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Alan, When I gratuated from medical school,I completed a rotating internship for one year and then began my own practice in family mwdicine in a small town in Ontario, Canada. Prior to entering this General Practice I did a few months of training in anesthesia. Because there are no nurse anesthetists in Canada, some physicians do limited training and administer anesthesia in small community hospitals. The other 2 physicians at the hospital in...

Dear Tom, Thanks so much for your words of wisdom. I will try harder because what you said makes sense. I'm sure I won't always be successful but I can make a honest effort to make things better. I think I've been rather depressed lately and this has added to my hard times. Yes, I do take meds but I was forced, because of financial reasons, to give up a drug that was working to change to an older generic drug. I sometimes feel...

To Franco and gyr: When I started Exelon patch I had a huge decline in appetite, similar to using a diet pill, for about a week. Unfortunately, that particular side effect did not last. Both Exelon and Aricept can cause decreased eating and weight loss in the frail patients. I change my Exelon patch and take Namenda in the morning because I had bad insomnia with them both. Iris L.

To Iris: I appreciate the information. I normally change my patch in the morning and take my other meds at night. I'll probably start out taking the Namenda at night otherwise, I'll forget to take it at all. If I have problems sleeping, I'll take it when I change the patch. Thank you so much for the info!

quote: I am aware that AD is a disease without a cure and ultimately could lead to my demise. BUT I may very well die from some other disease or accident many years before I succume to AD. I am also aware of many diseases more devastating than Alzheimer's and therefore this can make make AD a desirable option. Ah, reading those words makes me grin. A couple of my helping professionals just focus on my brain stuff, and they call it...

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Thanks Alan, Iris and JAB! Very informative stuff here. My Mother is 67 and has yet to be diagnosed with AD, but has been diagnosed with dementia. We will be going to a different Neuro in January for further help. Her first Neuro was pretty rude about everything, mocked the coconut oil supplementaion...laughed, "and she's still not significantly improved yet?!?" I have the MRI Radiology report, but it's difficult for me to...

quote: Originally posted by gyr: .... I agree on the "Godsend" comment! I am going to start taking my Namenda the first of the year. As I mentioned previously, I am on the exelon patch. Kids coming home for Christmas so I'll start after the holidays. Thanks to you all for your comments. When I was taking Airicept only my wife noticed no improvement at all. After adding Namenda to the Aricept my wife, my entire familyh and...

Hi all... Thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I take 10 mg Namenda in the morning and other 10 mg at night. The Aricept I take after lunch, along with a magnesium supplement that helps with the muscle cramps. Cindy

Hi Everyone How's everyone doing? Been a while since posting. I've been sundowning quite a bit lately and virtually have no concentration. I had another MRI today due to headaches and balance. Of late, I've been having problems with moving my right leg. The doctor tends to think the hippocampus is being affected. There are no classes here in WV for "patients" only "caregivers". So, I visit and chat with my...