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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / February 2005Wow!
I feel wonderful today--albeit I only woke up at about noon. Not only is it a lovely cool and breezy day but I feel great -- I'd forgotten what it was like being alive. Could it be the 10mg of Aricept kicking in (only about 2 weeks since I increased the dose from 5mg). - Mod as a hooter! Anthony Shipley <astech@iinet.net.au> is alleged to have said: > I feel wonderful today--albeit I only woke up at about noon. Not only is it a > lovely cool and breezy day but I feel great -- I'd forgotten what it was like > being alive. > > Could it be the 10mg of Aricept kicking in (only about 2 weeks since I increased > the dose from 5mg). Congratulations, Anthony. It could be the Aricept. Are you also taking Namenda? The combination helped my mother with her confusion, sort of brought her into focus better. It's the best response she's had to medication: 10 mg Aricept once a day, 20 mg Namenda split into two 10 mg doses.  SignatureJo Ann Malina, make spamthis best to find my address The sun has got his hat on Hip hip hip hooray! The sun has got his hat on And he's coming out today. -- Ralph Butler & Noel Gay "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" 1932 song >Congratulations, Anthony. It could be the Aricept. Are you also >taking Namenda? The combination helped my mother with her confusion, >sort of brought her into focus better. It's the best response she's >had to medication: 10 mg Aricept once a day, 20 mg Namenda split into >two 10 mg doses. Namenda is not available here via the equivalent of your PBS. - Mod as a hooter! > >Congratulations, Anthony. It could be the Aricept. Are you also > >taking Namenda? The combination helped my mother with her confusion, > >sort of brought her into focus better. It's the best response she's > >had to medication: 10 mg Aricept once a day, 20 mg Namenda split into > >two 10 mg doses. > Namenda is not available here via the equivalent of your PBS. Pardon my ignorance Anthony, but do you mean it's not available on our Australian Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme ... or just not available here in Oz? I'm only a respite carer, and not involved in the medicinal side of things, so my knowledge in this area is minimal. However, I'm interested and want to learn more. Caz >Pardon my ignorance Anthony, but do you mean it's not available on our >Australian Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme ... or just not available here in >Oz? No ignorance on your part at all. >I'm only a respite carer, and not involved in the medicinal side of things, >so my knowledge in this area is minimal. However, I'm interested and want to >learn more. As for the "only" above, it's entirely unnecessary :-) Not (yet) available on the Aussie PBS. - Mod as a hooter! > >Pardon my ignorance Anthony, but do you mean it's not available on our > >Australian Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme ... or just not available here in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Not (yet) available on the Aussie PBS. Thanks for that. So you need to pay full price -- is it very expensive? Caz >Thanks for that. So you need to pay full price -- is it very expensive? Couple of grand a year - hoping for it to become available.... - Mod as a hooter! > >Thanks for that. So you need to pay full price -- is it very expensive? > Couple of grand a year - hoping for it to become available.... Couple of grand?? I can see why the subject line of this thread is Wow! But pensioners/Health Care Card holders would still only pay the $5 (?) per script, surely? >Couple of grand?? I can see why the subject line of this thread is Wow! But >pensioners/Health Care Card holders would still only pay the $5 (?) per >script, surely? No, because it's not on the list of subsidised (can't recall the exact term) drugs :-( - Mod as a hooter! > >Couple of grand?? I can see why the subject line of this thread is Wow! But > >pensioners/Health Care Card holders would still only pay the $5 (?) per > >script, surely? > > No, because it's not on the list of subsidised (can't recall the exact term) > drugs :-( So people who can't afford it just miss out on the potential benefits?! That's terrible. I hope it's added to the PBS very soon. >So people who can't afford it just miss out on the potential benefits?! >That's terrible. I hope it's added to the PBS very soon. Well, I actually have to go for another MMS to ascertain that the Aricept is helping me - otherwise, kaboosh. - Mod as a hooter! > >So people who can't afford it just miss out on the potential benefits?! > >That's terrible. I hope it's added to the PBS very soon. > > Well, I actually have to go for another MMS to ascertain that the Aricept is > helping me - otherwise, kaboosh. It could be, from what you said in your original post. I hope it is. > Wow! > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in (only about 2 weeks since I increased > the dose from 5mg). Ronny: I don't know about the meds;but it's nice to hear that you has such a good day. :-) I'm up here in rural NE Texas,so it's still winter here. Not bad though and spring will be here soon. My daffodils have been coming up for a couple of weeks or so and it looks like a few of them will be blooming soon. :-) >> Wow! >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >couple of weeks or so and it looks like a few of them will be blooming >soon. :-) Dunno about yo' all Texans, but most of us down here have different names. Mine is Anthony Shipley. - Mod as a hooter! Anthony, it could possible be the increase in Aricept. It really helped my husband. Gwen > Wow! > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in (only about 2 weeks since I increased > the dose from 5mg). Ronny: I don't know about the meds;but it's nice to hear that you has such a good day. :-) I'm up here in rural NE Texas,so it's still winter here. Not bad though and spring will be here soon. My daffodils have been coming up for a couple of weeks or so and it looks like a few of them will be blooming soon. :-) |
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