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For a while I had a sign on the garage door wallet, keys, cap etc.
This doesn’t seem to help anymore. Yesterday was his appointment with the neurologist which the mri confirmed that he has moderate dementia. We have a choice to continue the way we are or take one tablet of Aricept at night or two Namenda? I would like to ask if anyone else’s other partners have taken either of these? Both of these can provide some noticeable difference within 30 days while slowing the progression. Aricept has been on the market since 1996 and Namenda since 2003. Cognitive function can be improved but will not cure of course. Any info would be appreciated. I might add that the dr said he wished all his patients were as happy. 😁Thanks
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@jeanadair123 My husband took Aricept for about 4 years but started having vivid dreams and delusions. He is taking Namenda(about 3 years)however he still has delusions but his cognitive function has not improved at all.
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@jeanadair123 My husband has been on Aricept for almost two years. He has had no noticeable side effects. He is in the moderate dementia stage. He can't use an iPhone though he does to play with it. He can't read more than a greeting card. He seems stable in this stage and we have not seen any progression to speak of. I think that Aricept has slowed the progression of his dementia. I wouldn't want to take him off of it to see what happens. He tried Namenda and it made him nauseated and he started hallucinating. So we stopped that.