Rivastigmine and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Ron...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 30, 2018

For Alzheimer's Disease "Side effects and risks make this a dangerous drug to try. Have your pharmacist check for interactions with other drugs taken. Bad choice for patients with heart problems or if on heart medications. Bad choice if on antipsychotics. Exelon can cause hypertension and slow the heart and other very bad side effects like tremor and dizziness. Doctors may not monitor the effects of this medication adequately. Read about its side effects very carefully."

• Sar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2020

For Alzheimer's Disease "Mom started the rivastigmine at a dose of 4.6, and in 24 hours she had improved significantly. She napped less, laughed, and actually recalled my brother's phone number. However, after 4 weeks she went up to a 9 mg patch, and in a few days I noticed she wasn't as spry. A bit agitated, napping more, unsteady, it's like she reverted to no treatment at all. See what the doctor suggests."

• PA ...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 25, 2023

For Alzheimer's Disease "We tried the patch, 4.6 mg, for 2 months on our 81-year-old mother. For the first few weeks, there seemed to be about a 2 percent improvement in her mood during the day. She was still argumentative at night. However, she quickly developed almost all of the side effects, including dizziness, insomnia, diarrhea, and her delusions increased. She became extremely hostile at night and consistently tried to leave. We had to block the doors at night. Once, she came at me with her hairbrush. At no time did her memory or clarity improve. We are furious with the doctor who prescribed this medication. It cost us $100 per month and did nothing but make her worse! You are supposed to change the application site every 24 hours and not put it there again for 2 weeks. How is someone with dementia going to remember where they put it last and not repeat that area for 2 weeks? If we hadn't brought her to stay with us, who knows what would have happened to her!"