My best friend's late husband had epilepsy and was treated by neurologists who prescribed drugs that pushed him into psychosis. He was overmedicated and turned into a different person. My husband has an initial appointment with a neurologist on Friday. Believe me, I'll be on the lookout for anything that seems rushed or slipshod. My friend recommended this doctor as better than most in our area, so I'm hopeful. If I were in your shoes, I'd find another doctor. Like cats and humans, all doctors are not the same.

Those meds do help some patients who have Alzheimer’s. We discovered just how much they help my dad when we tried to decrease them. We resumed the full doses and his behavior returned to a higher level. So, he’ll stay on them for the duration.

Other than monitoring, if the patient had something like Parkinson’s, I’m not sure how a neurologist would treat a person with dementia from Alzheimer’s or vascular disease. There really is no treatment, other than the medications, which a primary can prescribe. They can order scans, but the behavior will alert you when things are progressing. Can someone chime in if I’m missing something on this?