Posted by Elizabeth on February 7, 2002, at 21:02:30
In reply to Psychiatric indications for donepezil (Aricept), posted by Blue Cheer 1 on February 6, 2002, at 23:07:00
Hi. You certainly are sounding better than last time we spoke. That's nice to see. I hope you're able to remain well and stable.
I can see how it would be hard to tell what's doing what when you're taking all those different mood stabilizers. Do you notice anything from the Aricept (side effects, etc.)? I've been thinking about trying Aricept myself as a cognitive enhancer (not sure if it would help with the buprenorphine side effects since the mechanism is different). I haven't pursued the idea because a cholinergic drug might set off my sleep disorder, which I've managed to keep under control.
How are you finding Trileptal? I've been taking it too. I don't notice any mood effects, or indeed any effects (but at least I haven't had any more seizures!).
> It's been studied lately for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, panic disorder, performance anxiety or "stage fright" (given on a prn basis), personality disorder, and for augmentation of neuroleptics in schizophrenia, but its primary use in psychiatry has been for pharmacotherapy-related cognitive impairment.
Do you know anything about the results of the research on these various indications? I've heard of it being studied for ADD, too (I think there are even some publications regarding this).
> It's used for bupropion-associated memory dysfunction and anticholinergic side effects such as constipation and dry mouth.
Are memory problems especially common with bupropion? I've mostly heard of people having word-finding difficulty with the serotonergic drugs. (Effexor is starting to give me a little trouble in that department, I think.)
> It can improve depression and possibly augment ADs, induce mania in some people (within hours), and act as a stabilizer in others.
Well -- I'm in favor of anything that can induce mania! < g > Seriously, that almost sounds like an ad for a "natural supplement" (or an SSRI): works for everything.
> Recommended starting dose is 2.5 to 5 mg. in the morning -- raising it to 5 mg to 10 mg in two weeks.
I thought it was supposed to be taken at bedtime. Am I misremembering? Does it matter?
-elizabeth
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