When to stop aricept and namenda

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Avatar n tn my mum was diagnosed with alzaheimer in October 2008, she was prescriped dogmatile fort 200, aricept, trittico and lustral, I wonder if this combination goes well as she is more depessed since she took the medication.
Avatar n tn Hi Margypops, Axona is a brand-new prescription therapy launched in March 2009 for the treatment of mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease. As Alzheimer's is marked by a decrease in glucose in the brain (the primary source of food for the brain), Axona acts by providing/metabolizing glucose in the body to act as an alternate source of food for the brain.
Avatar n tn I have tardive dyskinesia which is clinically similar to Parkinson's and I have tardive akathesia which is similar to restless legs syndrome but it would depend on the cause of it. If its clinically similar to Parkinson's, I did not find Bachlophen, Mirapex, Aricept and Requip to be of help but many people do. I was ruled out for Tetrabenzene and Namenda but those have shown to be of help.
Avatar f tn they put me on aricept for a month when they tried to convince me I had alzheimers and they say I got REAL ugly, my primary at the time said she was not surprised, I never should have been on it! ha ha my neuro should have been!
Avatar f tn Are these mood swings and memory issues somehow related or located in the same area of the brain? Would taking Namenda and Aricept together help? Is there any type of anti-depression/anti-anxiety medication that has been found to work better in patients with MS? I have been on Zoloft, Effexor, and Cymbalta, at the highest recommended doses and none of them seem to help after about 10 weeks. Thank you for your time.
Avatar f tn my mom also took it and it made her worse we took her off of it, its only to last a year and help slow it down but i have talk to lots and they say same thing you are there was no difference , just the cost of the meds. sorry its so hard to watch our love one go down, but you will be blessed for being there and doing all your doing . GOD BLESS YA.
Avatar f tn He came back in and said they wanted to do more testing. I feels like I bombed the testing compared to last time. I told my neuro today all of my symptoms/issues & she looked very concerned. She did a mini neuro/cognitive eval and said this may be something more than MS. Now she has prescribed Namenda XR for me. I googled it and it says it's for Alzheimers. I do have family that have/had dementia/Alzheimers. Does anyone else with MS take this???
1030383 tn?1338460785 As for treating tardive, standard options include Bachofen, Aricept, Requip and Mirapex. More experimental options include Namenda, Tetrabenzene and Zofran. Vimpat has been helpful in me and will be written up in a case study but that's a clinical first literally. One natural remedy that if supervised by a neurologist can be markedly helpful is rhodiola. Botox shots for focal dystonia are helpful if it is limited to one area.
20003388 tn?1515166040 I'm just curious if anyone has been on Namenda and could tell me how long the initial brain fog lasted for you? I just started Namenda yesterday, 5 mg a day for 1 week then 10 mg a day in divided doses. I have memory issues and severe cognitive impairment. I was put on Namenda by a neurologist after a thorough examination. I expect the brain fog from starting Namenda up but am just trying to get a time frame for when I could expect the initial brain fog to wear off. Thanks everyone.
704043 tn?1298056844 Hey, I took Aricept for five months to get over some cog fog. It was amazing, and kinda reassuring. I started with some samples, and noticed a difference immediately - I could follow directions, count change, remember conversations... Every time I ran out, I would wait a day or so and see if I noticed a difference. After five months, I reached a point where I felt normal without the Aricept - yay! I highly recommend it.
Avatar n tn Wow sorry to get back to you so late but i would call his dr to make sure what to do.plz keep in touch.
338416 tn?1420045702 If we are driving down the road and see a pothole, we just drive around it. Same with our brain - it learns to drive around the damage area. Giffords recovery is inspiring.
Avatar n tn She has a knee problem and is prone to falling and walks with a shuffle. Over the winter my son and his wife needed to borrow a car so my Dad offered to let them have my Mom's car saying he could drive her every where. I was relieved because I don't think she should drive anyway. She had been limiting herself in the last few years and will only go a few palces, like the grocery and to her hair appointments. After not driving for about 6 months she got her car back.
Avatar f tn I have been taking aricept for about 9 months. It is hard to tell if there is an improvement. It has been a while since I forgot my way home but I still forget a lot of little stuff. I keep taking it because I am convinced it cant hurt anything and it just might help a little.
Avatar m tn t think it will hurt, but there are side effects in every med and it would be a good idea to check drug interactions, etc. Try Drugs.com. If you cannot speak to the patient's doc, can you call your own?
338416 tn?1420045702 I went to my PCP yesterday morning because my neurologist's office recommended I see her for a possible medication interaction causing my seizures... well, as you can guess, there is no medication interaction. My PCP, who's a nice intelligent grandma-type, thought this was an issue for the neurologist. She also gave me a sample of an inhaler for asthma, although so far it hasn't helped my shortness of breath.
Avatar n tn One question in my mind is whether he had a stroke which caused him to fall, or he fell and struck his head and sustained a concussion or bleed inside the brain which, in turn caused the dementia. You need to question his physicians. Adderall is a stimulant, and the idea that it might increase awareness is not unreasonable, however it will also cause agitation, nervousness and sleeplessness.
338416 tn?1420045702 t seem to save enough to get away from that. My employer has been cutting wages left and right to keep us all employed, which is great. But it also means that the near future doesn't promise any more money than what I have right now. Here's where the problem comes in. Now that I'm momentarily off the Aricept, my work performance has declined. Basically it looks like I have to keep taking Aricept in order to do my job.
Avatar n tn I often think of exactly what I am about to say, and as soon as I begin to say it I forget the most important words. It's almost as if they have been erased from my mind. I often don't remember the word or words for days. I need an answer!!! My performance academically depends on it. HELP!
Avatar n tn stutters some at first. after 7 years aricept and namenda pills he finially having a hard time remembering to write and driving. See if he can draw a clock and put the numbers than give him a time putting the long and short hand. My husband left out 12 and made the hand the same or put the point into the center and on time was asked to put it to 9:15 he got 9:05. Write down when he started and what he did how long.
Avatar f tn Standard medications for tardive dyskinesia include Mirapex, Aricept, Bachlophen, Namenda and Requip. Zofran is experimental in usage. Clonidine is helpful as well. Botox shots can be used for focal dystonia. I have found mitigation from the new anti-convulsant Vimpat but as I am literally a first responder I can't say whether it will work for other people or not. Rhodiola under a neurologist's supervision can be used.
338416 tn?1420045702 I had the same situation - when I was well-rested, I could think relatively well, but when I was feeling poorly, everything went. I fought this for about a year, then finally opted to push the issue. My neurologist (bless his pointy little head) seems to think that my impairment is so slight that I don't need anything at all. But I pushed for a neuro-psych exam, and got it, which showed moderate cog impairment in a few select areas.