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Has Dementia, Unhappy With Life. On Pristiq, Finished Radiation For Prostate Cancer, No Side Effects. Solution?
Brother has dementia not real bad but very unhappy all time don't like his life has a caretaker and dog lives at his country eats lunch in town very day goes to church has what I think s good life lot of relatives living close. He is on pristiq in excellent health except recently finished radiation for prostrate cancer had no side effects. Don't know how to help.
Tue, 24 Sep 2013
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For dementia there is certain medicine available but that does not give satisfactory result, I think if the dementia is due to the geriatric age then it is untreatable only thing you can do is the moral support, give long company, talk with him, have nice days with your brother.
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For dementia there is certain medicine available but that does not give satisfactory result, I think if the dementia is due to the geriatric age then it is untreatable only thing you can do is the moral support, give long company, talk with him, have nice days with your brother.
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