Question: Three years ago my wife was prescribed a scopolamine patch that she used for three weeks during a trip to Australia that was needed to address her history of motion sickness. She did not have motion sickness during the trip but suffered from memory loss and loss of sense of direction. The problem has persisted. There was a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and Adderall was prescribed. There was no significant improvement in memory or sense of direction. Recently she was prescribed Namenda which seemed to worsen the problem and cause mood changes. She has had a history of problems with pain medications and is very cautious about using them. Is it possible that there has been a misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's or dementia and that she is really suffering from the continuing impact of scopolamine and the usage of Adderall and Namenda?

Thank you. My point is this: prior to scopolamine my wife had no memory problems and her sense of direction was equal to a GPS. Since that time her memory and sense of direction have declined. Doctors have prescribed Adderall, Aircept, and Namenda with no improvements and some decline. Long before the scopolamine she had a strong sensitivity to pain medications and on occasion had asked doctors to prescribe weaker solutions. When they insisted on the stronger solution she experienced hallucinations and they then settled on a lesser alternative. My view is that the source of her problem and damage is scopolamine and the solutions to address Alzheimer's and dementia are not the answer. Is there any basis for my conclusion and is there any way to determine what is the problem and what should be the solution. Thank you.
Thank you. My point is this: prior to scopolamine my wife had no memory problems and her sense of direction was equal to a GPS. Since that time her memory and sense of direction have declined. Doctors have prescribed Adderall, Aircept, and Namenda with no improvements and some decline. Long before the scopolamine she had a strong sensitivity to pain medications and on occasion had asked doctors to prescribe weaker solutions. When they insisted on the stronger solution she experienced hallucinations and they then settled on a lesser alternative. My view is that the source of her problem and damage is scopolamine and the solutions to address Alzheimer's and dementia are not the answer. Is there any basis for my conclusion and is there any way to determine what is the problem and what should be the solution. Thank you.

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Thank you. My point is this: prior to scopolamine my wife had no memory problems and her sense of direction was equal to a GPS. Since that time her memory and sense of direction have declined. Doctors have prescribed Adderall, Aircept, and Namenda with no improvements and some decline. Long before the scopolamine she had a strong sensitivity to pain medications and on occasion had asked doctors to prescribe weaker solutions. When they insisted on the stronger solution she experienced hallucinations and they then settled on a lesser alternative. My view is that the source of her problem and damage is scopolamine and the solutions to address Alzheimer's and dementia are not the answer. Is there any basis for my conclusion and is there any way to determine what is the problem and what should be the solution. Thank you.