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Hi, I found the best way to be prepared for the neurologist was to come with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1306654/

Discussion: What are questions we should ask the neurologist?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 18 8:03am

Hugs.. My husband realizes his memory issues. He still drives(loves google maps) . He functions on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209168/

Discussion: Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 11 1:33pm

Yes. Specialists appointments take a very long time. I made my Rheumatologist appointment last November for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128509/

Discussion: which MD speciality would be best for a dementia patient?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 22, 2024

My husband can no longer drive. I am now the designated driver. I am in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/957103/

Discussion: The Mirage of Caregiver Support

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 31, 2023

Yes. Our regular doc and I communicate through my health , we finally got that set...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/305120/

Discussion: Husband (43) showing signs of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Anyone?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jul 5, 2020

I totally understand my husband has the beginning of MCI but I see more changes everyday....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342909/

Discussion: The Caregivers' Guilt Dumpster - Open for business

Support Group: Caregivers

Posted: Jul 7 9:55am

HI @pamela78, since your husband is in the early stages there are some new drugs that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234629/

Discussion: I don't know why I did that

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 11 3:25pm

my wife is taking Memantine (10 mg) twice a day and Ashoganda root extract for those...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956247/

Discussion: So glad to have found Connect and Dementia Caregivers!

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Thank you. I need to meet the anesthesiologist and see if he or she is familiar...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175314/

Discussion: Effects of elective surgery, anesthesia on MCI due to Lewy Body?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 18, 2024

Well, after talking to the doctor and the neurologist, they seem to think this is a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040268/

Discussion: Dementia: When the other parent (spouse) isn't helpful

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 25, 2024

My husband has been diagnosed with MCI. He is in denial. And angry that this is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013755/

Discussion: Introductions: Are you caring for someone with dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 11, 2024

My husband was having serious memory issues along with hallucinations. He insisted that it was OK...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932512/

Discussion: Talking to paranoid Mom's Dr with her present...

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Sep 19, 2023

I had noticed some small things that concerned me, like not remembering where a picture was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205191/

Discussion: What were the first dementia signs you noticed?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Jan 6 9:51am

Post Covid I took on additional household management tasks to support my husband. Due to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1250607/

Discussion: I don't know why I did that

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Mar 4 7:52pm

Welcome, @aoibhin. What a relief to get a proper diagnosis with the new neurologist. Allow me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1149967/

Discussion: Have you got Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech? Let's connect

Support Group: Brain & Nervous System

Posted: Sep 30, 2024

We discontinued the donepezil when my husband's short term memory was worse. He does take a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708508/

Discussion: Heart issues and breathing problems and dealing with dementia

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: May 15, 2022

After my wife stopped Aricept, her neurologist put her on galantamine. It’s been almost a month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/598028/

Discussion: Looking for other experiences with Aricept.

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Apr 28, 2021

annestuff, My husband has Alzheimer's, and he also sleeps all of the time. He sleeps 8,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/958670/

Discussion: My Husband Dementia and Fatigue

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Nov 3, 2023

My wife has now had 12 doses of Lequimbi and the infusion process is not bad...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1369202/

Discussion: Experience with Donanemab and Lecanemab

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Aug 12 2:49pm

Hope you get some answers at the neurologist. We are awaiting results of year 2 follow...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1235853/

Discussion: Is it always a good idea to not contradict a person with dementia?

Support Group: Caregivers: Dementia

Posted: Feb 13 9:56am

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