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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Alztimers
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Alztimers
by cherrie, Sep 29, 2001 12:00AM
My mother is 73 and has Alztimers disease and diabetic. She is in a nursing home and is receiving transadone & haldol for her outbreaks of anger. Does anyone know about any other treatment for an Alztimers patient? She also takes nuerotin, rythmol, ariceft, lanoxin, and insulin. She has irregular heartbeats, and nueropathy in her feet.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 29, 2001 12:00AM
, Sep 29, 2001 12:00AM
I know you are a concerned child, but your mother's case is so complicated that your best way to care for her is to make sure you have the right doctor. When you have so many different medications and ailments at the same time, advice from strangers can be very harmful. The case has to be managed and balanced very carefully.
Thank you....
Karen