Posted by linkadge on December 26, 2009, at 18:25:09
In reply to Re: Antidepressant for the elderly » linkadge, posted by Maxime on December 26, 2009, at 16:51:19
Well, I know that in my age, I'd rather be happy and forgetful then sharp and miserable.
I don't know how much proof there is that drugs like aricept actually slow the progression of the illness.
If you wanted to go a herbal route, turmeric has anti depressand and antidementia effects. Some studies have shown that turmeric can actually reverse alzheimers to a certain extent - that is by attacking the alzheimers plaques themselves.
It shouldn't be taken with an SSRI as turmeric is an MAOI.
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