The antidepressant drug citalopram, also sold under the brand names Celexa and Cipramil, significantly relieves agitation in Alzheimer’s. Learn about the benefits and side-effects.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Caregivers love this pill box, as do patients and professionals. Simply fill it once a month. Roomy, simple, ingenious.
Does pain relief risk cognitive cost? A major new study of almost 200,000 people says yes—and the price may be higher than we thought.
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How do you know when Alzheimer’s meds ought to be stopped? Explore the benefits of these medications, such as improved cognition, memory, behavior, lifespan, and the stages they are most effective.
New research suggests antidepressants accelerate cognitive decline in dementia. Learn which drugs appear to be less harmful than others. Help your doctor make better treatment decisions.
MEMORY & THINKING are activated by acetyl-choline. Alzheimer’s drugs boost acetyl-choline. Other medications, from allergy to insomnia drugs, may be anti-cholinergic, lowering acetyl-choline. This can spell trouble in dementia. Learn which drugs to avoid and what to look out for.
MEDICATION VIDEO + ARTICLE: From allergies to moods, most of us get relief from drugs known as “anticholinergics”. Some raise dementia risk, some don’t. Do we always need them? A study of 300,000 people offers answers to help you and your doctor better weigh the risks and benefits.
In a new Alzheimer’s study, Rexulti (brexpiprazole) significantly reduced agitation. Learn the kinds of agitation it reduced and by how much.
DIAGNOSIS+CARE: Misperceptions in dementia often get misdiagnosed as hallucinations. The result? Harsh, mistaken antipsychotic treatments. Dr. G. Allen Power has fought over-medication for a decade. See practical techniques for rising above this dangerous practice.
“People with dementia living in nursing homes and in the community were prescribed less and we did not detect negative health impacts for these groups.”
Elderly Americans are the most likely citizens to own a gun AND the most likely patients to have dementia. How great is the danger? What should be done?
MCT oil for dementia remains closely followed—and increasingly researched. Skepticism has been part of this conversation from the start, given how dietary approaches can be overhyped. That’s why updated 2025–2026 studies are worth a fresh look.
“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.
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