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Question: My wifes doctor diagnosed her with Alzheimers today and told me that she has the apoe4 gene and has 2 copies of it. Is anything available that will help her other than the meds she is now taking
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello, Thank you for posting your question on HealthcareMagic.
Sorry to hear about your wife Alzheimers is not an easy problem to deal with .
It is very important to take good care of her .
Well in terms of medications apart from the medication she is taking rivastigmine will also help.
Though donezepil is the only FDA approved treatment for Alzheimer's disease .
I would recommend you to get rivastigmine also prescribed by your pcp
Hope this helps
Best wishes
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello, Thank you for posting your question on HealthcareMagic.
Sorry to hear about your wife Alzheimers is not an easy problem to deal with .
It is very important to take good care of her .
Well in terms of medications apart from the medication she is taking rivastigmine will also help.
Though donezepil is the only FDA approved treatment for Alzheimer's disease .
I would recommend you to get rivastigmine also prescribed by your pcp
Hope this helps
Best wishes
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