Treatments and Medication:
Memory loss has so many different reasons and every reason is treated differently. For example memory loss because of stress may be resolved by decreasing the stress level in your life and monitoring your amount hormone fluctuation within the brain. One thing that is a common between all of the reasons and their treatments is patience. With memory loss treatments and medication it is all about waiting to see whether you regain you memory back or if you are capable of creating new memories.
There is no actual treatment to memory loss that may occur because of tragic events such as a blockage to the brain or pressure to the brain. Once the blockage or pressure is relieved and your brain is back to full potential. It is then just waiting, to see if any of your memory comes back. Worse case scenario, would be permanent damage. Which would mean permanent memory loss.
One of the only reasons for memory loss that has specific medication that you can take is Alzheimer's. This is because Alzheimer's deals with a specific part of the brain and doctors have been able to study this disease to create medication. Although current medications cannot cure Alzheimer’s or stop it from progressing, the medication may help lessen symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, for a limited time. There are different types of medication for different parts of the disease:
Medication for early to moderate stages: All of the prescription medications currently approved to treat Alzheimer’s symptoms in early to moderate stages are from a class of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors. They treat symptoms related to memory, thinking, language, judgment and other thought processes. Commonly prescribed cholinesterase inhibitors are Donepezil, Rivastigmine, and Galantamine.
Medication for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s: A second type of medication, memantine (Namenda) is approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s. These improve memory, attention, reason, language and the ability to perform simple tasks. Donepezil (Aricept) is the only cholinesterase inhibitor approved to treat all stages of Alzheimer’s disease, including moderate to severe.
Doctors sometimes prescribe vitamin E to treat cognitive Alzheimer's symptoms. Vitamin E, also known as alpha tocopherol, is an antioxidant. Antioxidants may protect brain cells and other body tissues from certain kinds of chemical wear and tear.
