Suggest remedy for vascular dementia
Patient: My Husband has been on prednisone for some years he suffers from vascular dementia poliysmyalga,COPD,anemia .His base is 15 mg.Lat week I had to go away so he went into care, and had his meds blister packed by the Phamacy.They didn t pack his prednisone, so when I got home I realised he hadn t had any for 3 days.My GP said to start them again at 20mg.he seems to be more ancouse than normal very tired I am quite concerned that this has happened Doctor: Hi,thank you for providing the brief history of your husband.As he is suffering from vascular dementia, i will advice to undergo a clinical neurological examination. May be an MRI will be required to understand the brain areas better.As medicine helps on a symptomatic relief and too much medication will not be good for the general health of the kidneys. Prednisone on a longer run also has some negative effects and the GP may not prescribe anymore.Also, in my clinical practice most patients with neurological illness, responds well to physical therapy along with medication. As with physical therapy exercises the metabolism is improved and so the vascular blood flow to the brain by improved cardio respiratory endurance.RegardsJay Indravadan Patel