Posted by Emme on July 3, 2004, at 15:42:49
In reply to Re: Aricept anyone? » Emme, posted by SLS on July 3, 2004, at 13:50:11
Hi Scott,
> I tried Aricept last year. You know how treatment resistant I am, so it really doesn't mean too much that I am not a responder to any one drug. However, Aricept did make my depression noticeably worse. Sorry I couldn't offer anything positive.
Bummer. Well, I just slept for four hours after taking 5 mg of Aricept. I don't know if it's the drug, or having slept poorly last night. I'll try to give it a fair trial.
> What did you decide about memantine?
My pdoc and I decided that we should keep it as an option for another trial because I wasn't consistent or disciplined the first time I tried it. But she wanted to me to try Aricept first. My cognitive/memory issues are a real problem right now, which is probably why she chose aricept. I guess memantine might also be helpful for that since it's another alzheimer's drug.
> I recently added Zonegran. This is what I will be taking:
>
> imipramine 300mg
> Lamictal 300mg
> Abilify 10mg
> memantine 20mg
> Zonegran 200mgSo you decided to keep the menatine? Did you have a chance to try duloxetine?
> This is my second time around with Zonegran. The first time, my doctor asked me to discontinue it when I reported severe itching. However, this seems to be a phenomenon limited to provocation by heat and sweating (hot showers), so we decided that it may not have been a systemic allergic reaction. It is already producing the itching, but I'm going to see if it doesn't disappear over time.Good luck. We tried Zonegran, but unfortunately it made me much worse, so it's not for me. I was really glad to see the posts from the people who have done well with it and it sounds like it's worth a try.
> It's always something...Yeah....if it's not one thing it's another..
Keep us posted.Emme
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