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What Medication Is Suggested For Picks Disease?
My brother is 56 and was loosely diagnosed with PICKS disease at 55....his wife promptly divorced him and he has been living in the basement of my mom's house (she is 80 with undiagnosed but I suspect alzheimers) for a year. He is on 300mg of bupropion xl and 10 mg (I think) of donzapril...He has no insurance any more so avoids the doctor, but cannot function well at all now. He can't remember things I just tell him and he is sooooooooooo depressed and panicked and helpless and he has no appetite or taste when he does eat.....I live 5 hours away and try to talk to him daily but don't know where to get help and wonder if these medications are hampering instead of helping....he really needs to have daily help but I don't know where to turn and I'm sure this isn't your area but I am so sad for him.....and his family doctor is pretty much "done" wih him because they can't understand the level of devastation he is experiencing.....
Sat, 15 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that your brother has been diagnosed with Pick's disease, and moreover, his wife has divorced him.
There is no cure for Pick's disease, and hence, no medications can be specifically given for this disease.
Donepezil is effective in Alzheimer's disease, so, some doctors prescribe this for Pick's disease too, as patients with Pick's disease also have dementia.
Bupropion is used for behavioural problems and it may be good to consult a psychiatrist to streamline his medications.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
It is unfortunate that your brother has been diagnosed with Pick's disease, and moreover, his wife has divorced him.
There is no cure for Pick's disease, and hence, no medications can be specifically given for this disease.
Donepezil is effective in Alzheimer's disease, so, some doctors prescribe this for Pick's disease too, as patients with Pick's disease also have dementia.
Bupropion is used for behavioural problems and it may be good to consult a psychiatrist to streamline his medications.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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