Aricept User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Aricept has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 34 reviews on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 37% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Aricept

Bird
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 26, 2018

For Alzheimer's Disease "I was taking Aricept to help preserve my memory, due to the fact that I am 46 yrs old. I had brain surgery in 2009 to prevent seizures and now my memory is very bad. I took this medicine for about 2 months, but the vivid dreams and leg cramps were just too much to handle. I am trying a new Alzheimer's medicine now. I believe every medicine has side effects, we just have to pick and choose!!!"

5 / 10

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KMP
Taken for less than 1 month
November 2, 2022

For Alzheimer's Disease "My dad was diagnosed with dementia and was prescribed Aricept. His demeanour changed to extremely agitated and almost violent. I had to stop giving it to him. It did nothing to help with his memory. I saw only negative impact on him from taking this drug."

1 / 10

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tibby
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 17, 2021

"I am commenting on how well Aricept worked for my sister who has had major behavioral issues, explosive uncontrollable rage, for the last 11 years following her TBI. These episodes could last up to 12 hours. It has destroyed her life and all of her relationships. She started Aricept 1 month ago. She has been able to calm herself when she starts to loose it and she has regained the ability to reason while angry, neither of theses things were possible before. She has said "I can just think better". There have not been any other medicinal or environmental changes. I have not noticed any side effects. I am not sure if this will last but it's definitely worth mentioning for anyone experiencing the same issues."

10 / 10

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study...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 20, 2024

For Alzheimer's Disease "Drug has made a significant impact on me. Cleared up most of my confusion, loss of focus, and overall insecurity feelings. I have experienced many of the minor side effects listed in articles, but none that could not be worked through."

9 / 10

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Aricept
Taken for 2 to 5 years
July 2, 2022

"Aricept was given for brain ischemia following chemo therapy. Describe how the medication helped; the benefits, side effects, dosage: . . .[s/he] could not do her crossword puzzles or balance her check book before beginning therapy with a standard dose of Aricept. The gerontologist suspected Alzheimer and provided the standard dose of Aricept. There was significant improvement. MRI's ordered by a her neurologist showed brain ischemia . . . other lab work did not support a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. They continued the the prescription of Aricept not for Alzheimer but because of improved cognitive performance from taking the medication. The brain ischemia, which seems to be a result of chemo-therapy for lymphoma, is healing. S/he is living independently but has experienced some urinary control issues at night which may be a side effect of the medications. The physicians have continued to renewed the prescription for the past 3 years . . . the benefits out weigh the negative side effects."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
August 2, 2011

For Alzheimer's Disease "My mother took Aricept 5 mg for one week. She has vivid dreams and cannot tell if they are in fact dreams or real. Also, very tired."

1 / 10

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August 25, 2009

For Alzheimer's Disease "My mum has been on this medicine for 8 weeks now and her cognitive thinking and problem solving have become more fluent; she also looks much more alert."

10 / 10

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sam
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 22, 2019

For Alzheimer's Disease "This was used on one of my parents. EXPENSIVE - Does not help and caused diarrhea"

1 / 10

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WTFman
September 21, 2016

For Alzheimer's Disease "Father was almost himself again with Aricept, but it gave him uncontrollable diarrhea so he won't take it."

5 / 10

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SKC
October 26, 2015

For Alzheimer's Disease "Trouble sleeping, stomach pain, headache, constipation, fever,"

1 / 10

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Delgado
July 16, 2009

For Alzheimer's Disease "Have been using Aricept for approximately 6 years and Namenda also."

8 / 10

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Kay
Taken for less than 1 month
August 18, 2017

"Caused severe agitation & anger"

2 / 10

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Glad
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
January 7, 2022

For Alzheimer's Disease "My mom is taking donezipil for Parkinson's dementia. It's like a miracle! Her memory has improved really dramatically! It's been working for about a year now."

10 / 10

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Marion...
Taken for less than 1 month
January 19, 2024

"Causes intolerable itching. I gave it a good trial and it did not work for me. It was easy to use but I had no improvement while using it."

5 / 10

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