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Carol, the Aricept sounds like something that could really help my dad. If you have any new information, I would really apreciate hearing about it, and I am sure it might be of interest to many on the list. I hope you get more good results for your mother. [OO] LOOKING FOR RADIOS! Ken Becker [log in to unmask] On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Carol L. Brow wrote: > 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 >