When my husband was first diagnosed, he was asked to sign a permission paper allowing me to be informed of his medical information. He signed it willingly, although I’m not sure if he knew what he was signing. Knowing him, he was probably relieved to have me deal with it since it was easier for him. He has a new pcp doctor now and he also doesn’t believe in most meds for dementia. I had already taken him off of Arisept, which he’d taken for 5 years. It gave him a terrible runny nose. This doctor thought he should also be taken off of of memantine. I did stop the memantine and he became sad and irritable most of the day, instead of just when sundowning. I put him back on it. His neurologist prescribed it, so there’s no problem getting it. He’s back to being ok for most of the day. I’ve been giving him CBD with THC for sundowning. It does help.

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