Alzheimer’s is a disease that cannot be cured, but medications and management strategies exist that may temporarily improve symptoms. Treatment for Alzheimer’s consists of cognition enhancing medications such as the drugs, rivastigmine, galantamine, donepezil, memantine, and memantine combined with donepezil. These five drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which help improve symptoms by increasing the amount of chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain. Although these medications are provided to those suffering from this disease, The effectiveness of these current drugs have different effects and varies from person to person as well as limited in duration. Another form of treatment that is known to help improve the symptoms of alzheimer’s is Non-Pharmacological treatment. Non-Pharmacological therapies are treatments that do not involve medication which aims to main or improve cognitive function, the ability to perform activities of daily living or overall quality of life. Some of theses Non-Pharmacological therapies consist of cognitive stimulation which involves activities such as games, reading, arts and crafts. Another form of therapy would be reminiscence activities which involves creating a scrapbook, listening to music, and telling “I remember” stories. This would ultimately help an individual suffering from dementia to recall their past events.
https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/facts-and-figures-2018-r.pdf
https://www.dementiastatistics.org/statistics/current-treatments/
For more information regarding treatment on Alzheimer’s disease visit the following links:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350453
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/how-alzheimers-disease-treated
