My wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last November by a neuropsychologist. Her neurologist subsequently started her on 5mg Aricept, which seemed to help her memory. 6 months later, her neurologist increased the dose to 10mg since it seemed to be helping and she was tolerating it. She has visits with her neurologist every six months. There is really nothing more to do except monitor the progress of the disease. The Aricept will not work long term. Other drugs on the market for symptoms are of limited effectiveness and still others are still experimental. She sees her PCP annually to monitor other aspects of her health.