Whoops! Re: question about Aricept...

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Whooops! I jumped the gun and didn't see you had already replied to

my quesyion. Sorry! And THANKS TO EVERYONE!!

Hugs, Pammie

>

> A very good question.

>

> Here are some general rules about medications for any problem which

can happen with anyone:

>

> 1. Some individuals can go for a long time with no side effects and

then suddenly get them.

> 2. The nausea could be totally unrelated.

> 3. When side effects occur with a medication, sometimes by stopping

the drug and then restarting it will produce no more side effects.

> 4. Many drugs should not be abruptly stopped but need to be tapered

if necessary.

> 5. If someone is off a psychotropic agent such as Aricept, I

wouldn't expect to see drastic changes immediately. That may be why

she doesn't seem worse without it.

>

> Overall, this is a complex issue which needs to be addressed by a

Doc with good experience with Aricept.

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>

> question about Aricept...

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>

> It looks as if she has finally stopped throwing up and we believe

the

> culprit was the Aricept. Seems weird that she has been taking

this for almost 2

> years and it would suddenly cause her to be nauseated....sigh...

My question is

> this: has anyone ever taken their loved one off of Aricept after

such a long

> use and had adverse reactions? Or can she be substituted with

another drug? Or

> can she re-start it with effective results at some point? She has

been off

> of it for 5 days and I can't say as I am noticing anything

different as far as

> her mind goes.

>

> Thanks for any input, guys. Your all my ROCK!

>

> Hugs, Pammie, proud daughter of the " Little Queen " , 76 years old,

Diagnosed

> with LBD in the fall of 2007, currently taking Amlodipine

Besylate ,

> Aricept, Verapamil ER, Nexium, Prednisone, Sinemet, Tarazadone

and Boneva.

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