prozac for dementia

I have been diagnosed with depression and social phobia from a psychiatrist.Initially i took escitalopram and olanzapine for one year but then i changed doctor because i didn't like him so much.I noticed that after the first couple of weeks of taking the meds my cognitive abilities dropped down a lot.The new doctor prescribed me prozac and rhisperdal but right now i also have short term memory problems.

I am feeling no different with the anxiety. I am thinking I might need to get on xanax for a little while until my prozac is increased since it is really driving me crazy. Any advice would be great.

Our child was on Prozac for a year when she was six years old - she sufferd from severe anxiety and depression. We had major issues with the Prozac. Her doctor placed her on Effexor for two-three years with moderate success but some side effects as sweating and poor sleep issues. She now takes a very low dose of Celexa and is doing well. If it were me, I think I might choose point (3) with one of the newer SSRI's (they tend to have fewer side effects).

I had to stop taking Prozac because of anxiety after taking it with no problems for years. So, if it works for you now, keep an eye on how it's working later.

My 79 year old father sustained a TBI when he was knocked out for about 20 minutes. He is on Namenda and Plavix, is it possible that Adderall could help with his short term memory loss. Before the accident he lived on his own.

I had dementia symptoms with B12 malabsorption. In my case due to autoimmune pernicious anaemia. I had severe B12 deficiency. It took a month for my memory to start improving after weekly B12 injections. I switched to 2000 mcg daily of sublingual (under the tongue) B12 spray which I find superior personally. I have permanent nerve damage. *** Excerpt from Livestrong - Be Aware of Alcohol's Effects on B-12 Absorption..

I have known many people with this illness. For some it is best to be in a care place where they will not get hurt, for others the siblings decided to care for the parents at home. I hated watching a woman friend to my Mom who was placed in a home and just was in bed till she died, maybe that was best- but it was hard to watch. I don't know if there is any connection, but I read once about Gluten and Memory loss. You might read up on that and just see... I really don't know.

Thanks for your comments. Will give the Prozac a little while longer. What do you think of my doctors advice to switch from one drug to the other without weaning off the first one?

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.

Is there any kind of help for people in the first stages of dementia beside Namenda.? Is there anything in the health food stores that can be taken.? And does vitamin B1 help.?

hi ,i have a problem remembering things and i was talking to my daughter the other day and i couldnt think of the word to save my soul ...she says mom have you been checked for dementia?...hmmmm i do that a lot i will be talking to someone and for the life of me cant bring up the word i want to say....my long term memory isnt the greatest either...my kids will be sitting around talkig ad say mom do you remember this or that?.....a lot of times i would say yeah ...but i dont...

Thank you for your words. My mom was diagnosed this past October. She is 87, she is currently in a nursing home. Mom had sister that had lewy body the last few years of her life before she passed.Mom had a bad fall a few years ago,she did have a concussion.My dad is 92 and still living at home.He wants to go and live with mom in the nursing home, so he can be with her for the rest of her life.

t know the name of the drug but I believe there are new drugs for dementia. My husbands friends mother is on something that is new and she is doing better... I would discuss this again with the doctor and even if nothing else, maybe a mild tranquliser for the daytime would help..The ativan is good for situational anxiety but maybe your mother needs something a little stronger to quiet the chatter in her mind.

Agree with Iladvo, It is tempting to write down behaviour for older people as dementia. It could be anything really and the facts given here are that he has seen a doc who has given advice. Follow that advice, if possible. If he won't follow the doc's advice there isn't much you can do without getting very personal and create enormous problems. Can you go to the doc with him and ask for clarity and get a referral.? Maybe?

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease; an increased risk of stroke; heart damage and arrhythmia, and hypoxia. A primary care doctor could follow your symptoms. You mention heart palpitations, which could actually be a side effect of the medication you are currently taking. It would be best to have an EKG and labs drawn. Your doctor could consider a beta blocker if that is an ongoing issue. But your best bet is being followed by a primary care provider or internal medicine doctor.

"Causes of dementia include: Alzheimer's disease —the most common cause of dementia Brain damage after multiple small strokes (also called vascular dementia) Lewy body disease Alcoholism AIDS Multiple sclerosis Huntington's disease Parkinson's disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Front-temporal dementia (including Pick's disease) Normal pressure hydrocephalus Untreated syphilis Toxic levels of metals, such as aluminum (can sometimes occur in dialysis patients) Vitamin B12 defi

The doc said to basically make a clean switch to prozac, for example Tuesday take last dose of effexor and Wednesday take Prozac. I have read and read and read everything I could find about tapering and withdrawal. I have NOT read one thing about anyone just quitting effexor and being okay. It is because of the short half life of the drug, meaning it is out of your system the next day. Prozac takes 5 weeks to get out of your system which is why there are no withdrawals.

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.

I was on prozac for 2 years for panic disorder. It worked very well, but I also took xanax as needed for breakthrough anxiety. However, for the first two weeks or so, the prozac made my anxiety much worse. I toughed it out, and it did its thing.

I could take a Beta Blocker to help control the symptoms or Prozac for longer term relief. I opted to start 10 mg Prozac just to get my mind back on track so that I could focus on improving my life vs. worrying about the next panic attack. So I'm currently at day 7 and its been a rough ride to say the least. Previously I was taking the Hydroxyzine for anxiety once a week, I have now taken it three days in a row. The worst is usually during the night and morning.

With the coronavirus, am I a high-risk person if I had hydrocephalus in the past and still have my shunt? and would I be in the high-risk group especially with having very minor dementia due to either the hydrocephalus or the surgery? (It’s uncertain which one triggered the minor dementia) I remember to wash my hands and not touch my face, so my minor dementia is not that bad.

Interested in memory enhancement, the pharmaceutical industry has naturally taken the route of trying to develop drugs to do the job, because as synthetic substances, they can be patented and profited from. It has researched the use of smart drugs for both Alzheimer's patients and for the much larger market of people suffering and that are victims from so-called Age-Associated Memory Decline(Alzheimer's Disease). Two approaches have been adopted.

When I went to see a doctor he prescribed me 10mg of Prozac. I have only been on the medicine for 4 days but I feel like my anxiety is worse than ever. I now have a constant tension in my shoulders, and I don't want to be around my friends or go out. I know the doctor told me that it takes three weeks to work but is this normal? It is really affecting my social life and my job. What should I do?

Prozac tends to be better for depression than for anxiety, but then, so is Cymbalta, since both are also stimulating (Cymbalta much more so). On the other hand, if Prozac works, it's probably the least troublesome of all these meds. Cymbalta is liver toxic for many and one of the hardest to get off of, while Prozac is one of the easiest to come off of since it stays in the body for a lot longer time and therefore the withdrawal is, for most people, slower and easier.

I was diagnosed with ocd and was prescribed Prozac. But I am not taking it for the fear of side effects and withdrawl issues. So I researched about the natural treatments and have been taking the following supplements for my OCD in the given amounts and have seen improvement in the way my brain handles irrational fears- Vitamin B6- 40mg/day Vitamin B12-1mg/day Folic acid-1.6 mg/day Vitamin D3- 60K UI powder sachet/week Ashwagandha(Withania Somnifera)- 500mg/day Cod Liver Oil(Omega 3)- 1.

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