My Uncle is 63 and already advancing quickly with his Alzheimers.

By Lauren1718 Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Hi everyone, Im just trying to reach out and connect with others who are also dealing with a situation similar to my family with my very young Uncle. He's only 63 and was diagnosed last year with a diffinitive diagnosis and he has already progressed to the next stage. I am a nurse and his doctor has placed him on Seroquel a very low dose but still it concerns me because you hear of the side effects of sudden death and heart issues. Has anyone found much research on this topic or anything that looks at the benefits out weighing these negatives. I am very close to him and hes my last living Uncle and I want to enjoy as much time as possible with him. Thanks for the support!

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3/24/10 1:31pm

Hi Lauren,

I am sorry your uncle has dementia. Is it early onset or regular late onset Alzheimer's? As a nurse, you must know there are 5 kinds of drugs for Alzheimer's. He can try aricept to start with.

I am not sure why he is not given the drugs for Alzheimer's. Is he psychotic or depressed?

Anyway, it also seems he was not diagnosed with Alzheimer's literally? Check with a neurologist or psychiatrist who can better assess the situations.

Welcome to the site! Please feel free to ask questions in the Ask A Question area.

Regards,
Nina

Bonnie

3/25/10 10:57am

My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia type 4 years ago and has been on the low dosage of Seroquel without any known side effects. Actually, along with the Namenda, Exelon and a few other meds that I won't mention at this time she has done very well. Her paranoia, outbursts of anger, etc. has subsided for the time being. I have been very thankful for the meds as it has brought her back to somewhat of a normal state--except for losing personal items and forgetting what you may have told her earlier in the day. I know she will progressively get worse, but at least her doctor has prescribed the right combination of meds to allow her to be functional on a daily basis.

Suzy

3/25/10 12:08pm

My sister is 64 years old & is in advanced stage Alzheimer's Disease. She was recently taken off the Aricept & is now on Seraquel. For severeal years now she has not been able to do anything for herself; can't bath, dress or feed herself. All that is gone gone gone! The saving grace is that she still recognizes her family. She can hardly complete a sentence but little snippets come out clear as a bell. When she see us, she gets so happy & uses her own language. She also makes certain connections that I find myself both fascinated by & grateful for. The sad part is one of my other family members who is her guardian has her in a facility that is not equipped to properly care for her. Although I work, I have opened my home to her with round the clock caregivers of course but the "guardian won't hear of it. So I just visit my sister a couple times a week & bring her home to take care of her when I get time off from work. This disease is dreadful. Not only has it robbed my sister of her mind, our family is in such disharmony behind it all. It is a sad sad day when all the siblings won't get together with a professional to reach a workable solution so my sister can live a bit more comfortable than she is now. Just needed to get this off my chest!!

My Uncle is 63 and already advancing quickly with his Alzheimers.

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