Donezepil
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Sort of. My dad's behaviour was very out of character on Donepezil so his dose was reduced and he's much more his old self again now. Less confused, less aggressive, - it caused more problems than it cured
My Mum's been taking this since Jan 2015 but was reduced to 5mg from 10mg as the higher dose made her vomit. When you say 'never seemed well'. What exactly do you mean? I'd be interested to know as Mum feels unwell at times but not ill as such .
Yes definitely. Reaction was negative immediately: almost complete personality change !
Another vote for stopping it, my wife became significantly less aggressive and her continence improved too when she stopped taking it.
As the medical professions and particularly the pharmaceutical industry don't want to hear this then it's unlikely ever to be researched properly, that the innate belief some people have that taking tablets is always the cure whether they work or not.
K
As the medical professions and particularly the pharmaceutical industry don't want to hear this then it's unlikely ever to be researched properly, that the innate belief some people have that taking tablets is always the cure whether they work or not.
K
My Mum didn't take to Donepezil either, it made her 'take to her bed' as I put it. A week after coming off the meds she was back to her previous energy levels.
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Negligence
My Mum was prescribed this by doctors who mixed her prescription up with my Dads! Was taking for over a year before I realised . Asked Memory clinic why Mun didn't have any checks or reviews like my Dad did and they confirmed that she was not known to them! She was taken off them, but a while later was put back on them. Was not sure if she did have early stage dementia or just old age , she's 86. Don't know what damage this error may have caused.
My Mum was prescribed this by doctors who mixed her prescription up with my Dads! Was taking for over a year before I realised . Asked Memory clinic why Mun didn't have any checks or reviews like my Dad did and they confirmed that she was not known to them! She was taken off them, but a while later was put back on them. Was not sure if she did have early stage dementia or just old age , she's 86. Don't know what damage this error may have caused.
That's a good way of putting it. I think maybe that's how it's affecting my mum so will definitely be looking into this further.
Hi
My dad was taken off Donezipil last year as at his 6 monthly review with the memory clinic it was found his pulse had dropped below 60 which is apparently a possible side effect. He was put on menatine and the pulse rate came up. He doesn't seem to have any other side effects with either. Not too sure if the menatine is helping in anyway but it doesn't seem to be doing any harm.
