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Was in severe mental decline for a few years. Doctors had no clue. Was put on alzheimer meds. They did help, but not nearly enough. I Went on blood thinners.
by treeman79 6y ago
Was in severe mental decline for a few years.
Doctors had no clue.
Was put on alzheimer meds. They did help, but not nearly enough.
I Went on blood thinners. All cognitive problems resolved in a couple of days.
Turned out it was a clotting disorder. Two actually.
Neurological symptoms were resolved by a hematologist.
Turned out the alzheimer med was acting as a mild blood thinner for cerebral fluid. So it was the right idea.
I imagine lots of alzheimer patients are on blood thinners, so unrelated.
But outside the box thinking is still vital.
- jjgreen 6y agoReally nice to hear a good news story in these desperate times, welcome back. :-)
- copperx 6y agoDo you know the name of the blood clotting disorder you have?
- treeman79 6y agoFactor 5 leiden. and Sjogrens.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoWould you mind sharing which blood thinners? My partner has one of the conditions you mentioned and we’ve had a heck of a time trying to get care for it.
- treeman79 6y agoI was on elequis , then xarelto. But I couldn’t tolerate the side effects. On pradaxa now. It does the job. Hard on stomach. Was a nightmare getting hematologist to switch meds. A few missed doses and symptoms start coming back. Vision problems, then ability to talk write and think. Then one side starts going numb.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoThank you, I appreciate it.