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This disease finally made me cry
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 17 hours ago | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
My husbands doctor increased his Aricept to 10mg it was 6 days he was dreaming in his sleep and last night he got up went in the garage and was looking for his truck which we no longer have. So it looks like it’s time to hide the keys thank goodness we have an alarm. Dr said to go back on 5 mg I didn’t realize the side effects and how long it takes to get off it?
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@jeanadair123
Well I guess we all have learned that we should:
1. Discuss the side effects with the doctor when she/he prescribes the medications. Our neurologist was very honest. He said 5% of the people who took it had side effects. But that obviously those statistics do not mean any thing oto you if you are in the 5%!
2. Ask how long it would take to let the side effects subside (if they do_
3. Ask How quickly you could take the person off the medication if needed. Some you can just stop and some need time to wean off.
Thank goodness there is some of this info on the internet. -- but be careful about the sources.
I sure hope that the experience was not too distressing for your husband. He must have been surprised about finding no truck!