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Reviewer: Ted, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Made initial "fuzziness" of thought virtually a thing of the past. Has been Excellent in returning me back to clarity of thought and functioning, driving, etc.
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Reviewer: CAN'T REMEMBER, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Can't tell any difference. But there is no sure way to realky know. Some days it seems like it helps. Others like it is making no difference. I'm no better, but maybe I'm not getting worse as rapidly. At least it not expensive and not seeming to harm.
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Reviewer: donepezil hcl 5 mg., 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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about 3 days after I started taking this medication, i started feeling dizzy. it has continued to get worse since then. I am extremely dizzy, sick to my stomach and sometimes puking. I also have diarrhea. It has gotten so bad that all I do is lay on the couch or in bed. |The worst dizziness is when I'm walking around. I am going to stop taking it and see if my body improves. If it does,
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Reviewer: Female (Caregiver)
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My mother was having hallucinations and severe confusion and once she started taking this medication the transformation and improvement was almost overnight. She even could tell the difference and admitted she was in a haze previously.
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