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What Causes Body Tremors And Sweating When Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease?
Question: Hello, my name is XXXX. My sister has alzheimers disease. She was diagnosed in 2001 she is now 67 years old. For last three months or so she is suffering from some sorts of Fits like jerks/shaking when she gets up from sleep, she goes thru this phase. Is there any medicine to stop these jerks/shakings? she's on Aricept 10mg, 1 tablet after dinner daily and Nimeda 10 mg, 1 tablet after breakfast daily! sometimes when she gets up from sleep she becomes uncontrolable as to her jerks/shaking conditions, which normally lasts upto 10 minutes XXXXXXX and during this she sweats alot. Any recommendations?
Brief Answer:
She can be put on an antiepileptic drug.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
Thanks for asking your query here.
It is a wise decision to ask health related query at this forum.
It is nice that you are taking care of your old sister. Dementia patients need constant care and supervision. As age advances their illness deteriorates. Few of the patients may develop neurological problems like epileptic fits also.
I would like to ask you few questions to clarify about her illness.
I would like to know whether she loses consciousness during these jerking periods?
Is there any episode of passing urine or stool in cloths during this jerky period?
Has this kind of jerks happened at any time during her sleep?
Did she had tongue bite ever during such an episode of jerking?.
If answer of any of the above questions is yes then it goes more towards epilepsy. In this condition an epileptic medicines like sodium divalproex/ carbamazepine etc may be started to control her illness.
Hope this answers your query.
I am happy to hep you and ready to answer any follow up query. I wish your sister a better health.
All the best.
She can be put on an antiepileptic drug.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
Thanks for asking your query here.
It is a wise decision to ask health related query at this forum.
It is nice that you are taking care of your old sister. Dementia patients need constant care and supervision. As age advances their illness deteriorates. Few of the patients may develop neurological problems like epileptic fits also.
I would like to ask you few questions to clarify about her illness.
I would like to know whether she loses consciousness during these jerking periods?
Is there any episode of passing urine or stool in cloths during this jerky period?
Has this kind of jerks happened at any time during her sleep?
Did she had tongue bite ever during such an episode of jerking?.
If answer of any of the above questions is yes then it goes more towards epilepsy. In this condition an epileptic medicines like sodium divalproex/ carbamazepine etc may be started to control her illness.
Hope this answers your query.
I am happy to hep you and ready to answer any follow up query. I wish your sister a better health.
All the best.
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