Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. An early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifesting as minor forgetfulness that becomes pronounced with illness progression, with relative...
Did he used to work with cars? Ken worked as a Deli Bakery merchandiser for Albertson's and he used to get up in the middle of the night start pacing , saying not enough help or chicken fried. I'd have to tell him more help was coming in or convince him there was enough chicken. He would get upset if just tried to get him back in bed.
Ken has become more agitated in the evening but hasn't started the following me or asking questions repeatedly. He just cries and hyperventilates. I don't want him to be knocked out but I also don't want him scared and crying everyday. The Zanax knocks him out and makes sluggish for several hours. But it does calm him down.I see so many changes in him daily now he looses little bits of him. I'm afraid one day soon we will wake up and he will be totally done.
i have a doctors appointment Monday. So we will see what he has to say.I'm going to ask him about this Avitan.