Tonight my husband said that is what he feels like tonight. Ativan did not help. He had been on low dose 5mg for a month and I didn't see any changes. We upped it to 5 more MG about 4 days ago and he hasn't been feeling too good. Is this the Dementia or Aricept? WebMD did not say anything about the side effect of anxiety or falling to pieces. Can anyone help soon ??
If you think it could be the Aricept you can talk to the doctor about discontinuing it. Some doctors prescribe it for patients with vascular dementia, maybe because vascular is sometimes combined with Alzheimer's. If it is making him feel bad, however, the doctor may choose to taper him back off of it.
Who is doing the prescribing? Is it a geriatric psychiatrist or dementia specialist ?
He has Ativan he can take as needed so I gave him one this am with all his meds he takes. He is on meds for blood pressure and his pressure is better than mine. Better than 120/80. He is on Lipitor, Losartin, Lasix all for his heart. He just now said he would give it another week. Maybe his Dementia is causing his mood. I am at a loss right now. Thank you