Namenda-Aricept

My father has been on Namenda for the past 4 years. When is was recommended by his doctor he told us this drug might slow the progression of his disease. After a month I would say that I did notice a stabilization of his behavior and orientation. Take note I said a stabilization.

Dr. George T. Grossberg professor and director of Geriatric Psychiatry at The St.Louis University School of Medicine states that: “Stability is akin to improvement in any progressive disease over time.” He is on Namenda’s website basically endorsing this medication.

While I would agree with Dr. Grossberg, no one provides information on how long someone should stay on Namenda. At what point does someone come off Namenda?
Because in my father’s case the disease has gone past the stabilization point and on again to progression.

After about 1 year of taking Namenda my father’s alzheimers has progressed nicely. I believe there has not been enough study on the long term effect of this medication in treating the disease of Alzheimers. But the drug companies continue to provide hope. Families and caregivers need to re-evaluate this drug after a period of time and decide if is this is working or not. In my father’s case it is not.

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