Fwd: Aricept for Parkinson`s

January 21, 2001

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Aricept and Exelon two drugs for Alzheimer have been used but

not officially studied in the dementia or intellectual decline

that can accampany parkinson they can be helpful by decreasing

the drowsiness and improving the short term memory it usually

takes a month to know if the drugs are helpful

they are safe to take and reasonable to try

Abe Lieberman m

my father who is 57 has been diagnosed with Parkinson`s 3 years ago. He has

frequent short term memory loss and has been complaining about it. His

neurologist has just prescribed ARICEPT. After doing some research, I found

out that this drug was used for treating memory loss in Alzheimer`s. Is it

also commonly prescribed for Parkinson`s? And now I am quite worried and

wondering: Is it possible to have both Parkinson`s AND Alzheimer`s?

Thank you for your answer!

Bénédicte

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