Alzheimer’s disease develops slowly, often hiding behind the mask of ordinary aging processes. In the meantime, the disorder strikes the very core of human organism, causing irreversible damages in the brain and destroying one’s ability to think, to remember, and to perform simple activities, like using a toothbrush…

First discovered in 1906, Alzheimer’s disease is now the most common form of dementia, affecting more that 26 million elderly people worldwide. Though the disorder has been known to medical science for more than 100 years, unfortunately, there is still no cure for the Alzheimer’s. The only thing modern science can offer is the line of medications, which are able to delay the progression of the disorder, saving some time of normal quality life for the patients.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine, are commonly prescribed these days to slow down the progression of such AD symptoms as memory loss or thinking problems, at early stages of the disorder. Memantine is another medication against AD, which is designed for the use in more complicated cases. The articles in this section of Pillwatch.com explain what those medications are, how they work and what their benefits/risks are.

Though it is really difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the medications against Alzheimer’s disease, because no one can say for sure how quickly the disorder would progress without medicines, the use of currently available drugs enforced with daily care lavished upon AD sufferer by the family can definitely make his living more comfortable at least for some limited period of time…