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Any advice for dwelling on going to the bathroom?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Sep 17 2:43pm | Replies (21)
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@celia16

Is Arricept still helping?

Daddy takes it and Namenda, but his doctor said that after a certain point, these meds may no longer be of much benefit. So per his doctor’s direction, we are starting to decrease one of these meds to see if we notice any difference and we haven’t. His fixations began earlier.

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Teri | @tsc | Sep 10 5:05pm

I think Arricept is supposed to work for about two years, but in my husband's case, I don't think it did much. His cousin, diagnosed with MCI, now dementia, told me it's helped her a lot.
Sometimes my husband still obsesses, like saying hello 10 times to someone who's walking outside.
I've ordered a number of jigsaw puzzles for seniors, or children's puzzles that aren't babyish, that range from 16 - 100 pieces. My husband's gotten better at these and progressed from the simpler puzzles to the more complex. The distraction of doing the puzzle helps put an end to the obsessive behavior and he's happy when he completes one. If he hits a rough patch I do a bit to help him get going again. If you decide to try puzzles, look for a lot of color variation, not similar colors blending together.

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