Posted by floatingbridge on December 25, 2009, at 14:48:03
In reply to Antidepressant for the elderly, posted by Maxime on December 25, 2009, at 10:59:13
Maxine,
I bumped into some info re parkenson's that also mentioned Alzheimer's. Ragaline--someting like that
Will dig it up and send a link.fb
> My mum is 82 years old and showing signs of depression. I would like her on a med. I was thinking of Remeron because she hasn't been sleeping and is losing weight. Or maybe Paxil because she also has anxiety.
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> Do the elderly have to take a lower dosage of anti-depressants than the rest of the population?
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> She is seeing her doctor in January. She also started meds for alzheimers and I don't know how depression and dementia are related or if they are. Anyone know?
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Maxime
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