Is it really Alzheimer Disease

[tnta]

My husband is 47 years old.  Two years ago I started noticing significant change in his thought process.  Evenually, in May of 2008 he went to see a NeuroPsyc. where he was diagnosed with ADHD.  He did not receive any Meds until December.  He is an Engineer Assistant for a large utility company.  In August of 2008 he received his first warning in 10 years for poor communication, not following through ect.. I didn't find out about the warning until March.  In April he had an MRI and went to see a Nuerologist, who put him on Aricept as a precaution, and starting running tests for Alzhiemer.  He also went back to the NeuroPsyc for a second evalution which showed his memory had improved but his cognition was only at 30% now.  Since then we have had a PET Scan which showed syptoms (symptoms) of Early Onset Alzhiemers.  He lost 30 lbs. on the Aricept with no change in his mental state.  He is having severe headaches, hand tremors. balance problems, nasea, mood issues as well as thought processing.  There are times where he looks very pasty.  We went to a Psyciatrist last Thursday.  He has taken him off of Adderall (adderrall) and Straterra and He will start Cymbalta 60 mg. and Lamital today.   He is on sick leave until July.  We have no action plan right now.  We are not scheduled to go back to the Nuerologist until July.  His symptoms have gotten incresing worse in the last week.  Please give me your expert advise on what you would do if it were your spouse.  

[margypops]

It sounds like it could be the Meds he is on as I know they can have side effects, did they wean him off the Strattera and Adderall (adderrall) or did he stop immediatly ,the headaches and other symptoms you describe could be withdrawal it would be best to ask his Doctor about that. You have to go by your gut feeling with this , personally and I do mean just that... I would make sure he isnt going to get another set of side effects from the new Meds.. You can google for side effects of the new ones he will be taking, Does he work with any Toxins ? You have my sympathy , its not easy is it, I hope he feels better soon.  

[tnta]

We still do not have a diagnosis.  He weaned off all of his meds.  He is on B-12 and Folic acid only. Now he cannot complete a sentence because of severe stuttering.  He still has his headaches, hand tremors, balance issues and much more.

[margypops]

Then whatever they say something is going on and you need to seek more answers for him, ask for another opinion, ,as he has had a diagnosis of early Alzheimers maybe this is part of it, there is a new med coming up called Rember', it should help a lot of people Google it to get the latest information, it is on the 3rd year of Trials , hopefully be on the market in a couple and passed by the FDA  ..Good luck

[margypops]

I have just googled for an update, it says larger trials are starting this year 2009 so you may be able to get Rember if you found out if there is a trial nearest to you, google the Medical news and put Rember in, it is in the 2nd of a 3rd year trial at Aberdeen Uni versity and has been shown to have had success in halting the progress of mental deterioration .It should be on the market by 2012 ...It sounds like the best thing I have read about to date I have a husband may be battling early stages, due to working with Toxins in the Boat building business.