| Unfortunately, even though there is a
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| | aggressiveness.
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| huge amount of scientific research, no
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| | Behavioral problems are minimized with a
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| cure for Alzheimer's exists at present.
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| | number of medications. A drug known as
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| What is available is a number of
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| | olanzapine (Zyprexa) and quetiapine
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| scientifically proven treatments for the
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| | (Seroquel) are frequently used for
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| disease. Patient safety is one the core
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| | Alzheimer's sufferers who have
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| parts of treatment. Risks need to be
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| | aggressive, agitative or hallucinatory
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| limited with reference to driving,
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| | tendencies. Both are strong
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| wandering and general accidents about the
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| | tranquillizers. Depression is commonly
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| home.
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| | combated with the anti-depressants
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| A second major aspect of Alzheimer
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| | citalopram (Cipramil), fluoxetine
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| patient treatment is the education of
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| | (Prozac) and sertraline (Lustral).
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| this degenerative disease and its related
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| | Anxiety-relieving drugs you can obtain
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| effects with the family involved. Both
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| | are diazepam (Valium), oxazepam
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| support and education can minimize the
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| | (Oxazepam) and buspirone (Buspar).
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| need for skilled nurses and also lower
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| | Anticonvulsant drugs are carbamazepine
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| caregiver stress and burnout.
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| | (Tegretol) or sodium valproate (Epilim).
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| The environment of the sufferer can be
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| | What has always been very important is to
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| modified to promote their wellbeing.
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| | ensure that the patient has exhausted all
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| Research has found that simply
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| | other forms of non-drug treatment before
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| re-coloring plates and cups with very
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| | drugs have started to be used. Remember
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| bright colors promotes Alzheimer's
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| | that particular combinations of drugs can
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| sufferers eating. Confusion can be
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| | counteract each others effects. Also,
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| reduced by keeping everything in a strict
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| | symptoms may actually worsen with the
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| order.
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| | side effects that most drugs have. The
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| Medicines used for Alzheimer's can be
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| | chemistry and structure of the brain
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| administered to try to slow the diseases
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| | changes with the progression of this
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| progression. Cholinesterase inhibitors
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| | disease, drugs that did work may begin to
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| are one such example, used when patients
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| | lessen their effects, or in fact become
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| suffer from mid to strong Alzheimer's
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| | useless, after a period of time. Drugs
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| dementia. This type of drug comes in many
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| | side effects should always be asked about
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| names; galantamine (Reminyl), donepezil
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| | with your local GP, dates when they
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| (Aricept) and rivastigmine (Exelon).
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| | should stop being administered also
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| Positive effects that have been noticed
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| | discussed.
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| are slight improvements in memory and
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| | The progression of Alzheimer's has also
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| language alongside increased ease of
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| | been seen to slow when patients are given
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| coping with daily chores and reduced
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| | doses of 1000 IU vitamin E twice daily.
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