Post by marzbar71 on Jul 14, 2014 18:46:40 GMT
My mother became diabetic within the last year - she is overweight and has never been one for physical activity and she already had issues with her feet (heel spurs, etc) for many years before.
She went to her doctor recently and the assistant prescribed a new medication - the mail in pharmacy sent her a letter that they did not fill perscriptions for that drug but sent a list of 5 alternatives. She's already taking TWO of the alternatives. She has an appointment to talk to the doctor, with my dad going as well this week - she refuses to see the assistant again.
My dad has also become worried about my mother's memory - he says she's been having trouble balancing her checkbook, repeating questions, etc. And she has been in charge of the household finances for 50+ years and she's never had those issues before. I did some Googling, and it seems that memory loss can be a side effect of some blood sugar medications. I unfortunately don't know what medications she is currently on.
Anyone have any experience with memory loss due to prescribed drugs?
She went to her doctor recently and the assistant prescribed a new medication - the mail in pharmacy sent her a letter that they did not fill perscriptions for that drug but sent a list of 5 alternatives. She's already taking TWO of the alternatives. She has an appointment to talk to the doctor, with my dad going as well this week - she refuses to see the assistant again.
My dad has also become worried about my mother's memory - he says she's been having trouble balancing her checkbook, repeating questions, etc. And she has been in charge of the household finances for 50+ years and she's never had those issues before. I did some Googling, and it seems that memory loss can be a side effect of some blood sugar medications. I unfortunately don't know what medications she is currently on.
Anyone have any experience with memory loss due to prescribed drugs?
