The first step to treatment of any illness is getting the correct diagnosis. While there are currently no treatments available to stop or reverse frontotemporal dementia, getting the right diagnosis prevents you from receiving incorrect or potentially harmful medications and also provides an opportunity to join a clinical trial where you may be eligible for new treatments.
As part of the initial evaluation, your doctor should carefully review all your medications - prescription, non-prescription (over-the-counter), alternative, nutritional supplements and recreational drugs such as alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, etc. Sometimes a bothersome symptom can be explained by a drug side effect or drug-drug or drug-disease interaction.
