Rivastigmine and Confusion: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2011

Rivastigmine for Parkinson's Disease "My mother has been on this medication for 2 1/2 weeks. With each day she has become more and more agitated, confused, confrontational, and delusional. I am taking her off of it. It may be that this medicine is better suited for Alzheimer's patients than Parkinson's patients."

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2019

For Alzheimer's Disease "I gave my 82-year-old mother 1 Rivastigmine 6 mg capsule, and I almost lost her. It started out with profuse sweating, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Rushed to the hospital, she could not speak, arm spasms, confusion, hypothermia, sepsis, altered mental status, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation. This medication almost was the end for my mother. It is poison!!!! It took a week for this medication to get out of her system. All I have to say: DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION/POISON!!!!"

• mai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 27, 2018

For Parkinson's Disease "My mother was given these patches and steadily became aggressive, paranoid, depressed, confused, tired but not sleeping properly, and most worrying, constant visual hallucinations. She was hospitalized for over two months and recovered to her old self. We believe there is some kind of buildup that results in these side effects. She is now off the patches, and we are already seeing a significant improvement."

• Anonymous
• December 31, 2011

For Alzheimer's Disease "My husband has had seven months of extra added quality of life following the Rivastigmine patch that was prescribed back in March. Unfortunately, the effect appears to have been lost over the past six weeks. I am now waiting for advice on how to discontinue the use of the patch and fear the return of confusion, restlessness, agitation due to awareness of the memory problem."

• Ali...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2021

For Parkinson's Disease "After 4 days with the patch, mother with advanced Parkinson's was extremely weak and fatigued with insomnia. Dr. suggested stopping for a week, then try half a patch. After 6 days, agitation, irritability, with confusion and paranoia. No more patches and over $246 down the drain. (generic cost)"