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How Can Dementia Be Treated?
The Dr put my 93 yr old Aunt on a 5mg dose of aricept she has been on it for 4 days now but she has gotten alot worse with the dementia. She can t even remember how to do simple things like how to or what she is to eat. She has had dementia for some time but this pill seems to have really jump start it into high gear. Is this normal?
Mon, 18 Sep 2017
she is developing alzemears syndrome. she requeres family members help maintaining day to day activity she should take antioxident and mega 6 in form of medicine and food. available in tomato ginger and sea fish like mackerel and aila.medication will not help much. there is no treatment available except proper nursing care. other vegetable like rapeseed oil sunflower oil soyabin are also rich in omega6
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