what is aricept use for

After discussion with MS Neuro and my wife , we agreed that I should start Aricept , it is used mostly for Alzheimer, so its off label and he says it has shown great results. I do have a damaged working memory and slower processing speed, cognitive impairment effects every day in some small way. I won't reveal to any other family or friends that I ve stated this med, I just think I would feel self-conscious about people looking for my errors and mistakes.

The prescriptions you are talking about are Zoloft and Tradazone. Those are standard anti-depressents. However, I personally know about Aricept because I tried it for tardive dyskinesia and had a pretty poor response. My grandfather was prescribed Aricept for age related memory loss after a cardiovascular impairment. He couldn't tolerate it either. That doesn't mean at all its the wrong medication generally. Its just it has a fair amount of side effects for some people.

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.

D'oh-oh'oh! Evidently I'm not 100% better! I haven't been on Aricept for 70 days - it's only been 40+ days, maybe 50. Dunno what I was thinking. I've never before had to worry about whether I could overdose on a drug. I think I accidentally took two one time - I had a hard time sleeping, and felt a little like everything was in high-resolution. Little hard to explain, but easier if you've ever taken hallucinogens.

They say now that Aricept binds receptors that would otherwise heal, so it's not good for MS - it's specifically for Alzheimer's. My new neuro was horrified when she learned I had been on it for five months. I don'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.

We have had several excellent discussions going about cognitive decline vs. physical decline. Now my questions for all of you is, who is on medication for the cognition? Please take a minute to tell us what you are on and what your opinion of the medication is. Is it helping? How bad if at all are the side effects? I have an appt. on 12/22 and want to request to be put on SOMETHING for this mental decline but I have no experience with "these" meds.

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

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.

All I had written this on Tahiri's thread but thought maybe it was important for more people to see. I can't believe that I actually copied and pasted it with success.. :) I started speech therapy for cognitive issues two wks ago . I have all the troubles everyone mentioned above . I also have great difficulty speaking concepts.. or what I'm thinking ..

My husband has been taking 10mg of Aricept for 2 years now and I have not noticed any significant difference in his memory. Actually, my observation is his memory is becoming worse. I'm struggling with whether I should discontinue the medication since I don't see improvement and because it is quite costly. I also know Aricept is designed to slow down the dementia so if I discontinue it I'm wondering if he will become worse much faster.

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. So I called the neurologist up, and surprisingly there was an opening that afternoon!

At this point the accomodation needed is the ability to pay for the Aricept. Most employers know when a previously effective employee is struggling. In the face of a better explanation there is often an assumption of drug or alcohol abuse. In general, if performance is being affected by a job, I am in favor of telling the employer just to get that off the table. When you tell the boss it is best that you also put it in writing and hand it to him during the meeting.

I think that's exactly what happened to me - I was in a fog for a long time. 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.

Hi there.. I haven't used this med... the neuro is working on getting the right meds for me, but I don't think he thinks my speech is that bad... I might not agree with him..but then..

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.

That is wonderful news. I'm glad everything is working out for you but I hope you don't get any of the side effects. Go ahead and play..why not?

Usually 125mcg is the average for post RAI people. If he is taking less, increase slowly, like increase 25 mcg every week until he feels better. Once he get the correct amount, he should be back to normal, may take a few weeks, or months, but in most cases, everything should be back to normal. So, take and adjust Synthroid, and get blood tests (get Free T3 and Free T4 test), make sure get his Free T3 and Free T4 level to the top part of the normal range.

t for the life of me remember what I was supposed to do. I just sat there for what seemed like an hour and just the the response. I also have the problem of seeing and hearing what i want to say but the words just wouldn't come out of my mouth. Name recognition has become very difficult also. Is this typical for ms? I am still in the process of diagnosis so I have no idea. By the way, i couldn't find my car either one nit and it freaked me out a little. Good luck.

My husband has been taking Bupropion HSL SR 150mg for a few months and it doesn't seem to be working as well as the Bupropion XL 150mg he was taking for a few years before he was switched because, the pharmacy said, they could not get the Bupropion XL 150mg at that time. My husband has dementia. He takes the Bupropion in the morning along with his Aricept and Exforge (for blood pressure). He gets drowsy right after taking his pills and I think it may be the Bupropion HSL SR causing this.

Most stimulants do that too me. I've tried Ritalin, and Nuvigil, and besides making me dizzy, nauseated, and shaky/nervous feeling (even at half a dose), for the "energy" they produce is not usable. Oh... didn't mention that they trigger migraines, too... You may get used to it after awhile, but that just may be how you react to stimulants.

She has moderate to severe short term memory loss and has been started on Aricept. She has also recently had an MRI of the brain. Could you explain: "moderate diffuse cerebral atrophy and chronic white matter small vessel disease"? Thank you!

I guess I'm a day late and a dollar short, lol. I know I haven't been around much at all for a while now....have been feeling pretty crummy basically all the time these days... But as of yesterday I am officially of the Rebif and flying without a net.. :) I got insurance approval for the Tysabri and it is affordable, so my first infusion is set for October 3rd. I'm now in the washout period to get the interferon out of my system, and a little edgy....

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