Mariana, every person is different and from what I’ve heard everyone reacts differently to medications for dementia and Alzheimer’s. My husband who is in stage 6-7 according to his neurologist, has had great success with Memantine and an antipsychotic drug. I read every study I could find on the risks (I couldn’t find all that many with enough participants to be meaningful) and spoke with a dear friend who is a retired statistician to help me understand some of the risks which seemed a lot lower to me than what some of the warnings would have me believe. The results far outweigh the risks in my opinion.

I too, am terrified of what is to come if these medications stop working. But as his caregiver I’ve learned to work with the challenges along the way, find ways to make them routine. I have to remember not to waste the good times that we have today worrying about a tomorrow which is unknown. And yes, even with so much memory loss, there are good times.

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