Posted by gregm2 on April 21, 2002, at 14:43:21
In reply to Have Stroke or Dementia been Ruled Out? » gregm2, posted by fachad on April 19, 2002, at 13:31:11
Dear fachad,
I am really grateful that I receive your response in a time that I am so much confused. In the country that I live (Greece) there is not so much help and support. I am sorry about your father and I hope it goes "well" with your mother. It is terrible to see your folks like that! For the last 3 years I have been trying to deal with my fathers problem, and it is really tough.
To the point now: Before the recent anxiety attack, we went to the doctor and he examined my father. His memory and reactions as well as his understanding was very good. He was watching the news and he was aware of everything that was going on in the world! He was playing with his grandchildren and was smiling (very rare for him in the last 3 years). So Alzheimer's can be (sort of) ruled out. As far as the mild stroke is concerned, he has had CT scans and MRI of his brain and some "dead" regions were visible. The doctors said that these could be one reason for the start of his condition. However, people at his age (75) usually have such brain "lesions".I personally think that "something" happened that made him anxious (maybe a change in his brain chemistry) and then the doctor changed the medications and....we are still trying to find the right combination.
The news about his condition are:
He has been quite anxious in the recent days (especially in the morning) after the doctor changed his medications (see my posting on 4/16).
He looks like he has lost his muscle tone (he is slightly bent forwards) but he still wants to stand up almost all the time. He is sweating a lot when he is standing up and the "tone" of his facial muscles seems to have decreased. I have considered the possibility of a "deprivation syndrome" due to the shift from diazepam to xanax and temazepam.
Todays change of medications by the doctor is a decrease of xanax from 3 x 0.375 per day to 3 x 0.25 per day.
What do you think?
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