actually Ativan is more for anxiety and Abilify is more for depression but it can also help with anxiety. This is common practice, trust in your doctor. Best wishes.

I have worked with developmentally disabled, dementia, Alzheimer's and regular elderly patients and what I can tell you is that xxcookiexx, can be right. It may be dementia. But you shouldn't discount your own feelings. He may be just a perverted old man, who happens to have dementia. Do some research and talk to your bf. Who knows he could have been a creeper his whole life and just recently developed dementia.

I'm worried about the weight gain with Zyprexa, is there something else that could be used with the Prozac instead? Also until now I've also been taking 1 mg. Ativan in the morning and 1 mg Ativan before bed. Is it safe to use Ativan with the Zyprexa?

I do know that elderly relatives I have that were diagnosed with dementia improved with the medication Namenda. One issue the psychiatrist should look into is whether this behavior worsened when he was started on an anti-depressent because anti-depressents can worsen mania in a person with bipolar and what is generally used is a full mood stabilizer.

If anyone in your family has experienced dementia at a young age (before 65), you and other family members may be at increased risk of developing frontal lobe dementia (FTD) – also known as Pick's disease. A new blood test may reveal your specific risk. In 1892, Czechoslovakian neurologist Arnold Pick first documented a type of dementia in which degeneration of cells occurs in the cerebral cortex (the outer layer of the brain) where cognitive and behavioral functions are controlled.

My mom was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in October 2015. Her disease has progressed a lot in the last 4 months. I found out recently that one of her sisters also had dementia. My question, am I at a higher risk to get this disease? If so is there a time when symptoms would begin to show in me?

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I am supposed to begin by taking half of a pill of of the zoloft for the first week then to go to a whole week after the first week. I was given the Ativan to help me with my anxiety attacks and also for insomnia. I was wondering if anyone has ever had this combo and had any luck and also wondering of any kind of side effect issues i may have until i adjust to the drugs? I was previously on Lexapro and .5 of ativan and switched today to the Zoloft and bumped up the mg of ativan to 1 mg.

After six months of medicine that problem is over but now she had dementia. Is it possible that dementia may be side effect of medicines? The age of my wife is 70.

dementia or alzhemier <can't spell it, can also show the same signs as a reaction to medication, or a different illness that has gone undiagnosed you should talk to that family members doctors. if it is a medication problem it can stop the signs but if it is dementia or alzhiemers then they have medication that can help prolong the person lives and reduce early problems.. but there is no cure at this time.. just don't get angry or overreact..

Seroquel may cause heart failure, sudden death, or pneumonia in older adults with dementia-related conditions. Stop using Seroquel and call your doctor at once if you have the following symptoms: very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, sweating, confusion, fast or uneven heartbeats, tremors, uncontrolled muscle movements, feeling light-headed, blurred vision, eye pain, increased thirst and urination, excessive hunger, fruity breath odor, weakness, nausea and vomiting.

My question after reading some information on kindling (I currently take Lamictal) is that is there a more likelihood to a person with BP having dementia? - and if so, is it early onset, etc.? Please advise.

Hi everyone...I have one more question...how do we deal with the stigma associated with epilepsy and seizures? I had to go to the ER last night because I had a series of "absence seizures". The attending physician asked me "so...what's going on at home, I've never seen this kind of seizure before." Then he asked me if I needed an Ativan. He told the nurse to bring it, after I had another seizure.

I've had a recent history (child history of trauma, injury and other issues) of seizures. After CT's, MRI's and several VEEG's I have been diagnosed with PNES or non-epileptic seizures. I believe that this diagnosis is right since I've previously been diagnosed by a therapist with PTSD, dissociative amnesia and conversion disorder (they referred me to the neurologists for further evaluation of the seizures).

Alzheimers is a form of Dementia where the brain cells die causing loss of memory and 'tangled' thoughts with the thinking process. There are many forms of Dementia....Alzheimers being one of them. Basically it is where the frontal lobe of the brain starts to die off. There is thought to be some connection between thyroid issues and Dementia but not enough evidence to prove this. Most types of Dementia are caused by aging....and Alzheimers being one of the most common signs of Dementia.

A woman I know (she is now 105 years old - not a misprint - 105) was diagnosed with dementia because her son, anxious to get control of her bank acount, threw away her hearing aid (she is deaf in the other ear), removed her glasses, and did not tell the examining physician she could respond quite well to written questions in two-inch high block letters. An MRI or MRA and CT are not used to diagnose dementia. They may be helpful in establishing the etiology of the dementia.

s very very hard to tell a difference, my mom started with dementia and ended with alz, but that being said , it was all the same .

The question is can you live with the extra anxiety if the adderall is really helping you? The problem with taking an upper (adderall) and a downer (ativan) together is that they will counter act against each other and neither one will be as effective in your system. You said that you were just diagnosed? Is this your first add medication? You may want to consider trying a different one if the adderall continues to give you problems.

I've taken ativan on oand off for 2 years. If I feel an episode of anxiety coming on I pop one 5mg pill immediately. It seems to work great for me. I have used it to fly, (which I hate doing) it calms me so much. What will you be taking it for?

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