Posted by acm on September 27, 1999, at 15:18:28
In reply to Aricept, posted by Elizabeth on September 15, 1999, at 1:06:27
> My doctor and I have been competing for the "craziest idea" award. His latest random thought: donepezil (Aricept), a cholinesterase inhibitor most commonly used for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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> Does anyone have experience with this sort of drug? If so, what have you used it for, and what happened? I'm also worried about the possible side effects, especially effects on sleep (though Parnate may counteract that).
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> Thanks.There was a study done at the University of Rochester (NY) sleep lab in January 1998 that tested Aricept on clinically depressed people who had problems sleeping. I was a part of it. In fact, I went there because I couldn't sleep, they screened me, and that's how I first was diagnosed with depression.
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