User talk:Discouraged

My husband's phychiatrist has not progressed with tests to diagnose or rule out alzheimer's disease and I am hoping someone can reply and tell me this is normal and that the phychiatrist is doing everything properly and we should just hang in there.

My husband has had the 10 warning signs for Alzheimer's disease including a personality change that started about 4 years ago. Since he was treated for depression in the spring of 2008 he has had memory problems that affect day-to-day function, difficulty performing familiar tasks and terribly poor or decreased judgment. It is now fall (October) 2008 and two weeks ago Ebixa, 5mg every second day was prescribed. His slight headaches are gone, he doesn't grind his teeth and he isn't jumping like an epileptic when he sleeps. Although it has only been two weeks his other problems like memory problems, difficulty performing familiar tasks and terribly poor or decreased judgment appear to have gone. We are grateful.

I asked the Phychiatris yesterday to rule out Alzheimer's disease and he wouldn't. I asked him his plans for my husband and he wants to keep the Ebixa dose the same for three more weeks (5 all together) and that is all he would say. He will not say his long term plans for my husband. He has done medical/family/psychiatric history, lab test for vitamin B and calcium and a preliminary mental status exam.

Has anyone been through the same process with it turning out well? Does anyone know if the doctor should be proceeding with a physical exam, CT, MRI, SPECT, PET? Our doctor will not order a Neuropsycholgy test so we may go through his extended health plan and have that done through Simon Fraser University. The doctor said to tell them they would be testing for dementia and memory problems. I think he is under good care but would appreciate feedback. thank you! Discouraged (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)