User Reviews for Exelon transdermal

My Mother is 86 years old with Alzheimers. She has taken Aricept and Namenda since she was diagnosised,she was put on the Exelon patch and within days she regressed. After one week she was put back on the Aricept and has returned to her old self. With the patch she was always falling asleep and was very confused. You couldn't carry on a conversation with her and she was lost. With the Aricept and Namenda she is very functionable and other then forgetting names occasionally she is pretty good.

My Mother is 90 and was using aricept 5 mg but started having vivid dreams after 8 months. I started her on the 4.6 mg patch in the morning each day and after almost 2 weeks, she was so lethargic all she wantedx to do was sit in her chair, she is normally very active. He Dr. stopped the patch and after 1 week, she is much improved with more energy.

I have been on it for just over a month. My doctor started me with the low dosage. Now I am on the 9.5mg/24 hours. I have noticed some change for the better with my memory, but still have some confusion and panic attacks. Howvever, I am very optimistic that this medication can help me.

Severe headaches. No change in symptoms. Not worth the expense. Discouraging to try a highly recommended drug, and get no improvement. My husband has been on the drug for five months...and nothing has changed.

I FIND MY[HUSBAND] SEEMS TO COME ALIVE ABOUT 3 0R 4 IN THE AFTERNOON AND SEEMS TO BE BETTER NATURED AND MORE ALERT AND MEMORY IS MUCH BETTER BUT NEVER WANTS TO GO TO BED BUT WANTS TO SLEEP ALL DAY.hIS PATCH CHANGE IS 8P.M.HE IS NEAR HIS 3RD MONTH.FIRST 4.5MG & 3RD.WK.OF 9.5MG.He felt dizzy a couple of days when he started the medication but doesn't have problems now.His appetite is very poor.He is 87years old and weight flutuates between 109 and 111 lbs.His normal weight was 125-135 lbs.Is the patch more or less effective than pill form?Read More Read Less

No difference after 3 months.....

After 6 days of applying the 9.5 mg/24 hrs. Exelon TD patch (1 per day), a rash apppeared on the arms. It developed into a very serious condition with the rash over most of the body. Use of the patch started on 12/03/07 and was terminated after one week. It is now 1/14/08 and we cannot get the rash under control. We have been to a dermatologist who took a skin biopsy. All that he could conclude is that the rash is from an allergic reaction. We discontinued all other medications shortly after the rash appeared which included Cozaar, Detrol LA and Levothyroxin. Prior to Exelon, Aricept was used, 5 mg. We have filed our report directly with Novaris. Obviously, they cannot give out any information as to why the reaction is so severe. They did ask for other meds used at the same time and asked for the Lot # as well as the strength.Read More Read Less