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Dementia & Alzheimer's
Memantine Side Effect
neverendingstuff · 10/02/2022 22:01
My parent has been taking Memantine and has occasional breathlessness. I have googled the side effects and shortness of breath is not listed as a main one but it says see a doctor if the patient has shortness of breath.
The GP knows about the breathless episodes and a GP did a home visit last week.
Surely the GPS would check the side effects of the medication or do I need to point it out? It is a medication recommended by the psychiatrist that made the diagnosis. The GP prescribes it.
BunnyRuddington · 11/02/2022 09:49
No sure on this one and you might get a few more replies if you post in Elderly Parents, it's a bit busier than this section 
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