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cat · 5th-February-2008, 12:07 PM

Sorry to say that aricept doesnt stop it, only slows down the deterioration in some people. About a third of people dont benifit at all from "memory drugs" like aricept. Thats if you get them prescribed, currently you need a diagnosis of alzheimers, despite the fact the can help vascular dementia as well. How old is TP now? I would have thought he is quite young to get this as i thought he was in his late 50's? Usually people get diagnosied 65 onwards, often in their late 70's/80's.

5th-February-2008, 12:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
cat Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Manchester, But from Edinburgh Posts: 307 Status: No Status Rep Power: 1 Rep.: 110	Re: Sad Terry Pratchett News Sorry to say that aricept doesnt stop it, only slows down the deterioration in some people. About a third of people dont benifit at all from "memory drugs" like aricept. Thats if you get them prescribed, currently you need a diagnosis of alzheimers, despite the fact the can help vascular dementia as well. How old is TP now? I would have thought he is quite young to get this as i thought he was in his late 50's? Usually people get diagnosied 65 onwards, often in their late 70's/80's.