Memantine and Anger: What Users Say

• dau...
• January 16, 2012

Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease "My mother has been treated with the Exelon (patch) for two years now. Last month she was changed to Namenda. She has become irritable, aggressive/depressed and more confused than before. We are asking the doctor to switch back to Exelon."

• CTa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 27, 2019

Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease "My sister has moderate frontal lobe Alzheimer’s. She was extremely agitated, angry, and weepy. She was withdrawing into herself and had little awareness of her surroundings and had difficulty with dressing and toileting. Literally, after the first day of Namenda 20 mg, it was like someone turned the lights on. It’s been 2 months now, and she is aware and able to go for walks by herself; dress herself and play the piano. Her memory and executive function continue to be poor. Nothing short of a miracle. Not sure how long this will last."

• Ms ...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 11, 2017

Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease "My mom has been on this medication for one year, and her condition (dementia) is getting worse. She's hallucinating, aggressive, and extremely confused. It seems as if this medication is making things worse and speeding up the progress of the dementia. This drug should not be on the market. I will bring her to her psychologist soon, and I will be asking for this drug to be taken off her daily medication intake. Please say no to this drug."

• Jan...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 26, 2021

For Alzheimer's Disease "My husband was diagnosed at 54, and a year later, he started memantine, as well as rivastigmine patches that he was already taking. He was prescribed from 5 to 20 mg over the first month but settled at 5 mg as he felt dizziness and headaches at 10 mg. I did feel like his motivation returned a bit, and he was doing very well. He had become quite aggressive over the last few months (bullying really), it has been bad. Then he started taking the tablets on alternate days, then decided he wouldn't take any more. Since he has come off them, his aggression has gone, and I am so relieved. I do worry that perhaps his cognitive abilities will reduce, but so far, they have improved - he has also started taking a cholesterol tablet, however, so I can't tell if it's the lack of memantine or the pravastatin that is helping - he has started putting the telly on and watched a couple of things, which he hasn't done since soon after memantine was introduced. I hope this helps. Free in the UK, by the way."

• jtk...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2015

Memantine "My mom was given Namenda and got worse. Had hallucinations and got to the point that she didn't know me, got very aggressive."