- Parents going into assisted living tomorrow 20th May 2010
... that morning Mom's showing signs of side effects from Aricept again, after being back on it for 10 days, so I talked ... director of nursing about the fact I hadn't left the Aricept with Mom's other medicines, and followed through with...
- Update: It's not hydrocephalis 26th April 2010
... her for that. The doctor said we could start her on Aricept , but he wasn't thrilled about the idea. I'm not sure...
- I am tangled in the threads! 7th April 2010
... never gave him a chance----the doctor took him off the Aricept and put him on something else last Tuesday, and Wednesday...
- help for my mom 7th April 2010
... her, saw the need and then put her on razadyne, an aricept like drug. He told her that he was doing it as a...
... says I am in perfect health" and a prescription for Aricept , a drug which is supposed to slow the progress of...
- Effectiveness of medicines 7th April 2010
... My mother tried both Aricept and Namenda. Neither did her any good at all, but...
... Check the thread on here called "Experience with Aricept " that was active until a couple days ago. That is ... experiences with meds. I had questions about my dad on aricept ---and the doctor finally took him off of it. I think...
... is no way to tell if your loved one is benefiting. Aricept in particular is supposedly most effective in the ... ignification symptoms, it is beyond those early stages that aricept would be most effective. Also if you look up the ... is the same.
Both of my parents have been on aricept and namenda. I do not think they had signification...
... low tolerance for most meds. She was able to take Aricept for awhile but then she began to have problems and...
- Caregiving is 24/7/365 -- There's no holidays off, little if any vacation 4th April 2010
... from CO. My first post here was about whether or not Aricept had caused the problem the NH said my dad had----they ... someplace that is a better fit. The doc took him off the Aricept and already he is settling down. I think the staff ... that can't be used against him. The doc took him off Aricept and also put him on something to control the libido...
- long term care insurance 27th March 2010
... term care with dementia patients. I remember when Aricept and Namenda were introduced. I lived through the...
- It is me.....Himmy.......hi all. 22nd March 2010
... get the resources in place.
2) The medicine is Aricept . It is one of three compounds that is found to ...
... great answer already, but I wanted to add that the Aricept is NOT going to cure her. If it does anything at...
... way too much from her.
The name of one AD drug is Aricept . From my own experience with my Mom it did not help...
- Now my mom has alzheimers 21st March 2010
... diabetes (we knew about mom in 2006). My mom was given aricept a couple of years back. She quit taking them in less...
... meds... Razadyne (also known as Reminyl), Exelon, and Aricept and three that are recommended for Mild to Moderate ... during the later stages. Mom and Dad were both on Aricept and Namenda for a while. I do know that all of these...
... something neither of my parents were on. Dad was on Aricept for close to 10 years. He was put on Namenda as soon ... dementia. They immediately put her on both Namenda and Aricept ... and I don't think it did her any good at all. ...
- Experiences with aricept? 1st March 2010
... Both of my parents have been on Aricept and Namenda. Dad was put on Aricept about 10 years ... the disease, or the elimination of the namenda and aricept but her behavior had taken a major turn for the better...
... I put my mother on Aricept last Sept. and there was weakness, loss of appetite ... it, and he wasn't sure the symptoms were caused by Aricept . A few days later mom took herself off of Aricept ... dad with moderate ALZ. When the doctor recommended Aricept , I told him of our past experience, so he put mom ... slow steady absorbtion with no spikes. Dad went on Aricept because his skin is so fragile I was afraid it wouldn...
... of catatonic state of dementia. The doc prescribed Aricept and for a couple weeks he seemed better--he could ... a week and a half (we are up to almost a month on Aricept here) and all of a sudden started wandering around ... have checked and it seems that one side effect of Aricept is increased libido. We have a call into the doc...
... I do not think the Aricept is responsible for his condition, but the disease...
... I'm with Martha... I don't think it was the aricept that caused the problem but his lack on inhibition...
... Yeah. Aricept at such a late stage seems pointless. But I've heard...
... My husband started on Aricept at the age of 84 and did not have good resluts. Awoke...
- It is now officially AD 23rd February 2010
... until she was 95!.
Did the doctor prescribe any Aricept or Namenda for either of them? If they have trouble...
... effects. Dad has such fragile skin that they put him on Aricept . I don't have any real hopes for either one, but...
- FIL trying to make amends 9th February 2010
... dr prescribed seroquel 25 mg. He was already taking aricept .
So now... he is back home and as long as he takes...
- Medication interactions with ALA 8th February 2010
... take ALA 300mg in conjunction with Namenda and/or Aricept ? My mother is currently using Namenda and aricept...
...
I do know if you take Mom off Namenda and/or Aricept , and she takes a decline in her cognition, you will ... dementia is your Mom and how long has she been on the Aricept and Namenda?
love, deb...
- My first post........heartache 30th January 2010
... but not like dad. They took dad off namenda and aricept about 2 mo. ago. Do you know if it ought to be started...
... As for the Namenda and Aricept .... your dad is where he is and starting the pills...
... real difference in your mom after she was taken off Aricept ?
Now that my mom is off the Exelon patch I am wondering...
... not good. Therefore I can not say what dropping the Aricept and Namenda did. :) There was a drop in cognition ... cognition that had nothing to do with the Namenda or Aricept . The new facility and the additional medication could ... night have had nothing to do with the Namenda and Aricept being stopped... but who knows. Or was it the drop...
... and anyone, and to get her to take her namenda and aricept was like prying open a can with a nail file. Then...
- The best incontinent diapers 27th January 2010
...
And lastly, when did you remove your mom from aricept and namenda as the disease progressed?
thanks,...
... was DCed (discontinued).
Mom was taken off the Aricept and Namenda when her Mini Mental score slipped into ... very unsteady on his feet. We did know there the Aricept or the Namenda might have been causing the loose stool ... condition for as long as possible if the Namenda and Aricept are the least bit effective. I had to look at who...
... it was up to the family whether to take her off the aricept and namenda as they really don't know what would happen...
... We were told that Aricept and Namenda help to slow down the sharp progression...
... Mary, our doctor has kept my MIL on both Aricept and Namenda for exactly the reasons Deb stated. He...
- How can I calm husband so he will go to bed? 23rd January 2010
... that will help this new situation ? He is taking aricept ....
... energized at night, while they doze off during the day. Aricept has no effect on that (nor on any other aspect of...
- "Mental Tests" at docs?? 15th January 2010
... just fine!" Then she showed me the prescription for Aricept !
If you heard him answering 27 right, be happy...
- We're moving mom to AL 6th January 2010
... was also the fact that she was off the namenda and aricept and the old doctor had recently tinkered with her...
- Weight loss 4th January 2010
... Plus. The doctor today took him off the Namenda and Aricept that he has been on for way too long. I do know as...
- New & seeking advice 2nd January 2010
... She went for almost a year until the Namenda and Aricept started firing her brain up and she went berzerk everytime...
- Mini Mental S. E. question 2nd January 2010
... started wandering away and had already been put on Aricept . The notary did not ask, nor was he told. It was a...
- Getting her to see a doctor 31st December 2009
... From what I have been told, Aricept / Namenda, etc don't actually slow the disease down...
- It's a new day 30th December 2009
... move until this morning.
We did get her off the Aricept the other day. She seems less agitated and has been...
... be seeing the subsiding of the side effects of the Aricept . It very well could be the beginning of a better...
... got some much needed sleep. My Gram could not take Aricept . She was very restless on this medication and very...
... days (and yours) better. Honestly, at this stage, the Aricept is not doing anything to help, and by being off it...
- When do we have to start lying? 29th December 2009
... sent Mom into the downward spiral), she was taken off Aricept and Namenda (which we believe originally initiated...
- Difference between Alz and dementia 27th December 2009
... said that she had vascular dementia. Her prescribed aricept anyway which she has been taking and all it is doing...
... butter pecan.
It is very difficult to know if Aricept is truly doing anything because it doesn't make it ... good mood.
They have both been on Namenda and Aricept . I don't know if it has done Dad any good but he...
- Dementia and life 26th December 2009
... something. She hallucinates alot to. We have her on Aricept and a med that starts with a h for hallucinating...
... for her during the last stages of this disease? The aricept is probably not helping her at this point and could...
... of sleep. Help is essential!!
As for the meds. Aricept is probably not doing your MIL any good at all. It...
...
I talked with Frances Dr and yea she is off her Aricept . He said no side effects would be noticed. One thing...
... with her. She even slept some taking her off the Aricept has made a difference she even ate a cup of cream...
- Medications in last stage/doctor's appointment 23rd December 2009
... seeing the doctor January 8 -
Should she go off aricept and namenda? She also takes heart meds like dioxin...
... tell the body what to do.
My personal feeling on Aricept and Namenda is that they need to be used when they...
... begging Mom more.
[COLOR="green"]Should she go off aricept and namenda? She also takes heart meds like dioxin ... swore that when Mom was taking Namenda along with the aricept her appetite was better. However, there comes a time...
- Mother in law, late stage dementia; tube feeding 14th December 2009
... personal needs and dressing her and I could tell the Aricept was no longer working and the decline was moving along...
- Exam Results 14th December 2009
... Aricept may help delay the next phase for awhile -- if she...
- How to survive a major home repair? 10th December 2009
... today, it was a follow up on how she's doing with Aricept - which she's quit taking. I asked him what her MMSE...
- Alz medications 30th November 2009
... meds but I am just curious.
Mom's PCP had put her on Aricept before she was officially diagnosed with Alz and the ... until I thought about it and they started with the Aricept . Once we took her off of it, the hallucinations went...
... my parents have been on it.
These medications ( aricept and namenda) were designed to slow the progression...
... My only experience has been with Aricept . Mom's doctor prescribed it after he gave her the ... feeling worse, so I started reading up of side effect of Aricept and all her symptoms were possibly from the Aricept ... weakness, so I don't know if these were caused by Aricept , one of the other medications, or something else altogether...
... she just told me that she has not been taking the Aricept . She said it didn't agree with her. After reading...
... and has only been recently perscribed Namedia and Aricept six months ago when she was still stage 5. I have...
- Mom's Outfit 18th November 2009
... she told her her tests came out fine and put her on Aricept . She told my Mom that she had to take the medication ... beginning of December, after the 30 day supply of Aricept is finished. The doctor told my Mom she had MCI. I...
- My parents are going into dementia and I'm trying not to panic 18th November 2009
... the MM(something)(something). He started her on Aricept and recommended a driving evaluation. I also got...
... enough lately to do the shopping. She was put on Aricept in Sept. after the mental evaluation, and I think ... he won't take one, and wouldn't be willing to try Aricept if it was prescribed. I first I felt angry and frustrated ... weakness and fatigue Mom has experienced since taking Aricept , I'm not sure it would be something I want Dad to...
... mom and dad.
Yep there are side effects to the Aricept . Some do very well on it and some don't. Some benefit ... agitation.
I will say I have mixed feeling about aricept and namenda. They only slow the progress. They don...
- Concerning my mother 12th November 2009
... system or not. She has never been able to tolerate Aricept or Namenda. She sees her doctor Wednesday and I will...
... and GERD would be problems that develop over time. Aricept and Namenda have the same tendency to stomach irritation...
- Just got results from Doctor 9th November 2009
... were fine. The doctor gave Mom a 1 month supply of Aricept , said she has MCI. And told her not to drink. My Mom...
... referred her to the neurologist who just put her on Aricept but did not formally diagnose alzheimers. She is impaired...
... her to go into a facility? My Mom has been on her aricept for 2 days now and she has called me more in the last ... And she is talking to me more. Did your Mom have aricept and did it work for a while? Our Mom's sound similar...
... she was diagnosed in October of 2006 she was put on aricept and namenda. We also insisted that somebody come ... Mom happy, Dad is happier as well :)
So did the aricept help? I don't think so. Even if it maintained her...
... I would feel terrible if she ever hurt anyone. The Aricept says all over the packaging that it is for Alzheimers...
... brother believed her until I told him she was put on Aricept . I told him AD is very serious and that she will die...
- Rough day today. 26th October 2009
... her hands.
My sister was all for continuing the aricept and Namenda coctail, I was grateful when the doctor...
... sight I truly believe it was a side effect of the aricept or namenda that was causing stomach distress and Mom ... bind his stools. He has been off the namenda and aricept for less than two weeks... and he had the first solid...
- Medication making things worse? 24th September 2009
... medications. For Alzheimer’s, he’s on Namenda 10mg and Aricept 10mg. For thyroid, he’s on Synthroid .1mg. He takes...
... and by then even the doctor who prescribed the drugs Aricept and Namenda said they probably wouldn't help at this...
... why continue it.
We did take Mom off Nameda and Aricept . Like Martha's mom she was not diagnosed until the...
- Needing Some Advice ...Long Post ! 13th September 2009
... she can't control her bowels. It was caused by the Aricept . It was caused by the food she ate. Next time I will...
- My dad is in final stage of mixed dementia and I need to talk.... 10th September 2009
... sundown king.
We did take Mom on Namenda and Aricept because of her agitation but it's hard to tell what...
... Brylin
We had mom on Aricept and cymbalta last year when she was at home and very ... home. She is not on anything now. No cymbalta no aricept . She does have Dementia. She is not agititated at...
- Mother's visit to the doctor 10th September 2009
... that went with her. Her doctor has put her back on Aricept because he has seen an extreme decline in her ability ... she is now having sundowner's syndrome. She was on Aricept last year and had stomach problems. I have read and ... was told that Aricept has little success after a six month period of time...
... again.
Sometimes I think physicians prescribed Aricept or Namenda just because they don't know what else...
... doctor this morning. He really wants to try her on Aricept until November and see how she does. I told him that ... her pyschiatrist removed her from Aricept when she started to have stomach problems. He said...
... back on something. It basically works the same as Aricept but the delivery system is different so it usually ... the gastrointestional side effects of the Exelon or Aricept pills. You would just have to watch for skin irritation...
- Another unresponsive attack. 7th September 2009
... that the doctor said to stop.
It had to be the Aricept and Namenda because all the other stuff was normal...
... was still at home last summer we tried her on the aricept for about 6 months. I saw no difference actually ... of seeing no change I decided to take her off the Aricept . There are days now when she will have crying bouts...
... s stuck.
She has been on and off Namenda and Aricept . She has been on and off depression medication. ...
- Surgery or not? 25th August 2009
...
My mother was taking Fosamax, Lipitor, Coumadin, Aricept , Namenda and some Vitamins.
When we knew we needed...
... see the Neuroligist I told him I wanted to stop the Aricept , Namenda that I did not feel they were helping her...
... said. My Mom's doctor said, "after 9 months or so, Aricept and Namenda stop working."
As to operations etc...
... best approach at this time.
Namenda boosts the Aricept . It caused my mother severe hallucinations. It wasn...
... But its true and there are many here to tell you -- Aricept and Namenda don't have any benefits when people hit...
... reasonable thing to remove his heart meds, as well as his aricept and namenda. This was probably two years ago.
... one thing that would not "give out". Stopping the aricept and namenda had only one effect: he "caught up" with...
... better he's doing.
We took Mom off her Namenda and Aricept in March. Soon there after the staff tried to separate ... did get worse but not until May.... long after the Aricept and Namenda were stopped. I can't say there was much...
- Sundowner's syndrome+Alzheimers 24th August 2009
... llucinations, we found, was from the namenda given with her aricept . When we chose to stop the meds (all of them) it...
- dementia alzheimer drugs 15th August 2009
... my grandmother has dementia and she is taking aricept and namenda she also has blood pressure problems and...
- Rally over :( 5th August 2009
... whatever the meds are that may be triggering this be it aricept or namenda or anything else for the alz. Its not...
- I am new here and want to talk 18th July 2009
...
Meds other than anti-psychotic doesn't work -- aricept and namenda -- forget about it, useless.
So its...
- Dimentia and Aricept 17th July 2009
... one of many people who don't seem to take well to Aricept . I wish i knew that my mother's actions may have...
... Welcome to the board Ianabian. :) My Mom was taken off Aricept and Namenda in March. She had an 8 point drop in...
... Each case is different. We did take mom off the Aricept and Namenda but it was on the recommendation of her...
... families in with a neuro. most people do not stop Aricept or Namenda. until tey are very late stage, basically...
- I'm a little worried... 7th July 2009
... think my mother had headaches from the Namenda and Aricept although we never did know and there's no true way...
- When did you know something wasn't right? 3rd July 2009
... Even when her doctor diagnosed it and put her on Aricept .
At first there were small lapses, she asked ... and it took a LOOONG time before I accepted it.
Aricept made no difference at all, nor did Namenda, both made...
- alzheimers 29th June 2009
... the progression but it does progress nevertheless. Aricept is one drug -- Namenda is another and such.
But...
... this disease. There are a few drugs, Namenda and Aricept being two of them that may slow the progress slightly...
- Mother Dementia Questions (Meds, Doctors, Home vs. Nursing) 26th June 2009
... nothing that will "fix" the problems. Namenda and Aricept are supposed to slow the progression of the disease ... reached the single digits they deemed Namenda and Aricept no longer useful and she stopped the medication at...
- How to convince to take meds? 20th June 2009
... was administering her meds, I was able to slip in Aricept . When she became better (after getting off the meds ... that were making her loopy), she realized she was on aricept , then blamed it for all of her issues. Of course...
...
If she refuses to take medication, crush up the aricept and put it in pudding or in apple sauce and see if...
... them do.
Her doctor originally got her to take the Aricept like drug years ago by telling her that he was prescribing...
- Mom escaped from LTC 15th June 2009
... its not against the rules, we talk about Namenda, Aricept , Ativan and other medicines all the time.
We aren...
- Dealing with Dementia 12th June 2009
... her insurance being cancelled. She was prescribed Aricept but it is over two hundred dollars for a month supply...
... to get your Mom treated and helped. My Mom tried Aricept and later Namenda with no change observed, but she...
- Mom's finally home 8th June 2009
... issue yet he up her namenda to 2 a day and her daily aricept . They took her off her cholesterol pills and her seroquel...
- Trouble swallowing pills 1st June 2009
... swallowing her pills. She takes heart pills, vitamins and aricept and namenda. Bathroom problems - she goes on the ... 911?
Should I talk to the doctor to take her off aricept , namenda, vitamins and some heart pills? I know the...
... them anyway.
Mom was taken off her Namenda and Aricept when she had a substantial drop in her mini mental...
- Does this sound like Alzheimer's or dementia? 21st May 2009
... everythng else is ruled out they often start the person on Aricept or another anti dementia drug, sometimes it helps...
- Medical eval!! 6th May 2009
... and 3 sound so much like my sister who clung to the Aricept and Namenda. She said that when Mom was on the Namenda...
- Help 27th April 2009
... enhancement drugs are concerned. I have just taken Mom off Aricept and Namenda. Mom took an 8 point drop in her mini...
... medicine Mom is getting is nothing different than the Aricept that most of our loved ones were one and its usually...
- Mom and Dad moving 2nd April 2009
... Deb,
Mom was on Aricept for 9 months. I never noticed an ounce of difference ... ounce of difference without it. So it appears to me Aricept made no difference in my mom's abilities.
Love...
... neurologist he took her off the razadyne and put her on Aricept . Bad move. She began slipping back to her old ways...
... mood improvement since being taken off the Namenda/ Aricept (we took her off both) just a few weeks ago, despite ... Service, it is obvious that neither the Namenda nor the Aricept did her any good. Throw in the psychotic behavior...
- Feeding Tubes/mom's condition 27th March 2009
... cannot walk how will i get her there?)
She is on aricept and namenda (should I take her off of them now?) ...
- visit with Mom and Dad 24th March 2009
... stopping at least the namenda if not both the namenda and aricept . She has been on both for 2.5 years, and that entire...
... Sister 4 to ask the doctor about taking Mom off the Aricept and Namenda. She assured me it would never happen...
... it's the fact that she has gone off the Namenda and Aricept because it started before the medication was stopped...
- Could these be a signs of Alzheimers? 23rd March 2009
... Namenda. I found it caused it not took it away.
Aricept is given in the early stages. It is not a cure it...
- Aricept and Nameda 23rd March 2009
... to be all too willing to place elderly patients on Aricept and/or Namenda without exploring all the other possibilitie...
... Mom's namenda and aricept were stopped as of yesterday. It's a done deal. ...
... feels that it escalated her death. She truly felt aricept and namenda was making my mother live longer. But...
... aggitation is a side effect of the Namenda or Namenda Aricept combination then hopefully it will improve. If it ... get better. I can not imagine that the Namenda or Aricept are maintaining anything for her because of the rapid...
... first prescribed by her GP, *Reminyl (sp?) instead of Aricept years ago. The transformation was immediate. She ... of a study but he wanted her off Reminyl and onto Aricept . It was awful. She became mean again. This was all ... We begged him to get the neurologist to stop the aricept and start her back on Reminyl but he was of the older ... over care of our mom..we told the doc to take her off Aricept or we would find another doctor. He did..she got back...
... Namenda for nearly two years. She'd already been on Aricept for a while with good results. As she became more ... only felt like swallowing one pill, so I gave her the Aricept only. I could tell a drastic difference without the...
... Namenda & we will she how it goes. She is still on the Aricept . Just wanted to let you all know. God bless, Sammy...
- alzheimer's medication 16th March 2009
... work for a while and it is worth trying them out. Aricept and Namenda are two of them. It was too late for...
... I would strongly recommend that you give Aricept a try. It helped my grandmother tremendously for ... ucinations appeared that I asked her doctor to start her on Aricept . I was at the point of looking for a nursing home ... placement at that time, and decided to try the Aricept as a last resort. After about two weeks the dementia ... so bad that she would have had to go soon anyway. Aricept does not work forever, and it does not work for everyone ... plan for what the future was going to bring.
Aricept is most effective if started early, so don't let the...
... any improvement since Mom started the Namenda and Aricept . Actually there has been a rather constant rapid...
... did much better on another med soon after we stopped aricept . It took only a few days for her to be herself again...
... I believe that Aricept is fine alone -- most of our problems with Mom seemed ... although my sister swore it 'boosted' the benefits of the Aricept .
I am glad that we no longer see mother grabbing...
- When should you discontinue Aricept 5th March 2009
... prescribe something for the stomach upset or eliminate Aricept immediately.
You can stop giving it to them and...
... experienced severe stomach pain and vomiting with Aricept . After speaking to her Dr. we discontinued the medication ... .
We also tried Aricept with Mom and her side effects were increased agression ... became much worse. After speaking with her Dr. the Aricept was stopped. I wish they would have responded better...
- Concern 4th March 2009
... you have an answer now. Mom didn't do very well on Aricept so we discontinued that drug. She has done well on...
