Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thank you, Donna. I am not telling him that the nausea might be from the Aricept because he might become resistant to taking it. The nausea seems mild at this point. Lorraine > > Lorraine, > > I gave Mom 3 pills and called the MD. SHe was climbing the walls and couldn't take it. > He took her off it immediately. > > That was just my experience. > > Hugs, > > Donna R > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. > > > Aricept question > > My husband just started Aricept on Saturday. For those who have LOs > on it, how long did it take to see any improvement? Is the > improvement gradual? He has slight nausea - does the body adjust and > that go away? I know everyone is different -just wanting to hear > about others' experiences. > Lorraine > husband 57, diagnosed with Parkinson's, has many LBD symptoms > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lorraine, Does it say to give it with food? That may help with the neusea? Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Aricept question > > My husband just started Aricept on Saturday. For those who have LOs > on it, how long did it take to see any improvement? Is the > improvement gradual? He has slight nausea - does the body adjust and > that go away? I know everyone is different -just wanting to hear > about others' experiences. > Lorraine > husband 57, diagnosed with Parkinson's, has many LBD symptoms > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Donna, the hand out said with or without food. I have been giving it first thing in the morning and sometimes he has a light snack. Since he also has PD, I wait to give him breakfast until his first PD meds kick in. It must be very slight nausea because I have to ask how he feels before he mentions it. He is vocal about other aches and pains. Lorraine > > > > Lorraine, > > > > I gave Mom 3 pills and called the MD. SHe was climbing the walls > and couldn't take it. > > He took her off it immediately. > > > > That was just my experience. > > > > Hugs, > > > > Donna R > > > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and > 4th year in a nh. > > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. > > > > > > Aricept question > > > > My husband just started Aricept on Saturday. For those who have LOs > > on it, how long did it take to see any improvement? Is the > > improvement gradual? He has slight nausea - does the body adjust and > > that go away? I know everyone is different -just wanting to hear > > about others' experiences. > > Lorraine > > husband 57, diagnosed with Parkinson's, has many LBD symptoms > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lorraine: Be sure he started at 5 mg. My husband never could take more than that or he would get sick. I wish now we would have tried to split the 10 and given it twice a day to see if that would work. As for improvement, you may not see improvement, but it should hold him for some time. These drugs usually work for 3-4 years at most, but it's not good to take them off of them even if you don't think they are working, as they can go downhill and not recover even if they start taking them again. The Excelon patch is supposed to be better for the nausea problems. You might consider that. Also, Namenda given with Aricept/Excelon/Razadyne sometimes really helps. If he's not on that, too, you might consider that. June C. > > Subject: Aricept question > To: LBDcaregivers > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 8:08 AM > My husband just started Aricept on Saturday. For those who > have LOs > on it, how long did it take to see any improvement? Is the > improvement gradual? He has slight nausea - does the body > adjust and > that go away? I know everyone is different -just wanting > to hear > about others' experiences. > Lorraine > husband 57, diagnosed with Parkinson's, has many LBD > symptoms > > > ------------------------------------ > > Welcome to LBDcaregivers. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Also, I would certainly give it after he eats. Personally, I can't take meds on an empty stomach at all. June again. > > Subject: Re: Aricept question > To: LBDcaregivers > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 8:59 AM > Donna, the hand out said with or without food. I have been > giving it > first thing in the morning and sometimes he has a light > snack. Since > he also has PD, I wait to give him breakfast until his > first PD meds > kick in. It must be very slight nausea because I have to > ask how he > feels before he mentions it. He is vocal about other aches > and pains. > Lorraine > > > > > > > > Lorraine, > > > > > > I gave Mom 3 pills and called the MD. SHe was > climbing the walls > > and couldn't take it. > > > He took her off it immediately. > > > > > > That was just my experience. > > > > > > Hugs, > > > > > > Donna R > > > > > > Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to > MI) for 3 years and > > 4th year in a nh. > > > She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx > other than mine. > > > > > > > > > Aricept question > > > > > > My husband just started Aricept on Saturday. For > those who have LOs > > > on it, how long did it take to see any > improvement? Is the > > > improvement gradual? He has slight nausea - does > the body adjust and > > > that go away? I know everyone is different -just > wanting to hear > > > about others' experiences. > > > Lorraine > > > husband 57, diagnosed with Parkinson's, has > many LBD symptoms > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 June, thank you for the information and the idea of twice a day. I will keep that in mind because I have wondered if the nausea would worsen at 10 mg. BTW, yes he started at 5 mg. Once when he was in the hospital for test(maybe an EKG) a nurse said his skin is sensitive to adhesive when she was taking an EKG type patch off. That has not encouraged me to consider the Exelon patch. Lorraine > > Lorraine: Be sure he started at 5 mg. My husband never could take more than that or he would get sick. I wish now we would have tried to split the 10 and given it twice a day to see if that would work. > > As for improvement, you may not see improvement, but it should hold him for some time. These drugs usually work for 3-4 years at most, but it's not good to take them off of them even if you don't think they are working, as they can go downhill and not recover even if they start taking them again. > > The Excelon patch is supposed to be better for the nausea problems. You might consider that. Also, Namenda given with Aricept/Excelon/Razadyne sometimes really helps. If he's not on that, too, you might consider that. > > June C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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