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Questions about a new medication

cmbrooks212
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My mom in in the moderate stage with Alzheimer’s. For several years she has been prescribed/taking Donepezil and at this weeks visite to her memory care specialist she was taken off the donepezil and prescribed Rivastigmine. Has anyone had any experience with this drug?

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  • Quilting brings calm
    Quilting brings calm Member Posts: 2,967
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    My mom was on the Rivastigmine patch. It supposedly works further along than donepizel and has some mood stabilizer in it too. Mom had trouble keeping the patches from falling off. The other issue was that her Medicare part D plan quit covering it. This was several years ago.

  • SDianeL
    SDianeL Member Posts: 2,404
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    you can search old posts for the drug. The search thingy is at the top of the page.

  • cmbrooks212
    cmbrooks212 Member Posts: 3
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    https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/255683#Comment_255683

    Thank you. The mood stabilizer is something she needs. Hopefully it helps better than the donepizel.

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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