Hello everybody,
I posted for the first time yesterday but in an inappropriate section of the forum but thank you to those who have already contacted me. At the risk of repeating myself, I would like to explain my mum and me's situation. Mum's had memory problems some considerable time, but more recently has been labelled as having Alzheimers. What really concerns me though is that she was pretty well ok until she started taking Aricept which she was only on for about 3 weeks before the trouble started. Since taking it, it's not just her memory that's the problem, she's now experiencing serious psychotic problems. These have only just started and she's also lost the ability to do very simple things ie unlock/lock the back door, things like that she could do before the Aricept. Since Aricept her anxiety/agitation levels and dreadful worrying have kept her in a stupor most of the time. She is thankfully still mobile and physically OK, but interestingly she has developed a uninary tract infection since being on Aricept. It's because of the psychosis that she may have to be hospitalised if the symptoms don't stop within a week. Can Aricept have done this? Her GP thinks the Aricept is responsible but a different doctor told me over the phone that she's probably had a small stroke which is responsible for the psychosis. He has never examined mum though, he was just responded to my call for help. I want to believe it's the Aricept because then she might come out of this horrible situation. Does anyone else have similar stories to mum's? Can Aricept be this awful? or is it a coincidence that she had a small stroke at the time the aricept started? I have asked the doctors but have had 2 different replies so any information would be gratefully received. By the way, my name is Sue and I'm caring for mum whilst she's psychotic. Sorry to have gone on.
Sue
I posted for the first time yesterday but in an inappropriate section of the forum but thank you to those who have already contacted me. At the risk of repeating myself, I would like to explain my mum and me's situation. Mum's had memory problems some considerable time, but more recently has been labelled as having Alzheimers. What really concerns me though is that she was pretty well ok until she started taking Aricept which she was only on for about 3 weeks before the trouble started. Since taking it, it's not just her memory that's the problem, she's now experiencing serious psychotic problems. These have only just started and she's also lost the ability to do very simple things ie unlock/lock the back door, things like that she could do before the Aricept. Since Aricept her anxiety/agitation levels and dreadful worrying have kept her in a stupor most of the time. She is thankfully still mobile and physically OK, but interestingly she has developed a uninary tract infection since being on Aricept. It's because of the psychosis that she may have to be hospitalised if the symptoms don't stop within a week. Can Aricept have done this? Her GP thinks the Aricept is responsible but a different doctor told me over the phone that she's probably had a small stroke which is responsible for the psychosis. He has never examined mum though, he was just responded to my call for help. I want to believe it's the Aricept because then she might come out of this horrible situation. Does anyone else have similar stories to mum's? Can Aricept be this awful? or is it a coincidence that she had a small stroke at the time the aricept started? I have asked the doctors but have had 2 different replies so any information would be gratefully received. By the way, my name is Sue and I'm caring for mum whilst she's psychotic. Sorry to have gone on.
Sue
