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Posted by PsychoSage on February 19, 2004, at 16:34:19
Has anyone taken Aricept [Alzheimer's] or any anti-Parkinsonians for attention and concentration/other cognitive benefits?
What dosage and what did you think of it?
Posted by LyndaK on February 20, 2004, at 0:11:11
In reply to Aricept, posted by PsychoSage on February 19, 2004, at 16:34:19
> Has anyone taken Aricept [Alzheimer's] or any anti-Parkinsonians for attention and concentration/other cognitive benefits?
>
> What dosage and what did you think of it?I took it (the lowest dose, I think) to counter the cognitive side-effects I was having from Zoloft. It seemed to help a little, not a lot. My pdoc then switched me from Zoloft to Remeron; it was a good switch -- worked great for my depression/anxiety; no cognitive side-effects (did gain weight though, can't win 'em all.)
Incidentally, I saw your other post above about Adrafinil. I tried that too -- got horrible headaches from it. Stopped taking it after a few days; the headaches were definitely tied to the drug. Provigil (Aricept) didn't do that to me.
Lynda
Posted by LyndaK on February 20, 2004, at 0:43:33
In reply to Re: Aricept » PsychoSage, posted by LyndaK on February 20, 2004, at 0:11:11
Provigil (Aricept) didn't do that to me.
Sorry. It was Aricept (not Provigil) that I was referring to.
Lynda
Posted by scott-d-o on February 20, 2004, at 4:40:23
In reply to Aricept, posted by PsychoSage on February 19, 2004, at 16:34:19
> Has anyone taken Aricept [Alzheimer's] or any anti-Parkinsonians for attention and concentration/other cognitive benefits?
>
> What dosage and what did you think of it?your question is sort of odd, since aricept and anti-parkinson's meds are the opposite of each other. aricept is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (which breaks down acetylcholine) and is thus "cholinergic." Parkinson's meds are pretty much the exact opposite, they are either dopaminergic or anticholinergic.
Posted by PsychoSage on February 20, 2004, at 10:49:07
In reply to Re: Aricept » PsychoSage, posted by scott-d-o on February 20, 2004, at 4:40:23
> > Has anyone taken Aricept [Alzheimer's] or any anti-Parkinsonians for attention and concentration/other cognitive benefits?
> >
> > What dosage and what did you think of it?
>
> your question is sort of odd, since aricept and anti-parkinson's meds are the opposite of each other. aricept is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (which breaks down acetylcholine) and is thus "cholinergic." Parkinson's meds are pretty much the exact opposite, they are either dopaminergic or anticholinergic.
My doctor mentioned both, so either way I am interested in finding out what other people's experiences are with either.
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