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Moneesha, that's exciting to hear. Jay started on Aricept yesterday. We forgot about the doctor's suggestion to start with half, so he took a whole one and felt terrible all day. But fortunately he didn't give up and took the half one this morning. I can't wait to see if it helps. Diane, CG to Jay, 72,69/68 On Sep 11, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Cheryl, my husband's doctor, who has extensive experience with Parkinson's > Disease, started my husband on 5 mg of aricept in July. When I told him the > problems that Prem was experiencing, he said that Prem now needed 'cognitive > support'. Within a week, I saw a marked difference in Prem. When I > reported this to the doctor, he said that while this was originally a drug > for Alzheimer's, it had also become a drug of choice for some years now for > Parkinson's patients with cognitive issues. > > Hope this helps. > > Moneesha > > > > On 11 September 2011 18:46, Cheryl Read Cross <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Has anyone on this listserve had any experience with cognitive treatment to >> help patients who are cognitively impaired due to Parkinson's? If so, could >> you please share your experiences with us? >> >> Cheryl >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** >> utoronto.ca <[log in to unmask]> >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn