- Mom's bad day 10th May 2005
... and didn't understand the answers. IS YOUR MOM ON ARICEPT !?
I have to add that when Esther first came, 6...
- What stage would this be? thanks 9th May 2005
... was diagnosed last year with alzheimer's and is on aricept . Dad is 89 and living with her with no help. Says...
- Aricept Results 8th May 2005
... delayed effect of the Zoloft kicking in, rather than the Aricept ? Maybe starting the Aricept was just a coincidence...
... better and better each week before we even started the Aricept . And without a visible improvement in memory, I was ... inference totally wrong. Thought I didn't want to get the Aricept for financial reasons (insurance doesn't cover it...
... hesitate to state a strong opinion on whether the Aricept or the Zoloft is likely causing the change, though ... you are doing right to try to gather more info on Aricept , such as how it has helped or not helped other patients ... experienced Alzeimer's treaters that they have never seen Aricept help in the way you describe, seems it would be something...
... think it's the Zoloft. I'll probably continue the Aricept cause I'd hate to take a chance, but I'm pretty sure ... scored a 10 on that test. I searched web sites about Aricept and every place I found, said that it wasn't recommended ... try it. But he's the doc!
After she had taken the Aricept for 30 days, he gave her the MMSE again and she scored ... improvement from a score of 10 to 15 and he understood the Aricept was expensive but if it was working.....it was worth...
... me.
I'm happy for anyone who can be helped by Aricept or Namenda for even one day .. Mom couldn't.
Love...
... had really picked up for her. He also put her on the aricept but now two years later she is up to the full dose ... months then she will no longer take beable to take the aricept funded by our government. She can continue to take...
... her as well as us who love her.
But I think the Aricept is more for those who catch it very very early and ... of memory.
I heard a lady on TV who did take the Aricept early in her diagnosis, said the "forgetting" had ... all but stopped with Aricept for nearly 2 years. But she was forgetting again now...
... results aren't very useful.
My husband switched from Aricept to Reminyl after about 8 months on Aricept. We went ... it, since he had been having stomach problems with Aricept . He's still having stomach problems (a little better...
- I thought you might be interested.... 6th May 2005
... And what about these Aricept commercials? They don't actually say it but they stongly ... imply that Aricept can make an alz person better? Nowhere in the commercial ... the guy says "I 'used to' forget names" and "With Aricept , my life is much better." BALONEY! If they said the...
... ads even more than we do, or why would Mom's GP try Aricept on a 96 year old last November, and recommend Namenda ... to even more side effects.
What if we had tried Aricept in June of 2003 when we first noticed a decline in...
- I think I've found a home! 4th April 2005
... t go backwards.
They started her on Zoloft and Aricept for 30 days, then go back to the doc. So I'm keeping...
... the first thing the doctors did with my husband is aricept , namenda and then lexapro, the reason I asked what ... Clinic and he did not have AD so they actually said the aricept and namenda could do more harm then good, plus it...
... Linda,
Yep, the doctor gave me a 30 day supply of Aricept , to see if it would help, then he'd give a prescription...
- Making family understand? 3rd April 2005
... age and he hardly ever comes around.
Mom is on Aricept but I really don't think its doing any good. She's...
... weekends and some through the week if needed), was taking Aricept for alzheimers. She also started having diarrhea ... helping or not--but it is doing about the same as Aricept without the side effects.
I sure hope things...
... Mom's doctor tried her on Aricept just before Thanksgivng. She had non stop diarrhea...
- The Hygiene Issue. How to talk to the doctor about it? 23rd March 2005
... something.
Then she asks me how dad is doing on the Aricept . I told her it's really hard to tell now. It seemed...
- Need help and advice 10th March 2005
... her house apart, so we have switched her to 10mg of Aricept instead of 5, this is not helping. I am not doing...
- Mom depressed in nursing home 4th March 2005
... and no matter what medication--anti-depressants, Aricept , etc--was tried....she just remained so sad and so...
- Delusions/Hallucinations 3rd March 2005
... YES! I am scared it would worsen. My mom is also on Aricept and naminda (alzeheimer's meds) and I have wondered...
- I'm feel so sad and lost. I need help. 28th February 2005
... There are medications like Aricept that can slow the process. And anti-depressants help...
- How did the doctors diagnosis AD? 26th February 2005
... 'normal for her age; not Alzhimer" and prescribed ARICEPT , a drug used only for early onset Alzheimer. We discontinue...
... doctor based his conclusion-that and the fact that Aricept was helping him.
The first MRI did show that dad...
- At my wits end in tears... 16th February 2005
... it anymore. He also felt dad didn't need to be on Aricept anymore. Needless to say, we got a new doctor and...
- New here. Need info. 4th February 2005
... seems to be between stages 4 and 5. He has been on Aricept 5 years and Namenda for 9 months.Thanks again. Pat...
- MRI needed, "pulling doctor's leg?" 1st February 2005
... soon. Dr also gave a 1 month supply of NAMENDA. Aricept caused awful problems, uncontrollable diarrhea 5x...
... help her one iota at her advanced age. Studies on aricept were all carried out on patients 70 and younger, naturally...
... Erika. that's my question. Last November they tried aricept even though the doctor said 'this is just normal old...
... says namenda is for moderate to severe Alzheimer's. Aricept was for "early onset Alz" so maybe this will do some...
- It's Susie, took G'ma to Dr today 29th January 2005
... or "alzheimer's", but she was ready to prescribe Aricept . Isn't that an alz. drug? Anyway, she said it could...
- How good is early diagnosis? 26th January 2005
... on our loved one's behavior, but no cure. We tired Aricept and it did much more harm than good. Of course my...
... Aricept and other Alz meds won't help if she's advanced though...
... can help. Although news on the Australian front is Aricept only helps early stage for some 12 - 18 months only...
- My MIL - updates 23rd January 2005
... medication and something mild for phycosis as well. Aricept is also prescribed for frontal lobe dementia as well...
... mom" again.
At first they put her on a drug like aricept . Of course I didn't know then what Aracept was. I...
...
The only medicine her doctor prescribed was Aricept , which caused serious diarhea. We now have a starter...
- I need support! 22nd January 2005
... several meds including but not limited to coumadin and aricept . I live on oxygen in my nose all day and night.
...
- small vessel disease 21st January 2005
... a couple minor Storkes. I was put on coumadin and aricept . Plus many others for many things. At the time I could...
- Help me... 19th January 2005
... mother had AD. He was Dx by a neurologist and is on Aricept and Namenda. I still over react about his behavior...
- Hi everyone, new here, seeking support :) 18th January 2005
... can get your dad maybe on some meds. Something like AriCept . You really wanna catch it as soon as you can. By...
... The VA neruologist gave him some samples of the Aricept but I don't think he took them. He won't let anyone...
- possible 4 dementia symptoms WORSEN w/namenda? 7th January 2005
... find something to slow this disease down....she tried Aricept but got extremely nauseous on it. i was really so...
... left and her leg tremors stopped when I eliminated Aricept from her regime. She is also diabetic and has a confirmed...
... her bedding as she was sleeping. After cessation of Aricept , she still hallucinates, albeit less often, but the ... real.
She has no leg tremors at all since stopping Aricept . I would say her memory is no better or worse, as ... the doctor about Reminyl as an AChEi replacement for Aricept . Right now mom is clean of brain meds, just taking...
- Caregiver's own health 18th December 2004
... s making me do strange things' After giving up on aricept , she has not taken any new pill. I foolishly pointed...
- Aricept & Diarrhea? 19th November 2004
... My husband also had similar problems with Aricept , plus extreme nausea. It got worse when the prescription...
... Hi Anxious Daughter. Our Dad has diarrhea with Aricept but the benefit of Aricept is so great that we would ... anything that bulks up the stools. He has been on Aricept for 2 years now. Before Aricept we had been told he ... would be in a home and ga ga within 18 months! Aricept has slowed down his decline dramatically and the side...
... My Mom's doctor put her on aricept in November, and we stopped it after 4 days of horrendous...
... My mom had loose bowels on Aricept during the 18 months she took it. We recently stopped...
- New Here/My family needs help! 17th November 2004
... your father on any of the Alzheimer's medicines (like Aricept , Reminyl)? Is he on an antidepressant? Is he on...
... control Alzheimer progression including Namebda and Aricept . You should ahve a neurologist diagnose his condition...
- Alzheimer's diagnoses and epilepsy? 24th October 2004
... the Alzheimer's disease symptoms. So he put her on Aricept and talked to her about Nemenda (sp?). From what I ... possible" Alzheimer's diagnosis. The neurologist said the Aricept is a "better safe than sorry" approach. ...
Strangely ... this: Will my mother have to endure taking both the Aricept and anticonvulsants? I take a heavy dose of three...
- Help-Getting my Dad interested in anything 11th October 2004
... football game at the college where he attended. He is on Aricept . Any thoughts about how I can engage his interest...
- Don't know what I am looking for? 11th September 2004
... Bosom - he is on 10 mg of Aricept per day plus 2000 IU of Vit. E.... His primary care...
- Update on Dad's condition. I'm so happy! 29th August 2004
... :) Dad was put on Zoloft for depression and his Aricept was increased in June. Since then, he's done 100%...
- Father's Recent Memory Losses 17th August 2004
... of this behavior change. The Alzheimers medicines ( Aricept and Renimyl are 2 of the common ones) can be of most...
- I need help finding something to calm my mother's agitation in the am and pm. 14th August 2004
... sensitive to most meds and had an allergic reaction to Aricept when she tried it 3-1/2 years ago. I am very leary...
- Test For Alzheimers? 9th August 2004
... doctor put your husband on any meds? My dad is on Aricept right now but the doctor said she may change it when...
... He was on Aricept but had significant problems with nausea. He was ... take them. Since the other doctors had suggested Aricept , he also thought that it was the most effective drug...
- New member/hello everyone 26th June 2004
... compassion and love there.
My husband did NOT do well on aricept ......had to take him off. There are other meds......
... the patient-group said that they had switched from Aricept to Reminyl, and thought that they were able to think...
- I Hate This Disease!!! 22nd June 2004
... cost of the meds was even worse.
My dad has been on Aricept 5mg for almost two months and he seems to have gotten ... worse in that short period of time. I know Aricept won't make him better but I was told it may slow the...
... geriatric specialist yesterday. She increased the Aricept from 5mgs to 10mgs and rx'd Zoloft for depression...
- Alz Symptoms?? 12th June 2004
... about nightmares and leg tremors, so I took her off Aricept and they've subsided, with no apparent loss of cognition...
- I'd like to know what to expect 8th June 2004
... PLUS IRON) will slow down some of the side effects of aricept (diarrhea anyway), but it is really difficult to stop...
- Could my FIL have AD ?? 25th May 2004
... If it's AD, your family will want to get him on Aricept or one of the other medications asap to slow it down...
- A couple questions on Alzheimers 23rd May 2004
... the meds.for AD can help better...........I was on Aricept 4 years,& have been on Reminyl the last 2 years.....
... the meds.for AD can help better...........I was on Aricept 4 years,& have been on Reminyl the last 2 years.....
... Tangles,plus more atropy of my brain.I was then put on Aricept for the next 4 years.I did great,then I noticed subtle...
- From ALF to Nursing Home 16th May 2004
... home, which medicaid will pay for.
She has been on Aricept for quite some time and it has kept her at a pretty ... depressing for her. I am considering taking her off of Aricept so that the transition to a nursing home will not...
- Grandmother has AD 19th April 2004
... do it all (80yrs).
She is currently on Namenda, Aricept , and Paxil....I think thats all. I feel that since...
- caught totally off guard 19th April 2004
... dad is on too many meds, and I knew of a patient on Aricept that went totally beserk. The doctors didn't believe...
- Please help. Mother on many drugs and attempted suicide 27th March 2004
... psych hospital undergoing a week of testing. She is on aricept , memantine (new), seroquel, and clomipramine. She...
...
I use to work in health care. I had a patient on Aricept , and she became very agressive, and just plain mean...
- signs and stages of alzheimers disease 19th March 2004
... with AD.There are medications that can help.I was on Aricept for 4 years.I have now been on Reminyl a little over...
- Preparation Guidelines Needed 18th March 2004
... busy,with anything.
I never took Exelon,but was on Aricept 4 yrs.& have been on Reminyl 2 yrs.The longer I'm...
... busy,with anything.
I never took Exelon,but was on Aricept 4 yrs.& have been on Reminyl 2 yrs.The longer I'm...
- meds 24th February 2004
... and they will tell you that once you have someone on Aricept that they should not be removed. Memintane is not ... a substitute for Aricept , only a helpmate. And once Aricept has been removed...
... treatment of the illness it's self. Those drugs are: Aricept ; Exlon; and Reminyl. Aricept is generally prescribed ... engine or browser to do a search for key words like:
Aricept - or Pfizer
Excelon
Reminyl
Or you can do a more ... specific search like:
Aricept + discontinue
Alzheimer's + depression
Alzheimer ... now. The common story is that someone was taken off Aricept for one reason or another, and some weeks later the ... better way they were, before the drug was discontinued. Aricept is not a cure. It is only an inhibitor. It only keep...
- My Mom 18th February 2004
... even improved some with Zyprexa in addition to the Aricept . I don't really know when one is out of early stage...
- Alzheimer induced headaches??? 7th February 2004
... had headaches until after I was dx with AD.I was on Aricept 4 yrs.but am now on Reminyl.I still get headaches...
- Anyone have any experience w/ memantine? 5th February 2004
... had Alzheimer's for about ten years now, has been on Aricept the entire time, and is now unable to dress herself ... memantine it sounded like the patient was left on their Aricept , and put on the memantine as well. Can someone tell...
... her ADL's?
What current AD/VD therapy is she on? Aricept , etc?
Can she have 24/7 observation during the...
... Volgirl-
My MIL is still on Aricept and has just been placed on the Namenda as well. ... As you probably read above, my MIL is still on the Aricept . I am not sure what stage she is at. I would guess...
... on a different part of brain chemistry from that of Aricept and generally should co-exist well, but every patient ... unrecoverable (she needed help) fall early in her Aricept titration and I expect I'll have to cover her care...
... part of the retirement community. She has been on Aricept for a few years with a fairly slow, even decline....
... wouldn't want to take her off it. She is also on Aricept and several other meds. Hopefully your mom is on...
- Alzheimer's and an Arrant Protein (What's the connection?) Sorry..Long 1st February 2004
... how about the doctor that won't put a patient on Aricept because the patient is diagnosed in middle to later ... stage and they think that Aricept is only for the first stages of the disease. Just ... commonly think that a patient should be pulled off of Aricept in 1 or 2 years because the drug only lasts for a ... recommended nor advised to ever pull a patient off of Aricept , (as a matter of fact it produced a drastic downhill ... Or, how about those doctors that don't bother with Aricept at all because they are following the dictates of...
- "ALZHEIMER'S" a 3 hour PBS Special 22nd January 2004
... worse over the last 3 months, even though he's taking Aricept . A test showed that he can't focus on more than one ... The neurologist gave him a year's prescription for Aricept . We've put all the legal documents into place, but...
... discuss.
Do you believe that taking drugs like Aricept may help? My mom was just diagnosed with early stages...
- rubbing head bald 7th December 2003
... My 85 yr. old mom has alzheimer's and is on aricept , vioxx, and blood pressure meds but all and all is...
- Denial 28th November 2003
... be devastated (as I am).
My mother has been on Aricept for about 2-1/2 years when we first started noticing...
... There could be a few things going on here. First, Aricept is an Alzheimer's drug. The package insert tells...
- new question? 14th November 2003
... following for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease:
Aricept , Exelon, or Reminyl
Anti-depressants given when...
... altering or anti-psychotic drugs now and is just taking Aricept . She remembers the hallucinations and delusions but...
- Memantine Question? 5th November 2003
... from overseas. She is taking it in conjuction with Aricept . It seemed to help at first, now it appears to be...
... biggest difference I've noticed since Mom went on Aricept 6 months ago is that she now cognitively understands ... Exelon and Namenda although I have seen some with Aricept and Namenda in mid stage AD. You can monitor many...
... taking Memantine since July. He also
has been on Aricept . I have been very pleased with the results of Memantine...
... dementia) is on Namenda (since early this year) and Aricept (since Nov, 2003). She also takes Zyprexa. Her condition...
- Balancing two roles and frustrated... 29th October 2003
... She was diagnosed over 2 1/2 years ago. She is on Aricept and a variety of other meds for her conditions including...
- Muscle Spasms 23rd October 2003
... prescribed rather than more traditonal AD drugs like Aricept ?
How far along is the AD?
Pat...
- Mom's started falling 13th October 2003
... what causing this.
Briefly, either the Zoloft or Aricept was increased by the family doc 2-3.5 weeks ago, the...
... Welcome.....
either the Zoloft or Aricept was increased by the family doc 2-3.5 weeks ago
Find ... to what you describe when beginning treatment with Aricept earlier this year. I was tapering her off buspirone ... other meds is your mom taking, other than Zoloft and Aricept ? Normally, no brain chemistry medication is stopped...
... certain words or finishing some sentences).
i found an aricept side effects site that mentioned atrial fibrillation...
... i found an aricept side effects site that mentioned atrial fibrillation ... literature before. Thanks. I know my mom had a-fib before Aricept because I have EKG's from the time of her neurosurgery ... . But I don't know if the Aricept has made it harder to control. Will check into that...
... offs. Evidently your mother didn't respond well to Aricept , in the sense that the side effects outweighed any...
- Husband's Diagnosis - I'm Panicking 10th October 2003
... that you push for your primary doctor to prescribe Aricept or Reminyl, to see if either of those will help with ... off lorazepam and later buspirone and started her on Aricept . Also, memantine (soon to be known as Namenda) is...
... showed continued deterioration.
Hubby was started on Aricept last month, after his first visit with the Neurologist...
... better with it.
Interesting...glad to hear he's on Aricept . Your comments made me think of something regarding...
- Worried about kidneys 2nd October 2003
... The doctor who diagnosed her and started her on Aricept is almost 3 hours away. (She has seem him for check...
- Mom diagnosed at 55 17th August 2003
... because of her age, but now it's official. She's taking Aricept & is in line to visit Baylor College of Medicine in...
- when to stop aricept 30th July 2003
... be adjusted or eliminated all to gether. But, with Aricept or other AD drugs, no, never, ever remove them completely ... I have seen many times that the person who was on Aricept has been removed. Either from unawear family or uninformed...
... don't mind, so here goes:
My Dad had to be taken off Aricept due to GI problems for 6 weeks and went from mod-late...
- Blood sugar problems 2nd July 2003
... that she did a couple of years ago.
Her meds are Aricept and Prozac.
******IMPORTANT QUESTION*********
Mom...
- My Dad .. not sure what to do 14th June 2003
... something more can be done. Ask the doctor about Aricept , sometimes the AD drugs work and just take care of...
- Happier in a personal care facility? 11th June 2003
... addressed, (along with Alzheimer's Medications like Aricept ), your mom will feel more like "coming out of her...
- confused 27th May 2003
... discontinue it. A person removed from Risperadol or from Aricept can go "downhill" extremely fast, with lasting permanent...
... diagnosed" w/ad a couple of years back, had been on aricept . mainly his signs are short-term memory loss, inability...
- Car accident created Alzheimer's 21st May 2003
... when”.
I was placed on a prescription drug called Aricept that begins with 6 weeks of 5-mg. Tablets, and moves...
... family with AD that i know of..............I was on Aricept for 4 yrs.then when I noticed i was changing,I told...
... AD. Until now, I've never heard of giving someone Aricept under such circumstances, but your doctor may have...
- Frontotemporal Dementia/Pick's Disease 13th April 2003
... expressly, available at this time. Mom had been on Aricept , and it made her have obsessive behavior, especially...
... FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs – Namenda, Cognex, Aricept , Exelon and Reminyl -- that may temporarily relieve...
- Alzheimers and heredity factors 17th February 2003
... now, I'm not sure. Drugs of choice for AD today are Aricept , Reminyl, and Exelon. Mementine is a drug that people...
... confused as before. Once we switched her medications from aricept (i went and looked lol) to reminyl, it seemed better...
- Aricept effectiveness 3rd February 2003
... Aricept worked for me for 4 years,then i noticed changes,talked...
... Aricept worked for me for 4 years,then i noticed changes,talked...
- Medicine Questions 25th January 2003
... help another. The current drugs of choice for AD are Aricept , Exelon, Reminyl and Mementine--when you can get it...
... the doctor's appt on the 4th and they kept him on Aricept and the Clonapine and then they added a new drug called...
- Aricept or Reminyl? 22nd January 2003
... Marie,
My wife was started on Aricept about 1 year ago. It did affect her negatively, making...
... I was on Aricept for 4 years,I am now on Reminyl& ghave been the past...
- aricept... 19th January 2003
... Marlaa,
I can understand your mother's reaction to Aricept . My wife,Lucille, who was diagnosed about 2 years ... ago, was started out on Aricept , but it made her "spacey" and a different medication ... side effects. I would definitely try it instead of Aricept . Good luck. Bill Coyne...
- ? for children of Alzheimer’s patients 4th January 2003
... have the Dr.give him something to help him.Is he on Aricept ,Exxelon,or Reminyl?Try to keep him busy,go places ... HE likes to go.I was on Aricept 4 years,then needed to be on another med.so I am on...
- Very Agitated Alzheimers 28th November 2002
... appropriate drugs, not only for the disease (risperdal, aricept , etc...), but, for the many symptoms related to this...
