Mom and Dad mid 80s, Dad with mild moving to moderate dementia. It's breaking my Moms heart to be losing her hubby. She sees all the commercials for the drugs on tv with the happy dementia people and keeps asking me if I think we should try one or the other.
His doc thinks they are worthless and I've read nothing that justifies the cost and the side effects for the minimal benefits. Are we right or should I ask the doc to prescribe the stuff?
Drug companies invest in studies that compare groups that get drugs against those that do not, and compare the groups as a whole, not as individuals, to come up with their claims of benefit.