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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / July 2005Plavix
My mother has a combination of vascular and and alzheimer dementia. Has anyone here experience with subject. > My mother has a combination of vascular and and alzheimer dementia. Has > anyone here experience with subject. Everyone here has experience with Az dementia, usually as a carer or with relatives who have it. What in particular is your question(s)?  SignatureTumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com Its quite a common combination, particularly in more elderly dementia patients. What do you want to discuss? Mary G. > Its quite a common combination, particularly in more elderly dementia > patients. > > What do you want to discuss? > > Mary G. My mother was taken off persantine because of occasions of low bloodpercentage. For a couple of years without it she got more and more dement. On my suggestion her physician let her try plavix. She's been on Plavix a week now, I don't know if its mere coincidence but somehow she seems to remember much more now, she doesn't fall asleep in her chair in the daytime anymore, shes also much more alert and communicating than before.My question is if this could be caused by Plavix or if its coincidential? >> Its quite a common combination, particularly in more elderly dementia >> patients. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > before.My question is if this could be caused by Plavix or if its > coincidential? My father has blocked arteries to his brain, and this is the reason he is on Plavix, which is a blood thinner. In his case it was given to him to increase the blood flow to his brain and to his eyes. Although my father did not have any noticeable signs of dementia, he definitely has serious blockages in his carotid arteries.... so much that he nearly lost the sight of one eye. One artery is completely blocked and the other is partially blocked with a stent keeping it open. I haven't noticed any particular improvement in him, but then as I mentioned, he didn't seem to have any noticeable signs of dementia beforehand either. If you see improvement due to increased blood flow, it seems perfectly reasonable to assume the Plavix could be helping. Have you mentioned this to her doctor? SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >> My mother was taken off persantine because of occasions of low >> bloodpercentage. For a couple of years without it she got more and more [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > assume the Plavix could be helping. Have you mentioned this to her > doctor? Well it has only been a week on Plavix so I wanted to wait a little longer to be sure that it is the Plavix that is making the improvement. What I can say is that it has been months since my mother has been so alert as she is now. She's now able to tell her age, which a month ago was impossible for her. It was a search on the Internet that made me suggest we tried Persantine or an equivalent again. >>> My mother was taken off persantine because of occasions of low >>> bloodpercentage. For a couple of years without it she got more and more [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > impossible for her. It was a search on the Internet that made me suggest > we tried Persantine or an equivalent again. From what I understand of dementia, there are a lot of diseases that LOOK like they are alzheimers superficially, but many times it is not alzheimers at all, but something else that may be actually reversible with proper treatment. This is why it is so important for a person who starts to experience memory loss and confusion to get properly tested with a complete gerontological workup, to make sure that they know for certain that they are treating the person for the right illness. You seem to have found the right medication for her for the time being, and the results speak for themselves. If I were you I would definitely tell her doctor of this improvement right away. In my fathers case they found a stent helped him enormously, along with the Plavix. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') My MIL who also has vascular dementia takes Plavix. She has a nurse that comes by once a week since she got out of the hospital. We were cautioned to watch out for bleeding & bruising. Thus far, I've only seen one bruise on her hand which we think she might have knocked her hand against the doorframe going to the bathroom. The nurse saw it, with no comment, that she was fine. Think it lasted at least a week or so. Biggest thing I watch out for is trying to keep her walker with her, for fear of falling. Not only breaking a limb but also could bleed internally while on the med. I'm new to this but my biggest suggestion is to watch her like a hawk as much as possible. We've only been here about 5 weeks as her caregiver, and she takes other meds, but so far, she seems to be doing fine on Plavix. > My mother has a combination of vascular and and alzheimer dementia. Has > anyone here experience with subject. My dad is on Plavix due to a lot of clogged arteries. He gets awful bruises everywhere on his arms due to it, but it seems to be working for him OK otherwise. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') > My MIL who also has vascular dementia takes Plavix. She has a nurse that > comes by once a week since she got out of the hospital. We were cautioned [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> My mother has a combination of vascular and and alzheimer dementia. Has >> anyone here experience with subject. I've been taking Plavix for a couple of years. I do bruise very easily and anywhere my dog puts her paws on my arms, I get blood under the skin. I complained to my cardiologist and he just smiled! My pharmacist says I have no choice but to take it, but it is because of my heart. Gwen > My mother has a combination of vascular and and alzheimer dementia. Has > anyone here experience with subject. |
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