--------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Fwd: Your info on aricept Date: 97-06-04 19:17:08 EDT From: KMCRAE To: [log in to unmask] --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Re: Your info on aricept Date: 97-06-04 12:25:02 EDT From: KMCRAE To: [log in to unmask] CC: [log in to unmask](parkinson'sinformationexchange) Jay, Thanks for your note and the attached note from your Neurologist. Ken has advanced Shy-Drager syndrome in addition to PD and dementia. We are trying the Aricept for the dementia only, and as I said before, it seems to be having an effect. He has never in all the years he's had PD, been able to increase his daily dose of sinemet or sinemet CR to more than 500mg per day without severe mental confusion. Of course, now, he has the problem with his BP getting so low when he stands that he passes out if he has too much sinemet. You seem to be able to tolerate a large amount of sinemet so I think your BP drop is just from that. Ken's goes from 210/120 prone to 60/30 standing sometimes within seconds. When this happens, he becomes totally rigid and passes out. Thus, he takes all kind of meds to keep his pressure up during the day and his largest dose of CR at bedtime.The aricept(so far) seems to be having no effect on any symptoms except the dementia which is what we hoped for. After rereading this note, I think I will forward it to the whole PD listserve since there have been other discussions of aricept there. Thanks for writing. Let me know how you do.