My 85 year old mother in law

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She has lived with us for 7 years and has had mild asthma. You know, the kind

where she takes an albuterol inhaler about twice a month?

Well, her asthma has become much worse. She has been nebbing with albuterol 4

times a day and after I had to take her to the ER once, they added atrovent to

the mix!

She is started taking Aricept for the beginnings of Alzheimer's and Dementia

about a year ago and it is working GREAT for her however, her asthma has become

worse just in the last two months.

I saw on the Aricept web page that you should notify your doctor if you have

asthma before taking it. If she goes off the Aricept her mental state gets MUCH

worse so it looks like we will have to step up the asthma medications.

At least she lives with an asthma expert LOL!

Sigh!

Doug

Group founder

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Way to go Doug,  Sr. Volz, C.R.

From: Ol Wheezy <uca79iii@...>

Subject: [ ] My 85 year old mother in law

Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:35 AM

 

She has lived with us for 7 years and has had mild asthma. You know, the kind

where she takes an albuterol inhaler about twice a month?

Well, her asthma has become much worse. She has been nebbing with albuterol 4

times a day and after I had to take her to the ER once, they added atrovent to

the mix!

She is started taking Aricept for the beginnings of Alzheimer's and Dementia

about a year ago and it is working GREAT for her however, her asthma has become

worse just in the last two months.

I saw on the Aricept web page that you should notify your doctor if you have

asthma before taking it. If she goes off the Aricept her mental state gets MUCH

worse so it looks like we will have to step up the asthma medications.

At least she lives with an asthma expert LOL!

Sigh!

Doug

Group founder

[Guest guest]

Doug, there are other medications for beginning stages of Alzheimers. It might

be worth discussing it with her doctors.

Carol

>

> She has lived with us for 7 years and has had mild asthma. You know, the kind

where she takes an albuterol inhaler about twice a month?

>

> Well, her asthma has become much worse. She has been nebbing with albuterol 4

times a day and after I had to take her to the ER once, they added atrovent to

the mix!

>

> She is started taking Aricept for the beginnings of Alzheimer's and Dementia

about a year ago and it is working GREAT for her however, her asthma has become

worse just in the last two months.

>

> I saw on the Aricept web page that you should notify your doctor if you have

asthma before taking it. If she goes off the Aricept her mental state gets MUCH

worse so it looks like we will have to step up the asthma medications.

>

> At least she lives with an asthma expert LOL!

>

> Sigh!

>

> Doug

> Group founder

>

[Guest guest]

A relative who has mild dementia took Aricept several years ago but it triggered

diabetes - another known side effect. I had no idea it could mess up asthma,

too! The relative DOES have asthma. Perhaps there's something about it that

messes with the autoimmune system? It seems like his asthma has worsened over

the years and now that I think about it ....

There's Namenda (my relative takes that) and others - like Carol said, it's good

to pursue additional or other treatments. Another thought ... if one is not

getting enough air or has labored breathing, it's going to cause lightheadedness

and other mental effects.

> >

> > She has lived with us for 7 years and has had mild asthma. You know, the

kind where she takes an albuterol inhaler about twice a month?

> >

> > Well, her asthma has become much worse. She has been nebbing with albuterol

4 times a day and after I had to take her to the ER once, they added atrovent to

the mix!

> >

> > She is started taking Aricept for the beginnings of Alzheimer's and Dementia

about a year ago and it is working GREAT for her however, her asthma has become

worse just in the last two months.

> >

> > I saw on the Aricept web page that you should notify your doctor if you have

asthma before taking it. If she goes off the Aricept her mental state gets MUCH

worse so it looks like we will have to step up the asthma medications.

> >

> > At least she lives with an asthma expert LOL!

> >

> > Sigh!

> >

> > Doug

> > Group founder

> >

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