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What are the side effects of the drugs used to treat dementia/ alzheimers?
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Hi my name is Cynthia, my mother has dementia/alzheimers, and we have recently placed her in low care. Her doctor there says that drugs may help slow down her memory loss, but I would like to know, if she is put on drugs, will they have side affects that can be worse than the memory loss?
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Hello,Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.Memory loss in dementia is generally very severe. They may some mild side-effects like gastritis, or giddiness or mild hepatic side-effects but all said its still preferable to be on drugs than to be off them. The drugs will also be effective for only a few years after which they wil loose their effect.Hope I am able to answer your concerns.If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.In future if you wish to contact me directly, or want to know further details, you can use the below mentioned link:bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy