memantine confusion
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Since starting Memantine for Azheimers (now only 5mg a day) my mother has had numerous falls and a marked deterioration in language and general abilities caused by confusion and drowsiness.
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TedHutchinson Guest
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Confusional state, Dizziness Fall Gait disturbance Somnolence are all listed as having been reported regularly.
In other posts in this group I have pointed to a protocol that has been shown to improve cognitive function which may improve matters.
Correcting Vitamin D deficiency status is associated with fewer falls.
morag54321 Guest
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After being totally neglected in a Care Home, for which he paid over three thousand pounds per month, I removed him and took him back to live with me. We established quite quickly that memantine was the problem. He had become a total zombie, unable to as much as lift his foot for me to put his sock on....Two weeks later, he can wash, dry and dress himself,,,,He is in the latter staged of dementia, and nothing can take away from that. However, he has some quality of life back....I feel very angry that none of the professionals has monitored this dangerous drug properly.
margaret92265 morag54321
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I will never put my wife into a care home again, for day care or Respite.
She is at home with me and will go into care over my dead body
derek76 morag54321
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julie_25162 morag54321
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anna_10764 Guest
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margaret92265 Guest
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I now refuse to give her any drugs, other than half mg of Lorazepam to calm her down. I must state here that my wife as suffered from Epilesy since she was 18 years old, been on 100mg of Phenytoin twice daily all her life she is now 80 years old
AFW Guest
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jeh Guest
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sorry i could not find your suggestion for [color=#0f2e4c]protocol to improve cognitive function[/color][color=#0f2e4c] ,pl can you share a link.Thanks[/color]
mac58 Guest
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The brain damage which dementia causes is vastly different from patient to patient. I think that is why all the meds given to people with dementia have such massively different effects.
If you believe that your mother is reacting badly to memantine, stop giving it!
Discuss it with your doctor, but I have found that many docs are keen to try memantine out. It was only licensed recently and is still really in its early stages.