aricept and down syndrome

t know anything about that - all I know is that before Aricept, I was in a gray mist, and after five months of Aricept, everything seemed to make more sense. Before Aricept, it was as if I had low water pressure - I just couldn't get enough juice in my brain to put thoughts together. On Aricept, suddenly my brain could make connections. The only trippy thing I noticed was an almost hi-def moire behind my eyeballs when I went to sleep.

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.

I asked for a script for Aricept, got it, and was on that for three months. It felt very much like the Aricept gave my brain enough 'power' to jump over the holes. After a while, it was more like the brain knew how to navigate around the holes.

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.

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.

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.

If a person has not been diagnosed with alzheimers but is taking aricept, is it okay? will it hurt to be taking it?

It has been observed that Aricept improves cognition and function, which includes effects on memory and performing everyday tasks, hence it would have been prescribed. The effect of memory is exerted through one such chemical called acetylcholine. This chemical helps carry messages from nerve cell to nerve cell in the brain. Memory is lost by disrupting these messages between cells. It is thought that Aricept may help reduce the breakdown of this chemical. Hope this helps. Bye.

Boy, Jen, this is difficult. Can you possibly contact whoever makes Aricept, and also the Shared Solutions people, and see if they can work something out for you? They may well have new programs that reflect our economic hard times. Even though you have prescription insurance, if the co-pay is too high, it's too high, period.

) I asked him for a prescription for Aricept, and he seemed a little annoyed. He said that there are no real clinical trials to prove the effectiveness of Aricept on mild cognitive impairment, and that it would be a waste of time. I'm not sure he understands the results of the exam. I'm moderately impaired in a few specific areas. Average it out, and I'm in the 'mild' category. But at any rate, I talked him into giving me a month's worth of Aricept.

The psychiatrist recommended Aricept, so I got a sample and tried it for a month. I have to say, it definitely made a difference. When I ran out, I waited for the cog fog to come back so I could tell whether it was the Aricept - and it did. So I got a prescription, and took it for five months. Each time I ran out, I waited until the fog returned, then got my script refilled. When the fog stayed away, I stopped taking it.

Down syndrome people get such good care and support all over the world.. I was negative in my down syndrome and my midwife told me that even women who come back negative can end up having baby with down syndrome and women who get positive can end up having normal baby.. it can happen to any one.. i lost a baby prior to this baby and saw women crying on loosing there baby i had already made my mind i will never go for second level testings just incase if my baby does have down syndrome..

Science is definitely not 100% just know that even if your baby does have it, down syndrome kids grow up and can be just as successful and happy as anyone without it.

I'm about to be 35 and am not going to do any tests for down syndrome for the simple reason that nothing will change weather I know or not. I will still have this baby, care for it and love it just as my other children. So I see no point of waisting resources and worrying for nothing.

A 'normal' life isn't important and the end of the day, what is normal? Down syndrome children and adults are amongst the happiest people I've ever met and are totally able to learn to their best ability and get jobs and relationships etc.

I had my texst for down syndrome whn I was 15 to 18 weeks like normal and all the test came back negative... I started seeing a new doctor whn I was 20 weeks and had all my blood test work done over whn they tested my blood work again the said my test came back and my baby could possibly have down... I am so confused cuz I dnt understand how one doctor could say neg and the next say positive.

Hi....my husband has a brother with down syndrome. ..I was wondering and concerned if there is a chance that my baby can have this problem...and is there any exams I can do to know whether there is a chance or not? Am 10 wks pregnant and am very concerned.

We were told that our baby is extremely high risk for Downs and offered us abortion and said that we needed to see a specialist right away. We asked our family and friends and they said the test was bogus and they were told that too and their babies are "normal". Any thoughts on it???

With my first son I was told I had a 1 in 5 chance that he would have Down syndrome and he came out just fine and now is a happy healthy three year old :)

Children with down syndrome can go on and live normal lives, depends on severity. There is plenty help available so just do research on it as like any child there all different.

3 and i do have a dd with down syndrome. however i have seen women on the 35+ forum here with a 1:2 odd and baby didnt have down syndrome. they can do other tests to see if its possible, i would assume you had your nuchal fold u/s along with the bloodwork? as far as the amnio goes, only you can decide if its right for you. i had it because of my odds i knew i couldnt wait. i knew i would have my baby regardless, but i had to know. good luck i hope you can decide what works.

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