Having several side effects, weight loss, loss of appetite, diarrhea, depression, muscle cramps, etc.
Aricept - Do you need to be weaned from taking donepezil?
Question posted by agita47 on 11 Aug 2011
Last updated on 11 August 2011 by suzanne66
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suzanne66
12 Aug 2011
No, presently there are no recommendations of tapering dose when deciding to stop treatment. The symptoms you describe often lead to the discontinuation of Aricept.
https://www.drugs.com/pro/aricept.html
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