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My Mum 98 has mild dementia but over the last few weeks she has had a few problems which seem to have made it worse at night, She wakes up not wanting it to be alone. She's fine most of the time and as I said its mild dementia, that doesnt mean she is not distressed though when it happens.

Does anyone have any knowledge of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors such as Donepezil (also known as Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl) and the other drug Memantine ?

I want to help her sleep at night better and get less anxiety

The issue I have is that she has heart failure and kidney issues ( age related ) so I would need to know whether they cannot be used.

The GP doesnt seem to understand how horrible dementia is even if its relatively mild. When she has visited has been fine.

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Welcome to the community. For sleep disturbances associated with dementia, suggest you talk to your mom's GP about a mild sleep or anti-anxiety option. Some more information: alz.org/alzheimers-dementia...

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