Symptoms Question:What can I expect from a patient with Alzheimers when they have very short memory and stumble. What will happen next in the progression of the disease?
If this patient does indeed have Alzheimer’s Dementia, the progression is usually progressive with mental and then physical decline. The rate at which this happens is unpredictable-but, will always progress. About the only “expected” thing is that things will get worse. Lithium & Alzheimer’s Question:My father has Alzheimer s and is currently in a nursing home. In the last few months the nursing staff have stated that he has been having some aggression fits where he will try and hit someone (always a male). The residing physician has put my father on Lithium (600mg a day). Since my father has been on the drug he is very sluggish and his coordination is extremely bad also he is always sleeping in a chair in the reception room when we arrive. The other day when we went to visit one nurse told us that he had been vomiting. All these symptoms sound like his toxicity is too high. I am worried. My father was a very active man and could still function quite well on his own a few weeks ago, no
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