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donepezil

DRUG

Evidence in r/alzheimers — Alzheimer's

Trend support

Rising+0.7 pp
Current seven-day window
Current 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-28
Comparison seven-day window
Comparison 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-21
Distinct-document support
Seen in 10 current vs 2 comparison posts/comments
Mentions
11 current vs 4 mentions

Windows are complete UTC days compared with the preceding seven. How trends are measured.

Also Mentioned 22 times in the most-discussed range 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-29 — frequency, not a trend.

Attention over time

7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-09-28

Final complete day: 2026-09-28. Attention was 1.0% — this entity appeared in 10 of 988 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (11 mentions).

0%2.1%Jul 1Aug 14Sep 28

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Week endingSeven-day rangeStatusPrevalenceSeen inMentionsAnalyzed
2026-07-012026-06-25 → 2026-07-01Comparable0.0%0 of 3910391
2026-07-022026-06-26 → 2026-07-02Comparable0.0%0 of 4150415
2026-07-032026-06-27 → 2026-07-03Comparable0.0%0 of 3940394
2026-07-042026-06-28 → 2026-07-04Comparable0.0%0 of 4300430
2026-07-052026-06-29 → 2026-07-05Comparable0.0%0 of 4460446
2026-07-062026-06-30 → 2026-07-06Comparable0.0%0 of 4840484
2026-07-072026-07-01 → 2026-07-07Comparable0.0%0 of 5470547
2026-07-082026-07-02 → 2026-07-08Comparable0.3%2 of 5882588
2026-07-092026-07-03 → 2026-07-09Comparable0.5%3 of 6003600
2026-07-102026-07-04 → 2026-07-10Comparable0.5%3 of 6173617
2026-07-112026-07-05 → 2026-07-11Comparable0.5%3 of 6303630
2026-07-122026-07-06 → 2026-07-12Comparable0.5%3 of 6343634
2026-07-132026-07-07 → 2026-07-13Comparable0.8%5 of 6565656
2026-07-142026-07-08 → 2026-07-14Comparable0.8%5 of 6065606
2026-07-152026-07-09 → 2026-07-15Comparable0.7%4 of 5514551
2026-07-162026-07-10 → 2026-07-16Comparable1.3%8 of 6029602
2026-07-172026-07-11 → 2026-07-17Comparable1.6%10 of 63511635
2026-07-182026-07-12 → 2026-07-18Comparable2.1%12 of 58513585
2026-07-192026-07-13 → 2026-07-19Comparable2.1%13 of 61014610
2026-07-202026-07-14 → 2026-07-20Comparable1.7%11 of 63512635
2026-07-212026-07-15 → 2026-07-21Comparable1.6%11 of 68912689
2026-07-222026-07-16 → 2026-07-22Comparable1.3%10 of 78511785
2026-07-232026-07-17 → 2026-07-23Comparable0.8%6 of 7246724
2026-07-242026-07-18 → 2026-07-24Comparable0.6%4 of 6694669
2026-07-252026-07-19 → 2026-07-25Comparable0.3%2 of 6762676
2026-07-262026-07-20 → 2026-07-26Comparable0.2%1 of 6651665
2026-07-272026-07-21 → 2026-07-27Comparable0.2%1 of 6181618
2026-07-282026-07-22 → 2026-07-28Comparable0.2%1 of 6291629
2026-07-292026-07-23 → 2026-07-29Comparable0.2%1 of 5621562
2026-07-302026-07-24 → 2026-07-30Comparable0.0%0 of 6200620
2026-07-312026-07-25 → 2026-07-31Comparable0.0%0 of 6890689
2026-08-012026-07-26 → 2026-08-01Comparable0.0%0 of 7660766
2026-08-022026-07-27 → 2026-08-02Comparable0.0%0 of 7620762
2026-08-032026-07-28 → 2026-08-03Comparable0.0%0 of 7520752
2026-08-042026-07-29 → 2026-08-04Comparable0.5%4 of 7585758
2026-08-052026-07-30 → 2026-08-05Comparable1.0%8 of 81210812
2026-08-062026-07-31 → 2026-08-06Comparable1.5%12 of 81114811
2026-08-072026-08-01 → 2026-08-07Comparable1.5%12 of 78614786
2026-08-082026-08-02 → 2026-08-08Comparable1.9%14 of 72616726
2026-08-092026-08-03 → 2026-08-09Comparable2.0%15 of 76717767
2026-08-102026-08-04 → 2026-08-10Comparable1.9%15 of 79617796
2026-08-112026-08-05 → 2026-08-11Comparable1.5%11 of 73812738
2026-08-122026-08-06 → 2026-08-12Comparable1.1%7 of 6437643
2026-08-132026-08-07 → 2026-08-13Comparable0.6%3 of 5063506
2026-08-142026-08-08 → 2026-08-14Comparable0.7%3 of 4243424
2026-08-152026-08-09 → 2026-08-15Comparable0.3%1 of 3581358
2026-08-162026-08-10 → 2026-08-16Comparable0.0%0 of 2250225
2026-08-172026-08-11 → 2026-08-17Comparable0.0%0 of 1200120
2026-08-182026-08-12 → 2026-08-18Low coverage——053
2026-08-192026-08-13 → 2026-08-19Low coverage——00
2026-08-202026-08-14 → 2026-08-20Low coverage——00
2026-08-212026-08-15 → 2026-08-21Low coverage——00
2026-08-222026-08-16 → 2026-08-22Low coverage——00
2026-08-232026-08-17 → 2026-08-23Low coverage——00
2026-08-242026-08-18 → 2026-08-24Low coverage——00
2026-08-252026-08-19 → 2026-08-25Low coverage——00
2026-08-262026-08-20 → 2026-08-26Low coverage——00
2026-08-272026-08-21 → 2026-08-27Low coverage——00
2026-08-282026-08-22 → 2026-08-28Low coverage——00
2026-08-292026-08-23 → 2026-08-29Low coverage——00
2026-08-302026-08-24 → 2026-08-30Low coverage——020
2026-08-312026-08-25 → 2026-08-31Comparable0.0%0 of 1270127
2026-09-012026-08-26 → 2026-09-01Comparable0.5%1 of 2021202
2026-09-022026-08-27 → 2026-09-02Comparable1.1%3 of 2803280
2026-09-032026-08-28 → 2026-09-03Comparable0.8%3 of 3653365
2026-09-042026-08-29 → 2026-09-04Comparable0.7%3 of 4323432
2026-09-052026-08-30 → 2026-09-05Comparable0.8%4 of 5284528
2026-09-062026-08-31 → 2026-09-06Comparable0.8%5 of 6425642
2026-09-072026-09-01 → 2026-09-07Comparable0.8%5 of 6305630
2026-09-082026-09-02 → 2026-09-08Comparable0.6%4 of 6274627
2026-09-092026-09-03 → 2026-09-09Comparable0.3%2 of 6292629
2026-09-102026-09-04 → 2026-09-10Comparable0.6%4 of 6774677
2026-09-112026-09-05 → 2026-09-11Comparable0.6%4 of 7004700
2026-09-122026-09-06 → 2026-09-12Comparable0.4%3 of 6893689
2026-09-132026-09-07 → 2026-09-13Comparable0.3%2 of 6502650
2026-09-142026-09-08 → 2026-09-14Comparable0.3%2 of 6632663
2026-09-152026-09-09 → 2026-09-15Comparable0.3%2 of 6722672
2026-09-162026-09-10 → 2026-09-16Comparable0.3%2 of 7002700
2026-09-172026-09-11 → 2026-09-17Comparable0.0%0 of 6550655
2026-09-182026-09-12 → 2026-09-18Comparable0.0%0 of 6380638
2026-09-192026-09-13 → 2026-09-19Comparable0.2%1 of 6121612
2026-09-202026-09-14 → 2026-09-20Comparable0.2%1 of 6301630
2026-09-212026-09-15 → 2026-09-21Comparable0.3%2 of 7074707
2026-09-222026-09-16 → 2026-09-22Comparable0.6%5 of 7858785
2026-09-232026-09-17 → 2026-09-23Comparable0.7%6 of 9259925
2026-09-242026-09-18 → 2026-09-24Comparable0.8%8 of 97111971
2026-09-252026-09-19 → 2026-09-25Comparable0.8%8 of 1,018111,018
2026-09-262026-09-20 → 2026-09-26Comparable0.9%9 of 1,059121,059
2026-09-272026-09-21 → 2026-09-27Comparable0.8%9 of 1,104121,104
2026-09-282026-09-22 → 2026-09-28Comparable1.0%10 of 98811988

Each point is a seven-day rolling window of complete UTC days; a point is comparable only when at least 100 analyzed posts or comments fall inside it. A day with no analyzed records counts as zero; missing coverage is marked and never shown as zero. The series ends at the latest complete analyzed day — it never extends into the current incomplete day. How attention is measured.

Recent mentions

  1. Comment

    Thank you for reply. I found the donepezil helped a little in the first couple of weeks (accompanied by vivid dreams, which have now ceased). I am due to double the dosage shortly. Based on my experience, I expect marginal improvement with an increased dosage, but time-limited to some weeks. I’ll ask about adding memantine whenever the neurologist calls me in again- perhaps in six months.

  2. Comment

    Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry to hear that donepezil wasn't effective for you. Did you try increasing the dose? I've started it but don't feel anything from it yet. It has only been about 2 weeks so the verdict is still out. My neuro spoke of adding memantine if needed. I'm scheduled to meet with what the University of Chicago calls a "memory specialist" in mid-November to determine whether infusions might help. Time will tell.

  3. Comment

    My mom was loosing her appetite and weight(128 to 102) due to appetite issue with donepezil, after much research I found that there was an appetite stimulant pill called mirtazapine, after a few months at 30 mg, she's eating me out of house at home, this past months weigh in is the first weight gain (+4) in 2 years.

  4. Comment

    Is she on Donepezil or aricept? I know those can cause eating issues. Can she have cannabis? Might help with a few things 🤪🙈

  5. Comment

    This is interesting. 6 months ago my neurologist recommended the Benfotamine supplement for me. He said he was taking it and it helped with the “ fuzzy cloudiness “ he was experiencing. I’ve been taking 2/day , 300mg. Each = 600mg. per day. I am doing very well mentally and memory wise. I have also been taking Memantine and Donepezil for almost 3 years. My progression has been snail like. I’m doing better now than 3 years ago, and yes, things have changed but I’m still independent and capable of doing daily activities. Why? No clue. But I’ve done everything my neurologist has suggested, educated myself on AD, changed many personal and lifestyle habits and am just thankful for my health. (M75) diagnosed 3 years ago with AD.

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