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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / March 2004Namenda
Last week my husband Don started on Namenda. I did not expect him to act lethargic. I am to increase the dosage but think I will finish the week on the 5 mg. I wish I could explain what I see--could this new med be a surprise to the brain... I believe it was meant for advanced AD. as well as early stages. Perhaps I am looking too hard..or expecting too much... Florence Give it a little time. He's supposed to stay on the 5mg in the morning for one full week. Then go to 5mg in the morning and 5mg in the evening for the second week. Do NOT increase the medication before he's been on the dose for one full week. I haven't heard of Namenda making anybody lethargic. But there's always something new to come up. On another group, I keep hearing that Namenda made the LO violent. That's also not a side effect I've ever heard of, but these people insist that it has to be the Namenda. To my knowledge, the medication was not changed in any way in order to make it acceptable by the FDA. It should be the exact same stuff we've been getting from Europe for the past 8 months. Just a thought, but could it be possible that your husband is lethargic because of, say, a cold or another medication? Just trying to rule out any other reason there might be. Mary K > Last week my husband Don started on Namenda. I did not expect him to > act lethargic. I am to increase the dosage but think I will finish the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Florence Mary Thanks for replying. What I meant., was that I was extending the first week beyond the 7 days. Don is on so many meds and many of them cause dizziness. However, they are all necessary. In addition, somehow I feel he is/was passing onto another stage. I know Namenda is just another 'hope' and I do not hope for much...just time for me to be able to continue caregiving . When I read the posts and realize I've passed thru some of the stages...angry a great deal of the time...I know it's only because I laughed at myself a great deal of the time. And some Drs...who just ---whoa---that's a whole 'nother story. Florence Florence, I know exactly what you mean! I don't blame you for extending the first week. That's probably wise. Just don't accelerate it! I'll be interested in knowing if he gets past the lethargy. Please keep us all informed! Mary K > Mary > Thanks for replying. What I meant., was that I was extending the first [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Florence Florence Last week my husband Don started on Namenda. I did not expect him to act lethargic. I am to increase the dosage but think I will finish the week on the 5 mg. My father has also become lethargic, Florence. While it was nice that he didn't object to my mother leaving him to go to an appointment, by the same token, he didn't seem pleased when we returned. I've ruled out everything else except a new progression of the disease. He's just going through the motions, whereas before, he would get excited by some things. He's 89 and somewhere in the late/moderate stage Laurie |
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