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Asked for male, 45 years old from Asansol
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MBBS, MD - Psychiatry

Psychiatrist•Kolkata
Your father seems to be in quite advanced stage of the disease. In this stage neuro-rehabilitation is very much warranted. If he has any mood issues, those need to be addressed. Kindly consult a good neuro-rehabilitation physician. At i-nk we have a good neuro-rehabilitation department.
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Psychologist•Bhubaneswar
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Hello madam,
do not take much medicines. But, any medicine you are taking, use the medicines regularly. Focus on your work you need to do. Focus on one activity and complete it .then after some rest period, you focus on another activity. Do some relaxation exercises. Be confident. Faith on god.
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Psychiatrist•Visakhapatnam
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Yes. Nausea and vomiting can be side effects of cholinesterase inhibitors and donepezil (donetaz) is one of the cholinesterase inhibitors. It would be advisable to start at a lower dose which is available as Donepezil 5 mg tablet. There are other alternatives too. Please discuss with your doctor who prescribed it or you contact me for further advise.
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Psychiatrist•Bangalore
Dear Johan,
It is good that you have accepted your condition and ready to live with it. But your family may find it difficult to accept your memory loss. Living like a zombie and brain fog is due to parkinson and NOT a side effect of Donecept. Please talk to your family members about your walking, talking, remembering, constipation and other behaviour. No need to talk about treatment, allopathy or natural.
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I was diagnosed with dm 2 about two years back. Iam on amaryl-m1 bd & has hba1c of 7. I started feeling extra sensation under the feet, heaviness in foot, leg, thighs from about a month or two, some pain in hip area and finally difficulty in lifting one leg about 2 weeks days back along with knee weakness in one leg although other leg has been affected to a lesser extent till date. I never experienced very sharp pain & 2 weeks back had mild pain in my buttocks for about a week. The loss of movement in the 2 directions direction in the leg & knee weakness was quite quick about 10-12 days back. Now I do not feel any pain but had some falls primarily on account of knee weakness or weakness in right leg. Mri scan, ct scan were ok but problem was reported in nerve conduction test in both legs but mainly in right leg. Was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy or diabetic amyotrophy which correlates with my overall symptoms. Doctor put me on 8 day course of prednisone (40mg-10mg) with insulin. My sugar with amaryl m1 as on now is under control & I take light food with reasonable physical activity & sugar levels now seems to be ok 92 fasting /140 pp. Also started visiting a physiotherapist from today. As of know there is appears to be some improvements in my walking (can walk 15-20 min at a stretch inside home) though weakness in one leg & knee persist. I cannot drive due to difficulty in movement of my right leg when trying to move it sideways while sitting. It is also not possible to lift the right leg against gravity when laying down though backward lifting & movement on sideways when lying on one side are intact. Have been prescribed pregaba m 75 (hs, neurkind+. Have no pain of any type. My questions 1) has peripheral neuropathy reached a plateau ie. Stopped or not 2) is pregabalin needed in my case as I have no pain, i. E. Whether it play a role in nerve regeneration or is overall beneficial in such situation 3) can I expect improvement in my right leg in 1-2 months time with sugar control & exercises.

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1. Peripheral neuropathy is a on going process even in normal individuvals as age advances due to deficiency of vitamins mainly b12
2. In your case pregabalin is needed for some time 3. Nerve regeneration is impossible for anyone 4. Definitely you can expect improvement in the right leg in 1-2 months with good control of sugar & exercises.
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Homeopathy Doctor•Hooghly
At first I told, you, tsh hormone is that hormone which stimulate thyroid to secretion of t3 & t4 hormones. Now t3 & t4 hormone are protein in which iodine is combined .in t3 iodine is 3 & in t4 iodine is 4, presence of t4 is more than t3, t4 converted in t3 later. But you have no problem of thyroidthyroid ,next the tab which is prescribe by your Dr. Nm-5 mgmg which is nitrozepam combination which is work as a sedative & anti anxiety, I don't know you suffering from this type of problem or not, ...more
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Psychiatrist•Indore
Yes there is treatment available. It is called management like for diabetis and high blood pressure. Person have to take medicine for life. There is a b and c symptoms of dementia. A =activity of daily living can be treated with donepezil and admenta medicines. B=behavioral problems can be treated with appropriate drugs, and c = cognitive or intellectual and memory related symptoms, can be slowed down in progress by same drugs.
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