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Anthony Shipley - 04 Sep 2005 06:23 GMT

I'm getting tired of the daily grind of experiencing nausea all day every day
as a result of Aricept and, now, Reminyl.

Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?

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Evelyn Ruut - 04 Sep 2005 13:55 GMT

> I'm getting tired of the daily grind of experiencing nausea all day every
> day
> as a result of Aricept and, now, Reminyl.
>
> Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?

Always take your Aricept after dinner so it is less upsetting to the
stomach. That way you sleep for a while after taking it, and you have
something in your stomach to cushion it. It helped a bit for my mother in
law. Also they say it is better to start with a smaller dose and build it
up to the full dose slowly. Those are the only tips I know of, Anthony.

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Anthony Shipley - 05 Sep 2005 00:19 GMT

>Always take your Aricept after dinner so it is less upsetting to the
>stomach. That way you sleep for a while after taking it, and you have
>something in your stomach to cushion it. It helped a bit for my mother in
>law. Also they say it is better to start with a smaller dose and build it
>up to the full dose slowly. Those are the only tips I know of, Anthony.

I can't recall whether the Aricept was worse than the Reminyl :-/

To be honest, Aricept was so bad I had to go back to the lower does (before
moving onto Reminyl.

I actually take it immediately after dinner about 7pm. Whatever, it's just as
bad. As far as I know, it's a slow release drug so it doesn't make much
difference when you take it.
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Lesanne - 05 Sep 2005 01:01 GMT

The only thing I could find in the nursing drug references is to take it
with food, so that probably works for some people. Have you asked the Doc
that prescribed it? Sometimes if you call the pharmacist they also have some
good ideas.

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Bud - 04 Sep 2005 16:43 GMT

> Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?

Dramamine (dimenhydrinate) and/or Bonine (Meclizine) can be had OTC or
online. Both have a chewable form and a Dramamine patch is avilable
altho I believe it requires an Rx. These are frequently used for sea
sickness and occasionally for nausea of pregnancy but are good for other
causes of nausea, ie chemotherapy et al.

http://www.acidrelief.com/conaffairs/acid_relief8.shtml

http://www.drugs.com/cons/Bonine.html

Side effects are rare and drowsiness is prolly the main one. HTH and
YMMV. Good luck.

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Tumbleweed - 04 Sep 2005 19:14 GMT

>> Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?
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> Side effects are rare and drowsiness is prolly the main one. HTH and YMMV.
> Good luck.

FWIW I use bonine when scuba diving and find it works really well so it
might help with nausea from other causes as well.

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Evelyn Ruut - 05 Sep 2005 02:25 GMT

>>> Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?
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> FWIW I use bonine when scuba diving and find it works really well so it
> might help with nausea from other causes as well.

Now that you mention it, I took Bonine when I had awful vertigo from a head
injury. It stopped the dizzy spells. I wasn't nauseous, but the dizzy
spells were awful. It was a very good product for me then.

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Karen - 04 Sep 2005 16:53 GMT

I've had good results with using ginger (candied form or tea) or peppermint
to combat drug induced nausea, although not for the same drugs as those you
are taking. Altoids were particularly handy the last time I had to worry
about it.

This approach may not be as good as the OTC drugs. Bonine worked the best
for me in the OTC category.

Karen

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Florence A - 05 Sep 2005 16:37 GMT

Anthony.

Sorry, but I can only think of suggesting trying Namenda with the
Aricept. It may work---one can never tell. This combo may suit you
better.

I can't remember why we stopped Reminyl (whoops better stop that not
remembering bit!) I usually wrote on the prescription label why.& date
stopped. However I've thrown away all the old too many RX's .

Don is still on those stated above.with no problems.

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Anthony Shipley - 06 Sep 2005 02:36 GMT

>Sorry, but I can only think of suggesting trying Namenda with the
>Aricept. It may work---one can never tell. This combo may suit you
>better.

Thanks for that. I can't change without the neurologist so I'll hang in there
until the next consultation.

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Beth Cole - 05 Sep 2005 17:06 GMT

> I'm getting tired of the daily grind of experiencing nausea all day every day
> as a result of Aricept and, now, Reminyl.
>
> Does anybody know of an antidote or something to lessen the symptoms?

You might try eating some gingersnaps or drinking ginger tea with it.
Ginger is supposed to be a natural remedy for nausea.

Beth

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Anthony Shipley - 06 Sep 2005 02:37 GMT

>You might try eating some gingersnaps or drinking ginger tea with it.
>Ginger is supposed to be a natural remedy for nausea.

Thanks, I'll try that today -- if I get to rem..

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Karen - 06 Sep 2005 03:50 GMT

Anthony, crystallized ginger is usually available in the grocery store
baking area and it kills nausea for me ASAP. It doesn't last as long as
Bonine, but it works quickly and is available easily. Bonine, OTOH, is
chewable and lasts up to 12 hours.

Karen

> >You might try eating some gingersnaps or drinking ginger tea with it.
> >Ginger is supposed to be a natural remedy for nausea.
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Anthony Shipley - 07 Sep 2005 06:39 GMT

>>You might try eating some gingersnaps or drinking ginger tea with it.
>>Ginger is supposed to be a natural remedy for nausea.

Thanks for all responses. I've been taking ginger tea and it _does_ seem to make
a big difference. It's even nicely wrapped in a tea bag.

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Evelyn Ruut - 07 Sep 2005 13:27 GMT

>>>You might try eating some gingersnaps or drinking ginger tea with it.
>>>Ginger is supposed to be a natural remedy for nausea.
>
> Thanks for all responses. I've been taking ginger tea and it _does_ seem
> to make
> a big difference. It's even nicely wrapped in a tea bag.

That is wonderful! Here we see the real value of newsgroups!
Glad to hear you are getting some relief, Anthony :-)
A great suggestion, Beth!
I had forgotten how good Ginger is for stomach stuff.

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