Treatment and its effect on life after Alzheimer’s disease

Early diagnosis can give a chance to the individual to reduce the risk factors with the help of treatment, which can help to delay the onset of later stages of AD. Treatment focuses on reducing the symptoms and making the progression as slow as possible. Medications and lifestyle play a major role in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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A 2022 study shows that people over the age of 65 who follow a healthy lifestyle, including a nutritious diet, exercise, light or no alcohol use, etc. can decrease the number of years a person lives with dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease. And in a study, it is found that women who follow 4 to 5 healthy lifestyle factors live an average of only 2.6 years with dementia, while those who only follow 1 or 0 healthy factors spent an average of 4.1 years with dementia. Similarly, in men, the average was 1.4 years with dementia if they follow 4 to 5 healthy lifestyle factors and 2.1 years with 0 to 1 healthy lifestyle factors.

But, as AD progresses, it takes its toll on the brain and body, making your symptoms and side effects worse. However, a few medications might help you to slow down the progression for a short time, they cannot cure your condition but can improve the quality of your life and reduce some symptoms.

 

Tips to improving the quality of life

Here are some tips to improve your quality of life, including:

  • Try to notice Alzheimer’s disease symptoms when it is in the early stages. Because at these stages you have a chance to cure your disease.
  • You can’t change the fact like your diagnosis age or gender, but if you provide care and affection to that person, it can impact their life expectancy.
  • Taking medications for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, etc. can improve the quality of life.
  • A good social relationship can play a key role in improving quality of life.
  • Patients should maintain their household responsibilities if they can also have a higher quality of life. In later stages, when a patient needs assistance, the caregiver can help them to take care of themselves and their loved ones.

These tips may not make any major impact on the progression but improve their life quality until their death.

Life expectancy with Alzheimer’s disease can vary from person and person with certain factors like gender, diagnosis, lifestyle, etc. playing a major role. But early onset Alzheimer’s disease life expectancy is higher than late-onset Alzheimer’s disease life expectancy. But if you are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease you should not focus on your life expectancy, instead you should focus on how you can improve your life quality because this has no cure and treatment only slows the progression, not stops it. So, follow these tips to improve your quality of life.

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