Posted by utopizen on December 1, 2004, at 10:25:06
In reply to Aricept for cognitive problems, posted by scatterbrained on November 29, 2004, at 19:40:25
> I just started aricept last night and am wondering how long it will take for it to start working. I also take lamictal(50) zoloft(100) trazadone(400)Sam-e(1600) respirdal(half of .25)
> Namenda(forget how much)and a multi vitamin. The problem, above everything else, is the cognitive problems.I wont go into all of it right now but I was just wondering, besides the depression, which of these medications might be causing additional cognitive problems?
>Depression is the worst culprit for your cognition, ever. I've been on Risperdal, sleeping 16 hours a day, in a feetle position while praying my Adderall will overwhelm my senses until giving up a few days later-- trust me- I understand meds can affect your cognition.
Still, remember that many of these cognitive issues resolve after several weeks of regular use at the same dose-- and Aricept would only HELP your cogntition-- in no way reduce it-- the stuff's powerful, and is used for Altzeimer's (I can never spell that).
Still, you have other options, and you can talk to your doc about advice. But I wouldn't touch the Aricept, it's only going to help.
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