I am dealing with the diarrhea problem as well with my mom. He started on donepezil, 10 mg at bedtime 7 months ago.

Thinking she had returned from a trip, when she has not been anywhere for ages. She actually calls my husband and I to check up on us if we're sick. Within a month he experienced clarity that had been long gone. At the ER they said she had a UTI and an upper respiratory infection and gave her some antibotics and sent her back to the AL. “My mom is on donepezil and namenda. There is a big improvement in both my memory and speech and it's really made a difference in my day to day life and daily tasks .” Select one or more newsletters to continue. He has not had any negative side effects.

… “We've been happy taking donepezil at night however his doctor wants to change to a drug containing this medication and namenda all-in-one. No! Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older people. after the antibotic started working but today(Tuesday) she is still acting the same. No!

Don't know how long it will last but we will take what we can get! Last wk.

Dr. David Perlmutter is on the cutting edge of innovative medicine that looks at all lifestyle influences on health and illness. We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - We've seen an drastic improvement in her memory.

Could only chat with me for 10 minutes before she had enough. While these reviews might be helpful, they are not a substitute for the expertise, knowledge and judgement of healthcare practitioners.Compare all 27 medications used in the treatment of My brother and I decided at 73 years old her time was ending. Bad nightmares, irritability and some muscle pain. The nurses said she would probably come out of it in 12 hrs. and the Aricept was the only drug she was taking that had the side effect of diarrhea. ARICEPT : Side effects, ratings, and patient comments 4, dementia/ alzheimers , My mother has been taking Aricept since shortly after it So it made him much worse but when we complained about it at the memory clinic they were .

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5'4" and weigh 194 pounds.” “My 85 year old mother was diagnosed in January with Alzheimer’s and vascular (mixed dementia) and put on donepezil. The reason it is not approved is because it can make behavioral and aggression problems much worse in those with FTD. Thanks for any information u can give me.Hi, Yes, they tried everything and they were planning on doing a colonoscopy to look for tumors but since she is 91 they hated to so they went over her meds. Since these medications are FDA approved, one would expect that they’ve been extensively tested and proven not only safe, but effective as well.The largest class of medications that are aggressively prescribed for Alzheimer’s patients are called cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs), meaning they inhibit a specific enzyme (The problem is that there is no convincing evidence that inhibiting this enzyme is helpful in terms of slowing down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. “My doctor prescribed this for my short term memory from a brain injury. “My husband was put on donepezil about 5 years ago, he was started on 10 mgs but he started to be unsteady and fell a few times, he was then put on to 5 mgs and has been on this nearly the whole time, however, he was diagnosed with Asthma and then COPD, he was extremely unwell for over a year and I thought he was going to die. Typically, they end up in the doctor’s office and end up feeling somewhat grateful that they’ve been given a prescription for an approved medication. Forgetting that my dad had passed away 20 years ago. She is aware of this.” But, much improved compared to where we were a year ago. I have stopped the meds myself. [She had told dr she was having memory problems.] Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) is a cholinesterase inhibitor that reduces or prevents acetylcholine breakdown in brain tissue. Aricept can be effectively and safely used for mild, moderate, and severe Alzheimer's disease type dementia.