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Reviewer: Wkwood01, 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I am a 70 year old male diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's. T ran in both parents and now my brother and me. I have been taking Namend and Aricept for several years. I noticed an immediate improvement in my short term memory and confusion. Now years later I am beginning to notice a deline once again. I am being changed over to the combined extended release in hopes it will help forestall
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Reviewer: here to help, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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72 yr old husband put on Namenda 10 mg, along with 10 mg Aricept 2 times daily, for 1 week, then increased to 2 times daily. He became more confused and very argumentative and lost his sense of reasoning. He also seemed to hallucinate on occasion.
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Reviewer: JoeWras, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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89 y.o. father was put on this (titrated to 28mg XR) and now is a new man. He was having hallucinations and confabulations before, and these are now gone. His short term memory is just slightly better. The biggest improvement is in the clarity and lack of "made up" stuff. I can now call him and talk to him instead of trying to convince him he didn't change out all the electrical
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Reviewer: edw, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I take one a day Namanda 5 plus one Galantamine HBr 8mg. Do not seem to suffer any side effects. I feel they are holding my problem steady at the moment. I tried Aricept and others but had bad side effects.
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Reviewer: Grandmama213, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My husband was given this medication by his doctor to try to improve his memory. He was put on 5mg I a day. This seemed to work very well. It helped his memory and also made him seem more present. Just increased to 2 a day and seems to be making him loose temper often. Might put him back to 1 a day. Any one else have this problem?
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