How long does it take for namenda to work

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Thanks for writing. Kathy's short term memory seems to be fairly selective in what she forgets or remembers. Appointment dates...she can remember that she has one but will get confused or forget the time or date. The day of the week consistently. Where she left something is a big problem. Or some task she was doing when she was interrupted such as cooking on the stove and someone calls.

i keep my mom when he works 3 days a week and its really getting to me. not sure how much i can take. but i can tell you .you can not do it all by yourself. my mom can no longer be by herself, if your mom is scared than . she needs someone there . i would not leave her anymore . hire someone to help you out. or place her in a home. it will kill me to have to put my mom there but am 51 and living like a old lady staying home with her and dad . something has to give.

I agree that, at least at this point, this is way too extreme and expensive for me to seriously look into - however, there are those days when my pain meds are not even getting CLOSE to even touching my pain that I would try ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING to get just a little relief.

My husband was very good at cleaning and he couldn't understand how the vacum cleaner could work with the long hose on it. You need a name for the degenerative brain disease. It helps alot to finally know what it is and How they can treat it. good luck. I went to regular doctor and other people and they said he was a very smart man and past all their test. But he was normal most days and than he did thing he didn't do before so they didn't get to see it.

About 2 1/2 years ago my father had a heart attack at work nobody preformed CPR on him and the left him lay their for 45mins there were a few guys from his work that arived at the hospital and told my sister that my father collapsed at 400pm and the 911 report said the call wasn't made till 445pm anyways my question is now the doctors said my father has moderate alzheimers all he does all day long is lay around the house he is living with my sister at first he pee'd the bed he doesn't do it anym

30 and the Dr new nothing about me never read anything that was faxed to him from my PCP he has never seen a patient w/bilat nerve damage which no one has but he looks at me and points to all the drugs I am on, I brought them with me and lined them up on his desk for a reason and he says, I do not give out narcotics like this, now he is the PAINPRO I am there to tell him I am on all these drugs and my pain is still a 10, and all he cared about was I don't give out meds like this, never even aske

He all so had panic attacks and worried he had to get up to go to work/ 12-6am and he slept 6-11 up every 15min to 1hr dressed and read to go to work. remember to write it all down and how long it started.

I am only there 3 days a week and try to keep the peace, so to speak. I take her wherever she needs/wants to go and basically meet all her personal needs on M, W &F. Lately she has become very abusive towards me, accusing me of stealing from her, trying to get me to do the family laundry or housekeeping, etc. I have very specific duties as outlined by my company and I really try to accomodate her but she is becmng impossible.

I also was diagnosed recently of nerve damage according to an MRI that a pain management Dr order me, he put me in Lyrica and I have not perceived neither improvement or decrease of my pain, neither side effects whatsoever.

Like I said the only diagnosis we have is what our family doctor said 3 years ago and she has been on (sp) namenda(?) ever since. I cannot get my dad to take her to anyone else. He truly thinks if she stays active and independant she will get better. I do not know how to get a good converstaion going with him. I would just like a real good check up and diagnosis for her but maybe I am asking too much.

Don't ignore your concerns and please keep in touch and let us know how you are doing. We will look forward to your updates. Take care and best of luck to you.

She had clipping surgery 17 years ago and suffered debilitating headaches/migranies almost daily. It seems to be working for her and she is just over a month into the prescription. She takes 10mg but they want her to be up to 40mg. The level you'll need could vary and might even be a different antidepressant to work. I was skeptical at first but I am becoming convinced this med is working. She still has some head pain but it isn't as long lasting or as intense.

I think it would be a two for one and it couldn't hurt. My son takes Focalin XR. It's a time release and cleaner version of Ritalin. He does very well on it. It's worth a try and if it doesn't work, you will see results right away. I'd ask someone you trust at work to watch you and get an independent assessment as well. Hugs to you... the cognitive issues are a big concern of mine as well. My husband and I are learning toward my quiting for a bit.

I feel like a junkie - and I happen to be a recovering alcoholic and addict, so I have to be very careful about what meds I take. Does tardive dyskenesia usually go away after a short period of time? Does it mean that some part of my brain has been damaged? This happened to me before with Seroquel but I stopped taking it and it went away. I am really scared and concerned.

It is difficult to say if the Lyrica will remain effective. What works for one does not always works for another. Your condition may also improve which would play a part in your medications. Our bodies are wonderful machines and can heal even in spite of damage that may appear permanent. And just as importantly every one's system is different. Yes chronic pain (CP) often does become a huge part of our lives. The journey through CP is challenging to say the least.

How often does yor wife experience headaches at this point and does she take any meds to help get rid of the pain?

Thanks so much. I am trying to deal with the nausea etc hoping I will get used to the med and it will wear off. I was taking 5 HTP before so I don't want to stop - because I think it keeps me more stable (apart from the PD thing). I am definitely going to check out the Rhodiola with my neurologist. They were fine with me taking 5-htp and St. John's Wort seeing I have been taking for a couple of years.

Oddly enough it works better when I take it with Fiorecet. Otherwise I feel too drowsy taking it by itself. Also the Fiorecet minimizes the tremors and the pressurized feeling in my ears that I get. Best of luck, hope to hear more about how you are doing and if it's effectiveness wears off since I'm in the same boat.

Yesterday we got into a fight and he dumped all of my pilld down the toliet and It has not even been one day and I fell like I want to die the pain I can't stop moving I toss and turn all night and I just down't know what to do anymore I am soo scared my mom died of taking pills and I don't want to end up like her Please someone help please give me some adive how to stop or how to make it feel better. How long does it take to get it all out of your body so you don't want it anymore????

How long have you been on the topamax and how much. I am having a hard time with the side effects of it and since we have not been able to up the dose it is not really helping the headaches. I feel so out of it. Not even myself at time. I am not sure if this is a side effect that goes away with time. So on top of the headaches I feel very disoriented. Not sure If I should just try to stick it out. I have read a lot of bad on it.

We both don't want him to take alot of medicine which he is already on Namenda and Aricept which costs us a lot. He is starting to have swelling of the prostate and will check it next year. This disease starts in their 40's to 60's and usually 10 to 13 years. He is 66 year old in sept. Should we put a lot of money into drugs and than he will be helpless in a few years/ like alzheimer's. He already can't write and reading is getting hard.

We hopedd it would clear my thinking, but that is expensive too. I forget how long i had tha and not sure why i stopped.

You see, you are trying to justify taking this drug, as long as the risks to the fetus are small. Taking this medication is justified as long as you are taking it as prescribed. However, you are addicted and you aren't able to do this. It's not a matter of will power, or you being a weak, or bad person. It is about you needing help. You are not the only one. I prescribe Vicodin on a daily basis, including to my pregnant patients.

I stopped taking advil for a long time and have recently begun taking naproxen (a different type of NSAID) only when there is related neck/shoulder/back pain and the zomig is not providing the relief that I need or I have already taken the maximum 2 doses of zomig for the day. I also will take gravol if I have taken all other medications and the headache is not at a "morphine" level yet... as, even without stomach symptoms, gravol seems to often help...

Yes although medications work in specific manners exactly how neurotransmitters function and how medications effect them is still advancing as regards research. The dopamine hypothesis as regards schizophrenia is well known. The glutamate hypothesis is still under research but clearly effects the specific parts of the brain and their functioning that can be shown to be the origin of the cluster of symptoms of schizophrenia that also would be noted in a Pet scan.

Thanks for the comment. The doctor made the decision because he said he couldn't give me a clear date on how long she could live. He then said even if he approved it that the hospice nurses would have to look it over again. I am going to see how she does in the next couple of weeks and make a determination on if I should move her or not. Her mental state is on and off. Sometimes she is very clear and knows what is going on and other times she doesn't know where she is or why she is in bed.

Prier to this I took maybe one aspirin a year, then suddenly I had to number each pill bottle (15 in all) and constantly check to see how many of each I needed to take and how often. Not too long ago I got rid of most (mostly pain killers I never needed in the first place) and ended up with... Coreg x2/day Lisinopril x1/day Simvastatin x1/day Now I'm back up a few for related problems, they wont be around all the time but the three listed I'm told will be.

It's taking me time to think things through at work. The littlest things that should take ten minutes take me an hour some days. This is very hard for me to accept. I will never forget the day of my stroke, I felt great all day that day...I mean great! I even went to my neurologists today and he wants be to take folic acid. I got off the blood pressure medication lisinipril and chlosterol medication simivastatin and I'm still tired.

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