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dolphinsandtuna

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11. I would consult a specialist

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:49 AM

Mar 2015

I wouldn't trust a family doctor or an internist to make this determination or to decide about how to treat it.

Maybe a neurologist is the appropriate specialist, I am not sure.

As was suggested above, also check out her meds (and combinations of meds) for such side effects.

If you and your Dad have not noticed any problems, I would not leap to the conclusion that things are going downhill. Doctors, especially non-specialists, have been wrong before.

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My mother has been diagnosed with mild dementia (crossposted from Health forum) [View all] Ex Lurker Feb 2015 OP

Watch the driving very closely ... AikenYankee Feb 2015 #1

Sorry for the delay. Just now getting back online today. In talking with my father about this, Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #7

The scariest, immediate threat is not about driving the car. Its getting lost in the car. Hoppy Feb 2015 #2

Well ... it get's pretty scary when the person diagnosed with this illness AikenYankee Feb 2015 #3

No argument there. Hoppy Feb 2015 #4

Very sad ..... AikenYankee Feb 2015 #5

She lives with my father, who's a lawyer. She has a living will and POA. nt Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #6

Is she on any medications for other conditions? LibinMo Feb 2015 #9

BP med, statin, and an antidepressant Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #10

I would consult a specialist dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #11