Med's for Cognitive Impairment

[johnniebear]

After discussion with MS  Neuro and my wife ,   we agreed that  I should start  Aricept , it is used mostly for Alzheimer,  so its off label and  he says it has shown great results.


I do have a damaged working memory and slower processing speed,  cognitive impairment effects every day in some small way.  


I won't reveal to  any other family or friends that I ve stated this med,  I just think I would feel self-conscious about  people looking for my errors and mistakes.


Any one else out there taking this?  whats your results?  your  expectation met?


Your  thoughts would be appreciated .


thanks
JB

[Guitar_grrrl]

Hey, JB!  I have a friend with PPMS whose main symptom is cognitive impairment, and her neuro put her on Aricept.  She's really happy with it, and it's helped her feel comfortable with social gatherings.

Try it - you may like it.

[johnniebear]

Just a  follow up,


The MS Nero was quite clear that it is not Alzheimer's doesn't look like Alzheimer's was hundred percent sure it's not Alzheimer's so it is off label use..

This was probably the best conversation I've ever had with the MS  Neuro, we were probably on the phone almost 20 minutes and then I spoke with the MS nurse the next day for half an hour more the.

I have  routine office visit in March,  the meds will have an effect in 4-6 weeks.

One side effect  is that my stomach is a little upset and I'm a bit gassy it should diminish in another week or two..


I still stay in limbo land,  I'm not nudged out one way or another I remain in limbo land.


Very affordable,,  my cost is $10  for thirty days of meds.

take care.
JB

[Lulu54]

I've heard great things about it with delay early onset Alzheimer's but very little about MS use.  

I'm with PD - if it were offered and I had a need, I would definitely give it a try.  Have you looked into how long it take to begin to show a positive gain from it?  That might be important to know if it takes several months and you have to be patient.

I hate that you are adding this onto your list, but I'm glad you are being offered something to try.  

[SarahL2491]

I tried it and it "made me ugly" and my primary doc said it can do that if you don't have alzheimer's.  But guess it won't hurt to try!

[PastorDan]

Don't know at all, John, but I'd take it if they offered it, just to see if it helped.  That is, after I read the fine print; I know nearly nothing about the drug.

Had another Neuropsych eval at Cleveland Clinic this week.  For all I know, they might ask me to try it.  Lost my mom to early-onset Alzheimer's back in '82; Aricept has always been out there on my "gotta look at that someday" list.

Best wishes to you, in any case, and have a blessed Christmas.