- taking aricept if you don't have alzheimer's 18th July 2008
... years ago when my Mom was diagnosed...she was put on Aricept . We were told at that time this was a 9-month medication...
... The neurologist who prescribed aricept , and then some months later namenda for my husband ... work but wouldn't do any harm either. Neither the aricept or namenda made the slightest difference, after a...
... pre-disposition' to alz, that she would presribe me aricept now (I am 48, with no symptoms, mom is 83, with stage ... Your post is the first I saw of anyone else taking aricept before dx w/alz.
If anyone knows anything about...
... side effects it had on my Mom, I would stay away from Aricept with a 10 foot pole -- 20 feet if you don't even have ... to me in my 80s! Besides, didn't we all hear that Aricept only works for something like 7 months? You would...
... asked About it is the doctor has given my father aricept and told him that his testing came out pretty good...
... response.
As I mentioned before...my Mom's time on Aricept was only for the 9 months recommended. My FIL also ... had the 9mo Aricept treatment...MIL was given Reminyl (made from daffodil...
... any major side effects that we can determine from Aricept or Namenda. I am not sure it was effective in doing...
- Wont sleep - help 12th July 2008
... This is my first time. My mother is being weaned off aricept . She is also taking Paroxitine. She wont sleep,...
- Mom's rants.... 11th July 2008
... even worse for my Mom. I am close to requesting her Aricept and Namenda be ceased. I truly believe it is unfair...
- question about alzheimer's disease 7th July 2008
... when in fact he has Vascular Dementia. He was put on Aricept and Namenda though neither are for his type of dementia...
- Importance of testing... 4th July 2008
... Her decline is shocking since we (my dad) cut her Aricept in half (we suspected the running sores she was getting ... to be caused by the Aricept ), in spite of my earlier comments about her apparent ... neurologist for 'care'? I mean those 2 drugs (Namenda and Aricept ) are all that's out there for them, right? (Dad is...
... Drugs for AD currently available are Namenda and Aricept ; neither did a thing for my Mom and we stopped them...
... dementia that there is only palliaitive care available. Aricept is, at best, only a short term answer. If she has...
- Husband with Alzheimer's 28th June 2008
... After the visit to the neurologist he was put on Aricept & Namenda but I also requested an anti-depressant...
... much Janie, I appreciate all of your ideas. He's on Aricept and it sure helps. He had a cousin with Picks and...
- fish oils and how much should I take ? 17th June 2008
... beginning stages of Alzheimer's. She has refused to take Aricept and I heard that fish oils help with Alzheimer's....
- suggestions for mom struggling w/ mother w/ alzheimer's 16th June 2008
... she is on the two main ones that are on the market -- Aricept i am almost positive she is still on---She also has...
- Looking for advice 6th June 2008
... worse no matter what you do. The current medications, aricept and namenda, are both the most effective if given...
- refuse to help himself 4th June 2008
... memory...Hah!
Even the TV commercials..(especially Aricept ones) show the patient as happy and content..again...
... Don't you just love the Aricept commercial with the two daughters that obviouslyl ... bickering and the loved one acting out.
Speaking of Aricept . Mom and Dad's doctor has mentioned that we might ... start thinking about taking them both off the Aricept and Namenda. Because of Dad's type of Dementia (Vascular...
... [COLOR="Navy"]Deb,
I took Mom off of Aricept and Namenda, and Dad. The doctor felt that it wasn ... her decline when we removed them.
We had dad on Aricept for awhile, We took him off of it. I don't think that...
... forgoodnesssake. No point in 10mg at dad's age. Aricept ? Made him nauseated, and it's all I can do to get...
- Aricept/Namenda 2nd June 2008
... that, he encouraged us to either pull back on the aricept , discontinue the namenda (if the GP agreed). This ... meds the same but stopping Namenda and cutting the Aricept to half (every other day...and yeah, I know my dad ... week since she started the prednisone and halved the Aricept . (Doctor highly suspected Aricept, and or Namenda ... as the immuno-guy suggested we do)--to monitor the Aricept (if we even continue with it). Have any of you heard...
- dementia drugs 29th May 2008
... They tried both Aricept and Namenda on my Mom. There was no effect except...
... Mom and Dad are both on Aricept and Nameda. Neither of them have had any side effects...
... diagnosed with Pick's and was put on both Namenda & Aricept as they were the only drugs available. Prior to his...
... combination it's heaven :-)
With the Namenda and Aricept it's hard to tell because it doesn't cure ALZ or make...
... My grandmother, 90 years old, has been taking Aricept for 3 years, and Namenda for two for her Alzheimer ... and sundowning when I asked the Dr. to put her on Aricept . Within two weeks the dementia was gone, although ... asked the Dr. to put her on Namenda along with the Aricept .. After a few weeks the sundowning was gone again ... meds, and I know she would not still be home.
Aricept causes her some stomach queasiness, and a little loss...
- New with vasular dementia 28th May 2008
... was also on seroquel for a while along with namenda, aricept , and a PRN Xanax for those really anxious nights. ... is on Ativan and Remeron along with the Namenda and Aricept . The meds may or may not have helped his delusions...
- Crying.... 24th May 2008
... first diagnosed he was on an antidepressant along with Aricept & Namenda and he still had periods of crying but they...
- Seroquel/Guardianship 22nd April 2008
... Seroquel to go along with his other meds, ie. Namenda, Aricept , Trazadone. Does anyone have any experience with...
- moms incomptent 15th April 2008
... has been to a nuro. Her regular doc had put her on aricept , the nuro uped to dose, then when she went back to...
- Worried and long distance!! 14th April 2008
... Very familiar.
Aricept is a medication given to Dementia victims. It supposedly ... prevent eventual worsening.
If someone prescribed Aricept , he already has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease...
- Don't Know What to Do About My Mom 8th April 2008
... talked to her on the phone. We found out that she's on Aricept and an antidepressant. I looked up Aricept and it...
... is not going to be able to live alone much longer. Aricept is given to help keep an alzheimer patient at the...
... there is a diagnosis of dementia if your Mom is on Aricept . If she does have dementia she may not be able to...
- medication against Alzheimer 17th March 2008
... anything newer than the two that have been in use. Aricept and Namenda. Both of those are used to stabelize the...
... My grandmother has been on Aricept for 3 yrs. and Namenda for two. These drugs seem...
- mom came for visit 17th March 2008
...
Today, she takes it with orange juice...and the Aricept too.
My mom lives alone, I go on Mon/Tues to spend...
- Update on mom - neurologist/social worker 14th March 2008
... the meds to Xelon or Ris... they work the same as aricept and namenda - so I think i am going to cancel. I...
- What's wrong with my Mom? 4th March 2008
... for you and you will need help dealing with her. Aricept and Namenda are medication that do not cure the illness...
... underwear back in the dresser, etc.
Then she was put on Aricept . TOO late!
Then they tried Namenda. Too late.
...
- New to this board 3rd March 2008
... Mom is 84 years old and has dementia. She is taking aricept and her Drs. just put her on respitol, she is not...
... depth feel for where she is at, and to ask about the Aricept meds she is taking.
A coworker has a mom who has ... Dementia and she was just given Aricept as well. This is all the help I can be, and that I ... knew that! :)
If you do a search for Dementia or Aricept here, you might find the info you are looking for...
... experience and knowledge that has surely helped me. Aricept is one of the few medications that are approved for ... progression of the disease. Both Mom and Dad are on Aricept as well as Namenda and don't seem to have any adverse...
... AD for several years before he passed away. He took Aricept for several years and it helped him. His mind was...
... Hi. My father in law has Alzheimers and was on both Aricept and rispardol at one stage. First of all a lot depends...
- What the stroke did to my mom 2nd March 2008
... strokes over the years. The doctor added Namenda to the aricept - and she is on other heart meds. Can a stroke change...
- Mom is in the hospital....and now violent!! 17th February 2008
... home and very coherent and cooperative. He's been on Aricept for almost 5 years.
Neither of my in-laws were...
... home and very coherent and cooperative. He's been on Aricept for almost 5 years.
Neither of my in-laws were...
- New development..... wondering 13th February 2008
... found out that Dad had been switched from Namenda and Aricept to Cerfolin even though he has anemia and a history...
... She is on her sugar control medication, namenda, aricept , and her antidepressant (reduced by half). They were...
- new, frustrated, UGHH 31st January 2008
... children (imaginary) keep her up all night..She is on Aricept , Nemenda, an antidepresent I can think of off the...
- what would happen if alzheimer was left untreated 23rd January 2008
... and die.
Much the same prognosis as cases where Aricept or other drugs are used to put off worsening by a ... that can cure it.
My Mom tried some of the drugs, Aricept and Namenda, and both had worse side effects than...
... except in the early/mid stages with the options of aricept , namenda etc, which only puts of the inevitable.
...
... My dad is on Namenda and Aricept . He is probably in the late middle stages. He no ... doctor decided to take dad off of the namenda and aricept because he was in the later stages. (He was hospitalized...
- Enbrel, Anyone? 17th January 2008
... like depression. Her doctors should be discussing Aricept or similar drugs with you both, for example.
There...
... drug in the same family. My DH couldn't tolerate Aricept , for example, but Reminyl worked better for him....
- Elexon and other meds- info. please 10th January 2008
... confusion got a bit worse so the dr. took her off aricept and put her on elexon the other day. Does anyone have...
- Need some advice - family history of Alzheimer's 4th January 2008
... from health magazines when she should have been on Aricept and Namenda. If I see any indication in myself I...
- Caretaker for gramie:-( 4th January 2008
... Jul, medication may not help. Aricept acted like a wonder drug for about a month with my...
- hearing hammering 23rd December 2007
... antidepressant Effexor, statin Zocore, Astelin nasal spray, Aricept and Namenda for Alz, and Metformin to regulate blood...
- Unrelenting screaming 22nd December 2007
... the prices of nursing home care?
My mom tried aricept and it made her worse! but they said that might happen...
- Home Care - When is it needed? 16th December 2007
... unable to walk by the end of the hospital stay) and on aricept and wellubtrin. She is getting structure and interaction...
- new here, hope everyones experiences can answer my concern 4th December 2007
... dementia. Early diagnosis and the use of drugs such as aricept or namenda can slow the progress of the disease if...
- Need Your Advice/MIL Alzheimers? 22nd November 2007
... antipsychotics--my dad was on all of these along with his Aricept or the newer AD med. They made his life much more...
- My grandfather 15th November 2007
... doctor that something wasn't right. He was put on Aricept and eventually, Zoloft for depression. He was ok for ... a while. Aricept can only help stave off the inevitable. When things...
- Grandma just diagnosed 7th November 2007
... reported can be disasterous). If she's taking drugs ( Aricept , Namenda or their equivalents), her illness may slow...
- Assisted Living vs In-Home Care...thoughts anyone? 4th November 2007
... home when the psychoactive drugs (antidepressants and Aricept ) have time to work. On the plus side, she seems more...
- feeling helpless and distressed - please help 4th November 2007
... pshycotics and anti depressive meds. they have discontinued aricept .
due to the fall she had a brief visit at hospital...
- Aricept experience 27th October 2007
... Dear Doris,
The bad news is that neither Aricept nor other Alzheimer drugs can cure the disease - at ... down the rate of progression.
My Mom tried both Aricept and Namenda, but the gastro intestinal side effects...
... Alzheimer) and Dad (vascular dementia) are both on Aricept and Namenda. It is hard to know if it is helping...
- Forgetting to take medications... 3rd October 2007
... having trouble with meds and cognitive thinking.
Aricept just made my mom nauseaus so she stopped that; and...
- clueless 3rd September 2007
... some bad news the other week, Mum has been taken off aricept now as her dementia is too far advanced for it to ... news"
"What?" says he
"they have taken mum off the aricept " says I
"Whats that??" says he. Me thinks ...HUH...
... good thing she is in a NH now. However, my Mom tried Aricept and also Namenda but nothing did any good. What a ... decisions. We fear that he has it too!
It is true that Aricept stops working after awhile; in fact there is really...
... apabilities.
I was a bit stunned that he didnt know what aricept is, considering our mum has mod-severe dementia and ... has left to look out for her welfare.
The news that aricept has been ceased drives home the inevitibilty (sp) ... while to come to terms with it
I am not sure if the aricept helped slow mums progression or not, as I dont know...
- New to this board - question about Healthcare Provider Attitudes 29th August 2007
... months ago that she did not want to take the Exeleon or Aricept - did not like the side affects. The staff told me...
- cessation of aricept 16th August 2007
... Hi,
My mom's on aricept and memantine. She's late-stage now. She's on no ... underway in the USA to give a time-release of the aricept at an increased dosage with the memantine for late...
- Which doctor is which? 14th August 2007
... tried out the drugs that were available at the time, Aricept and Namenda, and contnued treating her for heart failure...
- I've given up... 12th August 2007
... her while in his care.
They've taken her off her aricept for good and she refuses to go onto anything else...
- Loss of Friends 11th August 2007
... support.
Had a good weekend. Nothing major. The Aricept seems to be helping maybe just a bit. We made it to...
... aspects from nine months ago despite the namenda and aricept . They recommended that she give up driving completely...
... appropriate steps to get things in order. Glad the aricept is helping. Have you told the girls yet?
Deb...
- What other conditions can cause memory problems? 1st August 2007
... before Dementia shows up on medical test. Then the Aricept and Namenda can be started when it will do the most...
- B12 and Zinc supplementation 26th July 2007
... vit. E, Vit. C, calcium and medications including aricept . What do you think about adding B12 and Zinc? Funny...
- coming off aricept... 18th July 2007
... It's strange that they tell us Aricept can't bring back any lost functions, just hold off...
... few years ago we were on vacation, and DH forgot his Aricept . I was panicked, thinking that he was going to immediately ... doctor, the doctor told us never to worry about missing Aricept for a week or two since it takes awhile for it to ... home admission").
DH also had bowel problems with Aricept and then Reminyl. He seemed to level off with Namenda...
... national institutes of health) published this week states Aricept works, works well. But also in these studies it warns ... and in others that taking someone off Aricept causes a decline and they never return to normal functional ... patients.
Combination therapy is advisable as well Aricept w/ Namenda is great as it works on two parts of the...
... alz. for about 10 or more years.
He was taking aricept when he was at home. He was taken off this drug by ... But, in the nh a little over 3 mo., they give him aricept and namenda for his alz. and sinemet for his parkinsons ... but not as good as before the cutting off of the aricept by my mom.
Hope this helps someone.
Love, Wannabe...
... since I just saw a great but heartbreaking ad for Aricept on TV this morning that said exactly the same thing ... believe that DH is slipping faster without Reminyl ( Aricept family) and Namenda, even though he did struggle with ... from Britain (Birmingham University) that had said Aricept is not very effective after a certain stage. I checked...
... can tolerate the medication that keeping them on the Aricept would be the way to go, even if the affect is minor...
...
She has been on namenda,and this week started on aricept . She is more confused than ever, she is scared that...
... plokso,
Being on the aricept and other new meds may help her. You unfortunally ... bit right now but they just completely stopped her aricept . So they are waiting to see where that leads. Once...
... one please let me know.
My mother was started on Aricept a week ago. She c/o not sleeping well and leg cramps ... so her GP stopped Aricept and she starts Namenda tomorrow. My concern is that ... appears does very little unless in conjunction with Aricept . So I have to wonder if her GP should have left her ... on Aricept in hopes the side effects would cease or is the Namenda...
... least thats what we were told) Some people tolerate Aricept other's can't for that reason. It's one of those...
... She went back to Aricept on her own because she felt the Namenda was not helping...
... 82 and slipping pretty quick. She's on Namenda and Aricept . Has been on Acpt for about 2 years now. Namend just...
... board Gal.
Both of my parents are on Namenda and Aricept and have had no skin reaction. If you do a google ... side effects. If the rash was not there with the Aricept but appeared after she began taking the Namenda I...
... My Dad took aricept for several years. It really helped him. He never...
... . My mom also took Lexipro along with Namenda and Aricept . It worked for a while then, life went crazy. They...
- Good Days-Bad Days 16th July 2007
... So that is a good thing. They want to put her on Aricept as well, but she is a anti-meds person. She has had...
- Controlling Mom 5th July 2007
... now it's time to back off.
Does anyone know about aricept ? She is on one baby aspirin, and one antidepressant ... day that's all. If what I am reading is true about aricept , it slows it down. Is that right? I think that is...
... me over a year to stop 'reasoning' with my Mom.
Aricept does not prolong life. It is only used to slow down...
- Hmmmmm...... 1st July 2007
... both of them, who diagnosed her and started her on Aricept , which I believe really gave us a blessed 4 or 5 years...
- The cute side of Dementia 18th June 2007
... she would know. Right now she's doing better on her aricept but there are times when I repeat myself 3-5 times...
... is seemingly slipping since they took her off the aricept . I think her days make me chuckle more and more!...
- I am so glad to finally find ya'll 18th June 2007
... Is your mom on aricept ? My mom actually was diagnosed with VD and within...
... so long to reply to your question. Yes, Mom is on Aricept . She also is on Respirdol(sp) for hallucinations....
... stairs for too much longer.
she has improved on the aricept in some ways, she can 'find' her words easier and ... remember things that happened in the day better.
does aricept put on weight? mum has gained about 4 kgs. the other ... thing is her appetite is huge, is that the aricept ?
cheers :)
lolly...
... from what I understand aricept can cause the actual opposite. It can cause a person...
- Ways to Cope with Caregiver Depression 14th June 2007
... drug . Anyone have any expierence in adding this with Aricept ? She has been a little agitated lately, so I am assuming...
- Mama woke up Tues and did not know me 13th June 2007
... They added Namenda to her meds, she already takes Aricept . Yesterday she seemed much better, but today she has...
- Update 11th June 2007
... lose them quickly.
Dad is still on Namenda and his Aricept has doubled in dosage lately. My sister said the VA...
- mom's complaining of cramps 6th June 2007
... they were normal. So then I did some research on Aricept and found out that it can cause the individual paralysis...
... My Mom got leg cramps after being on Aricept for only a short time. The doctor told us to stop ... works for me and worked for Mom until she went on Aricept - drink about 2 oz of tonic water every evening. Because...
... The doctor is now taking her down from her 10mg of aricept because he want's to see if her leg cramps get better ... for her to settle down some. They also told me that aricept can cause a person to 'act out' more, that's why they ... people on chemical balancers and other such stuff on aricept . That might explain a lot!!!...
- MIL with alzheimers. some advice please? 29th May 2007
... she was diagnosed with alzheimers and prescribed aricept (5mg). On diagnosis her MMSE score was 18/30. After ... to leave her apartment alone.
She has now been on aricept for 6 months and the last couple of weeks we have ... She has been suffering more side effects with the aricept too (nightly cramps, stomach upsets). Do side effects ... become more obvious when aricept stops working? Are these signs that the medication...
... first....but also, it is my understanding the the Aricept is a temporary measure and difficult to say how long...
... affecting her AD, or she may have stopped taking the Aricept . Even if she is still taking it, it will will eventually ... she receives. It works in a different way than the Aricept /Reminyl family of drugs, and appears to help slow...
... affecting her AD, or she may have stopped taking the Aricept . Even if she is still taking it, it will will eventually ... she receives. It works in a different way than the Aricept /Reminyl family of drugs, and appears to help slow...
... Six months after my grandmother started taking 5 mg. Aricept , she began to regress again. The doctor increased ... again, so the Dr. added Namenda to be taken with the Aricept . Again an improvement. Now, a year later she's regressing ... to speak to the Dr. about increasing her dosage of Aricept or adding Namenda. Those two drugs have helped my...
- Mom is dizzy with new med 24th May 2007
... off namenda cold turkey - so she is only still on aricept . I guess mom being miserable with the dizziness was...
... My mother's doctor tried both Aricept and Namanda, with no useful results on either, and...
- Taking care of an Alzheimer's grandparent 24th May 2007
... happier and more himself. We also stopped giving him his Aricept everyday we cut it down to 3 times a week and that...
... [COLOR="Navy"]Please talk to his doctor about the Aricept . This medicine is designed to slow down the advancement...
- Moms meds 23rd May 2007
... figured out that she isnt takeing them proper. The aricept has almost 30 pills left and it was last filled on...
- Whirling, Spinning Spell 3rd May 2007
... found this section.
My Grandmother has been on Aricept for several years now. Her primary doctor prescribed...
- Aricept? Can anyone offer information? 3rd May 2007
... My husband was started on Aricept a little over five years ago on 5mgs. After a short...
... my mom is on the highest does of aricept . It really seems to be working well with her. ALthough...
