donepezil

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Final complete day: 2026-08-11. Attention was 1.5% — this entity appeared in 11 of 738 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (12 mentions).

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1. 2026-08-09 00:03 UTCComment

   (M74) diagnosed with AD 2+ years ago. At 62 I think she is early onset. That would be different from my situation. I was offered injectables on 3 different occasions. Every time my wife, neurologist and I agreed to not participate. My progression has been very minimal and if I didn’t tell you I had AD you would not know. I’m doing pretty much all the things available to mitigate the effects of this disease. Diet, exercise, sleeping habits, lifestyle choices etc. I take Donepezil and Memantine daily, along with other medications for HBP, cholesterol and mood swings. I’m doing great. Still driving, shopping etc. I have become a bit of a “home body”. I’m just more comfortable here than out running around. I have been volunteering for years, but am slowly winding down on that. I spend a lot of time doing puzzles, reading and a few home projects. I know, boring, but it’s what works for me. I do memory exercises constantly and it certainly hasn’t hurt. A I wish you 2 the best. There is no cure, nor reversal, only mitigation and alleviation. Educate yourselves and make the best of it. I’m APOE3/4 for your information. Best wishes and good luck.

2. 2026-08-08 13:55 UTCComment

   I posted this on another thread, but it seems relevant here.... My wife (55) was diagnosed with EOA a year ago. Her symptoms started before that. Her neurologist denied her the amyloid treatment because she believed it was too late and would not benefit my wife. The tests reveal no genetic cause for her condition (outside of a single copy of the APOE4 gene, but that's not associated with EOA, although I suppose that might be influenced by lifestyle, too). So, I'm left to look elsewhere. (This is where I get to your "all in" question) The doctor is only going to treat symptoms at this point. I firmly believe two major contributions to her condition have been poor sleep habits, and her picky diet (ie. the gut-brain axis). All my efforts have been to diminish those negative influences. So, outside of the usual donepezil and memantine, my wife is on hormone replacement therapy (estradiol patch and progesterone), and I have her on a slew of supplements, we go on near-daily walks, I have her at the local gym twice a week for workouts (including weight lifting) with a personal trainer, and have altered her diet as much as I can (she's still picky). We got her the shingles vaccine in February, and I will request the "high dose" flu vaccine when that comes around again. (she only got the low dose last time) My best description of her condition is "stable", based on my observations. But, it could be that we're not very far after the initial diagnosis, either. As far as when the process of AD started, that was likely 20 years ago. But, I've also seen a couple of things (very recently) that give me some encouragement. She seems more alert, and is putting on makeup (something she hasn't paid attention to in awhile). Whether I'm seeing things I want to see, and if it's related to everything we're doing, or the fact that I increased her Lithium Orotate dose a couple of weeks ago, I can't say for sure. It could be all of the above.

3. 2026-08-08 12:36 UTCComment

   My opinion, based on everything I've read, is that no single solution/treatment has shown to cure or stop the progression of AD because the origin is multi-faceted, and I'm believing the cause starts outside the brain. There is evidence to back that up. That said, my wife (55) was diagnosed with EOA a year ago. Her symptoms started before that. Her neurologist denied her the amyloid treatment because she believed it was too late and would not benefit my wife. The tests reveal no genetic cause for her condition. So, I'm left to look elsewhere. The doctor is only going to treat symptoms at this point. I firmly believe two major contributions to her condition have been poor sleep habits, and her picky diet (ie. the gut-brain axis). All my efforts have been to diminish those negative influences. So, outside of the usual donepezil and memantine, my wife is on hormone replacement therapy (estradiol patch and progesterone), and I have her on a slew of supplements, we go on near-daily walks, I have her at the local gym twice a week for workouts (including weight training), and have altered her diet. My best description of her condition is "stable", based on my observations. But, I've also seen a couple of things (very recently) that give me some encouragement. She seems more alert, and is putting on makeup (something she hasn't paid attention to in awhile). Whether I'm seeing things I want to see, and if it's related to everything we're doing, or the fact that I increased her Lithium Orotate dose a couple of weeks ago, I can't say for sure. It could be all of the above.

4. 2026-08-06 20:30 UTCComment

   Wow thats alot of medications with potential overlaps of treating the same thing. Are you in the United States? Does she take memantine or Donepezil? I can imagine it took a long time to finally get everything under control. Do you feel like one of those meds made the biggest difference? Thanks for your response and sorry for what you and your family are going through. 🙏

5. 2026-08-06 12:52 UTCComment

   My wife (62) is 4 years from EOA diagnosis. She's been on donepezil for all four years .(Makes her tired in my opinion) She continues to get worse with each passing month in regard to being confused. I don't this this drug has helped her at all. We tried the newest infusion treatments, but she got swelling of the brain and we had to stop. My wife gets violent when I change her, she's double incontinent. She kicks, punches and bites but ourside of this, she's pretty calm all day. If I had this disease, I'd go to Switzerland too. Bless you and hope your with us a long time.