Re: Update RE my nada's situation

[Guest guest]

Thanks, ; and thanks for the info about Risperadone/ Risperdal being

contraindicated for the elderly. I'll pass that along to Sister. One day at a

time is, I guess, the only way there is to deal with this. So far, so good.

-Annie

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> Annie,I'm glad your aunt has been able to get through to your nada.Fingers

crossed that she'll keep her appointment with the psychiatrist,too.Perhaps the

GP is unable to prescribe anti-psychotics? Or that a psychiatrist would be

better informed as to which kind of anti-psychotic med to prescribe/for how

long? I know that the a-typical anti-psychotic Risperadone (Risperdal)has been

banned in the U.K. for the treatment of dementia in the elderly as research

revealed that over time it can actually *accelerate* the process of dementia in

elderly females in particular--it can also cause sudden heart failure and

pneumonia.This research study resulted in a general advisory against the

longterm use of anti-psychotics in the geriatric population who are suffering

from dementia and although I don't believe that Risperadone prescription for

that population has been banned in the US,apparently many psychiatrists and

doctors here do heed the general advisory.

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> Here's a brief article on the subject:

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> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134921.php

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> Certainly all you can do is take it one day at a time but I hope she'll

continue to cooperate,at least long enough to get her under a psychiatrist's

care.

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[Guest guest]

Hey Annie, I'm so glad to hear there was progress with your nada. I hope that

she does follow through and the medication can help her. My grandmother took

some Alzheimer's medications and they did make a big difference. She had also

begun to have some hallucinations at one point too. Namenda and Aricept were

the ones. She had a negative reaction to antidepressants though, seemed to

reduce her cognitive functioning.

What you said about personality disorder being cancer of the psyche sure rings

true. The tragedy is it hurts so many people, the one who has it and every one

involved with them.

[Guest guest]

Hey Annie, I'm so glad to hear there was progress with your nada. I hope that

she does follow through and the medication can help her. My grandmother took

some Alzheimer's medications and they did make a big difference. She had also

begun to have some hallucinations at one point too. Namenda and Aricept were

the ones. She had a negative reaction to antidepressants though, seemed to

reduce her cognitive functioning.

What you said about personality disorder being cancer of the psyche sure rings

true. The tragedy is it hurts so many people, the one who has it and every one

involved with them.

[Guest guest]

Hey Annie, I'm so glad to hear there was progress with your nada. I hope that

she does follow through and the medication can help her. My grandmother took

some Alzheimer's medications and they did make a big difference. She had also

begun to have some hallucinations at one point too. Namenda and Aricept were

the ones. She had a negative reaction to antidepressants though, seemed to

reduce her cognitive functioning.

What you said about personality disorder being cancer of the psyche sure rings

true. The tragedy is it hurts so many people, the one who has it and every one

involved with them.