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Rivastigmineis used to treat the symptoms of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Rivastigmine will not cure Alzheimer's disease, and it will not stop the disease from getting worse. However, rivastigmine can improve thinking ability in some patients with Alzheimer's disease.
In Alzheimer's disease, many chem... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Dementia | 33 |
61% |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 29 |
72% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 1 |
0% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 1 |
100% |
| Depression - Teen | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 66% (65
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Mom just started on it a few days ago.
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patch was causing welts and irritation, switched to pills
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I don't know that I will be able to tell.
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JUST BEGUN MED=TRANSDERMAL PATCH
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My husband is on the Patch trial and I haven't decided yet.
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need support
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Took Her off of all meds except pain meds.
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This did not work well with my dad. I think it helped with the halucinations but the confusion grew worst.
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messed with her stomach.
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not seeing any effect
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PS Kim - I just picked up on something in your despatch... You said "now the pain meds are out of her system" - was that making her go awry?... [More] -
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Just wanted to update you. Mom is responding really well to the Exelon patch. Now that the pain meds are out of her system and the patch has been gett... [More] -
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My Mom just started the Exelon 4.6 mg. patch 2 weeks ago (as of tomorrow). Aside from a very bad few days when she was prescribed a pain medication fo... [More] -
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My husband has been on excelon for a couple of yrs, now. He switched from Aricept to Excelon. He has not had any negative reactions from the drug. ... [More] -
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My husband (81) has been diagnosed with Alzeimers dementia. His neurologist is planning on prescribing Exelon for him. He appointment is November 12. ... [More]
