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You need to be thoroughly evaluated for cognitive deficits, Has MRI brain been taken. The psychiatrist must have treated you long to arrive at this combination, so discuss with him/ her the problems you have, am sure he/ she will be able to address them as well. Good luck.

Hi lybrate-user, one of the side effects of donepezil is hyponatremia, reduced pulse rate, urinary retention. There are other medications with less of these side effects.

Sleeplessness, loss of appetite, drowsiness, dizziness, muscles cramps, tremor, itching in skin, nausea etc are some side effects of donepezil. You can consult me at Lybrate for homoeopathic treatment and further guidance.

Any change in the Medicine should always be done with the Consult with the doctor who prescribed it...
Never do it self... It can cause major side effects..

It is does not seem like side effects of memantine, it could be onset of some new illness. Memantine is in fact give in patients of dementia to improve cognitions. Please consult a psychiatrist nearby.

Der Dileep,
Sorry to hear your father, Maths teacher, has dementia.
The behavioral problems are not tolerated by the family members. If you start attending the family members' group, you will understand why your father gets angry and leaves home. If the family understands his present level of memory and accepts it as such, behaviour of your father will change. If you people point out accusingly or treat him as though he does it purposely, it will worsen.
Donepezil is helpful in reduc...more

you are very right about normal range of tsh levels. At 8.5 milli units/ml, with normal t4, the condition is classified as sub- clinical hypothyroidism. This normally is not treated with any drugs. Treatment is advised only once the levels cross 10 milli units or there are troublesome symptoms with lower tsh levels. As regards food intake you have to have a balanced diet, but avoid certain foods like - soy beans, soy containing products, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, peanuts, radish, mustard a...more

if u r allergic to some food etc.. the remedy is...simply avoid that food
u can take lezyncet for some time

Dear Ashok,
i can understand the problem of living with a mother who is dementing. Dementia causes sleep problems. A person with dementia may sleep during the day and not at night. But giving sleeping tablets cause problems of falls. Any fall can cause fracture of hip joint at postmenopausal age. So it is better to avoid sedatives.
WHO is concerned about the care takers burn out when they continuously live with your mother. So the care taker, may be you or your wife or sister or a paid ...more

Dementia is progressive detoriation of brain. Which causes various behavioural and psychological symptoms along with memory impairment. The medicines in dementia are usually given to control these syptoms. But unfortunately we don't have anything which can reverse or cure the problem. For adjustment of medicine meet your psychiatrist at specified intervals.