Medications Should be Carefully Controlled as Alzheimer’s Advances

While Alzheimer’s-specific drugs may help slow symptoms for some people, they also may increase the risk of hip fractures, fainting, urinary problems, and other health issues. Most researchers now think that a time comes when many medications for the elderly are no longer beneficial and may be harmful.

According to an article in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester looked at 5,406 nursing home residents who had late-stage Alzheimer’s or dementia with more than half of them being older than 85. The scientists found that 2,911 of the patients – nearly 54 percent – were taking at least one medication of questionable benefit. An article from the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research…

Continue reading on HealthCentral for more insight into the harm that too many medications can do when someone already has memory and thinking problems:

Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “For anyone having to walk the last segments of life with a loved one, read this.” …Delores

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