What are the side effects if an Alzheimer's patient misses his or her medication regiment?

What are the side effects if an Alzheimer's patient misses his or her medication regiment?

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Missing one's medication regiment can be quite problematic with any illness like Alzheimer's. The number one reason for failure for treating many different medical conditions, in fact, all medical conditions, is the individuals inability to take their medicine on schedule, on time, and at regular time intervals. Keep in mind that somebody with a memory problem often times requires someone else to oversee that they are going to be taking their medication. So, a very important Alzheimer's point. When people forget to take their medication, they're obviously not going to benefit from what the medication would be doing for them, and that is slowing down the progressive decline associated with the illness. So you would expect them to deteriorate much quicker.