Diet pills can harm your kidneys. While you probably know that the safest and most effective way to lose weight permanently is to eat less and exercise more, Americans have an obsession with rapid results. As a consequence, diet pills are a big business for manufacturers. Some, however, are very unsafe, and have been linked to kidney problems and damage.
Medication and supplements that can completely cure reversible dementias include: 1  Vitamin B12 supplements for pernicious anemia. 2  Hormonal supplements for hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or other imbalances.  SSRIs or other antidepressants for depression symptoms which may mimic dementia.
Although the prevalence of sundowning among patients with severe dementia is particularly high, this syndrome appears to affect virtually all patients with some degree of cognitive impairment. 1, 22 Sundowning is considered to be the second most common type of disruptive behavior in institutionalized patients with dementia after wandering. 23 It appears to be endemic among institutionalized adults with dementia.