Side Effects
There are so many side effects faced by more than 5% of people taking donepezil.
Difficulties like sleeping, nausea, dizziness, muscle cramps, headache, diarrhea or other pains.
Nausea, Diarrhea and vomiting occur due to high dosage of 10-mg dose rather than the 5-mg dosage.
Other Aricepts Side effects are depression, abnormal dreams, drowsiness, and loss of appetite, fainting, weight loss, arthritis, frequent urination and easy bruising.
If you take succinylcholine, a drug commonly used during anesthesia, with donepezil, muscle paralysis may result which will be prolonged.
Aricept treatment is indicated as the treatment for mild, moderate and severe dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.
Aricept is well tolerated but may not be acceptable to everyone. People at risk for stomach ulcers or who take certain medicines should tell their doctor.
Some people may have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bruising or not sleep well.
Some people may have muscle cramps or loss of appetite or may feel tired.
In studies these were usually mild and temporarily.
|