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Hello My name is Carol Brow and I take care of my mother, Mary Louise Brow, who is 87 years old and has both parkinsons and dementia. She has very little tremor but almost no balance and can not coordinate enough to feed herself or do much of anything. She takes sinemet which relaxes her muscles enough so that with me behind her holding her up, she can walk a few feet with tiny steps to get into or out of her wheel chair or into the bathroom or assist me in dressing her. On Monday she began taking Aricept, one 5 mg tablet per day. Within a half hour she was bright eyed, knew where she was and who we were. She carried on a normal conversation and when I got her up to walk she stepped right out with an almost normal stride. I still need to have a hold of her to walk but she carries her own weight and doesn't freeze in doorways or other narrow spaces. She picked up her cup and drank from it without assistance where before she might fumble for it and spill it or not be able to hold it because it was too heavy even though it was only 1/3 full. This has kept up for three days. She is witty in conversation and can almost stand up by herself from a sitting position. Has anyone had experience with Aricept? Can it be given more than once a day? Why I ask is that she regresses by morning and that if she took one at bedtime it should carry her through the morning. I'm so pleased with the results that I encourage anyone with dementia to give Aricept a try. Carol Brow Lake Leelanau, MI and Winter Haven, FL