Hello everyone,
I just stumbled upon this fantastic forum and have already found lots of answers to my questions...Thank you.
My main worry at the moment is Aricept.
Mum was diagnosed on Thursday and started on the Aricept 5mg on Friday. She is suffering terrible side effects, we were warned that she could but didn't expect her to be SO bad. Nausia, vomiting, sweating, eyes swelling and more confused than normal.
At the moment Mum lives alone in a warden aided bungalow and usually ticks along nicely with help from me, today she couldn't even find the bedroom.
Can anyone tell me how long the side effects usually last for (one of those questions I meant to ask the Doctor) and is Aricept worth it?
I am considering not giving her any more?
I have tried contacting Nhs direct they said to speak to her Doctor and give her paracetamol. He is unavailable until Monday and our local Doctors put me through to an emergency number and they told me it wasn't an emergency. So I have been pulling my hair out I don't think Mum can cope with many more days like this.
I am dreading giving her the tablet tomorrow.
Hope someone can help!
Kathryn
I just stumbled upon this fantastic forum and have already found lots of answers to my questions...Thank you.
My main worry at the moment is Aricept.
Mum was diagnosed on Thursday and started on the Aricept 5mg on Friday. She is suffering terrible side effects, we were warned that she could but didn't expect her to be SO bad. Nausia, vomiting, sweating, eyes swelling and more confused than normal.
At the moment Mum lives alone in a warden aided bungalow and usually ticks along nicely with help from me, today she couldn't even find the bedroom.
Can anyone tell me how long the side effects usually last for (one of those questions I meant to ask the Doctor) and is Aricept worth it?
I am considering not giving her any more?
I have tried contacting Nhs direct they said to speak to her Doctor and give her paracetamol. He is unavailable until Monday and our local Doctors put me through to an emergency number and they told me it wasn't an emergency. So I have been pulling my hair out I don't think Mum can cope with many more days like this.
I am dreading giving her the tablet tomorrow.
Hope someone can help!
Kathryn