Aricept vascular dementia

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Avatar f tn My husband has been taking 10mg of Aricept for 2 years now and I have not noticed any significant difference in his memory. Actually, my observation is his memory is becoming worse. I'm struggling with whether I should discontinue the medication since I don't see improvement and because it is quite costly. I also know Aricept is designed to slow down the dementia so if I discontinue it I'm wondering if he will become worse much faster.
1346447 tn?1327862572 My wife has vascular dementia or delirium how to find out? Please confirm that vascular dementia can not be treated but delirium can be treated. Please throw more light on these effects of stroke.
246236 tn?1275478902 My neurologist wants me to start on Aricept for my cognitive issues. Apparently it just became available in generic about 3 weeks ago, but she gave me a month's sample of the actual Aricept. I'm excited to take it (I'm going to start it tomorrow so I have a few weekend days to know how it affects me), especially if it helps! I've looked online and on previous forum posts but didn't find a lot regarding actual experiences from those taking it who have MS.
Avatar f tn Second visit to neurologist (3 week wait) he did the EEG, said I had dementia, prescribed Aricept and depakote, referred me to psychological evaluation. I went to the evaluation(after 7 weeks), did the tests, waited 8 weeks for the results. Third visit to the neurologist, he flipped the report to the last page, he looks up says you are just depressed.
Avatar f tn Hello. Dementia is not a demyelinating disorder. Dementia is a disorder which can have up to 50 different causes. The commonest ones are the vascular dementia and Alzheimer's type dementia. High blood pressure is a contributing factor for vascular dementia.
1056589 tn?1273747102 Hello, Yesterday my father was officially diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dememtia (FTD). His MRI was classic and showed brain schrinkage and ischemic vascular changes. Knowing what we know now he started showing signs in his late 30's. But he was also having Thyroid issues at that time and everything was put off on the Thyroid. FTD is usaully dx between 40-70 yrs old. My father is 65.The neuro said that these types of changes do not happen overnight and have been progressing for a while now.
Avatar n tn Her dementia consisted of repeating and repeating, forgetting who visited, etc. but went throughout her normal activities w/some services very well and very happiy. Always knew us but was starting to forget other people but after prompting she would be ok. 3 weeks ago she developed a very severe resistant UTI and then got c-dift (not sure how to spell that). Anyway ended up dilusional, confused, etc. and then went to the hospital with dehydration,etc.
401219 tn?1205879481 The MD sat us down and told us that we were being cruel and that he truly felt she had Vascular Dementia. That it can go very slowly and then all of a sudden progress quickly. That while a year ago she rallied rather quickly and did great w/ PT this time she was in much worse shape! All of these conditions are all so very close to the same thing as "Alzheimers" They cannot really know if OUR MOM'S have Alzheimers till after they are passed and can dissect the brains.
Avatar n tn My mother is 80 years old. Since 2018, she has been seeing her deceased husband (my father), her deceased parents, and her deceased sister in her own home. In other words, she has been having hallucinations. A CT scan of the head, without contrast, was performed on my mother 3 weeks ago. According to the result of this CT scan, "severe cerebral white matter microvascular ischemic changes" can be seen.
Avatar f tn s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Vascular dementia, which occurs after a stroke, is the second most common dementia type. But there are many other conditions that can cause symptoms of dementia, including some that are reversible, such as thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies.
Avatar f tn s frustrating! Dementia can happen due to a variety of things, not just alzheimers though. Vascular and heart issues are well known culprits. Brain injury. COPD or anything in which the brain is not as oxygenated. Here's a whole long list of what can cause dementia. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352013 I have read thought that doctors ARE hesitant to diagnose alzheimers disease until they have observed the dementia over a period of time.
Avatar n tn Micro vascular brain disease is a collective term for vascular arteriolar pathology, metabolic endocrinal abnormalities and hemorrhagic abnormalities. Clinically one has cerebral ischemic events that have a tendency to recur and progress to multi infarct dementia. These ischemic events are associated with depression, parinsonian manifestations and essential hypertension..
20832017 tn?1527606482 we arleady knew he had Vascular Dementia andwere told it was the norrowing of the main vessel that carries oxygen to the brain. he has diebeties , copd , ephysema high cholestorol , high blood Pressure , pour curculation with drop foot on both left and right foot.
Avatar f tn My husband has dementia. He takes the Bupropion in the morning along with his Aricept and Exforge (for blood pressure). He gets drowsy right after taking his pills and I think it may be the Bupropion HSL SR causing this. His neurologist told him the anti-depressant would probably make him "a little more fuzzy in his thinking". My husband is usually at his best in the morning as far as clear thinking goes.
Avatar n tn White matter lesions in these parts of the brain can occur in ischemic vascular disease or epilepsy. Other causes include Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, old age, high BP, diabetes, chronic headaches, migraines, smoking and alcoholism. In MS the lesions are typically located in the periventricular region and corpus callosum of the brain. Hope this answers your question!
Avatar n tn At Providence, we *still* learned nothing of his prognosis, what the future could hold, recovery options afterwards. The social worker said he had vascular dementia (casually in conversation) but we had never been told that, and then the social worker said we should find an adult family home for after rehab. Tracking the doctor down wasn't much help. Dr said that his file said he had vascular dementia, but who gave him that diagnosis?!
Avatar m tn As I said on the other forum, nobody ever claimed gingko does anything about dementia other than unscrupulous multi-level traded herb companies. It does help oxygenate the brain and protects the integrity of blood vessels, but only in combination with other herbs. Herbalists don't use one herb for anything -- they always use them in combination.
338416 tn?1420045702 Somebody asked on another thread how the Aricept was working out, so I thought I'd post an update... So far, I haven't seen any of the negative side effects of Aricept. I'm on the 5 mg dose, which is the lowest it gets, and I have really noticed an improvement in my memory and my multi-tasking abilities. I'm able to remember phone numbers, and cook a complicated meal. (Made pork lo mein on Tuesday... yum.) I also seem to be grouchier, and less tolerant than I used to be.
Avatar f tn t know anything about that - all I know is that before Aricept, I was in a gray mist, and after five months of Aricept, everything seemed to make more sense. Before Aricept, it was as if I had low water pressure - I just couldn't get enough juice in my brain to put thoughts together. On Aricept, suddenly my brain could make connections. The only trippy thing I noticed was an almost hi-def moire behind my eyeballs when I went to sleep.