Symptoms

• Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include memory loss, confusion, loss of judgment, disorientation, trouble doing familiar tasks such as cooking, mood swings, anxiety, depression, aggressiveness, social withdrawal and distrust of others.
  
  

Causes

• There is no one single cause of Alzheimer's disease but possible causes could include lifestyle, genetic and environmental factors.
  
  

Inhibitor

• Medicines used to treat Alzheimer's disease include cholinesterase inhibitors such as Aricept, Exelon and Razadyne which improve neurotransmitter levels in the brain.
  
  

Protector

• Other medicine used to treat Alzheimer's includes memantine (Namenda). This drug protects brain cells from being damaged by glutamate, a chemical messenger in the brain.
  
  

Alternatives

• Alternative medical treatments include vitamin E to slow Alzheimer's progression, the supplement ginkgo to aid memory loss, and the supplement huperzine A to aid neurotransmitter levels.