Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any experience of a change in behaviour once Aricept is increased from 5 to 10 mg daily? My mum has been on 5mg for over a year now and recently her short term memory has declined fairly significantly. The nurse from the memory clinic saw her in January and said that she would review her in March/April and possibly increase the Aricept to 10mg. I feel that when she does review her, the decline in her memory may prompt her to do this. However, she did say that this may cause an increase in her anxiety and agitation.
Has anyone experience of this? She gets so worried about forgetting things, she constantly looks at her diary although often does not know the date etc. I would hate to think of that getting worse as she gets so distressed but equally if the increased dose of Aricept can help then it may be worth trying.
I would be grateful for any input. Many thanks
Dee
Has anyone experience of this? She gets so worried about forgetting things, she constantly looks at her diary although often does not know the date etc. I would hate to think of that getting worse as she gets so distressed but equally if the increased dose of Aricept can help then it may be worth trying.
I would be grateful for any input. Many thanks
Dee