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Namenda

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Other Names: Memantine
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Memantine is the first in a novel class of Alzheimer's disease medications acting on the glutamatergic system by blocking NMDA glutamate receptors. It was first synthesized by Eli Lilly and Company in 1968. Memantine is marketed under the brands Axura and Akatinol by Merz, '''Name... Read more on Wikipedia

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and Ebixa and Memantine are the same drug. When my wife...
07/27/2012
Namenda and Ebixa and Memantine are the same drug. When my wife went on Memantine in January 2012 it was to reduce her violent outbursts but all it ...She has now been taken off Memantine...  (from forum.alzheimers.org.uk)  Read full post
memantine/namenda for generalised anxiety disorder and...
01/07/2013
...taken memantine/namenda for generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder ...it weren't for the affective blunting and sexual dysfunction ...profiles for me. i was only taking clonazepam al...  (from www.socialanxietysupport.com)  Read full post
I was on Namenda for a while. It is a med for Alzheimers....
01/05/2012
...Namenda for a while. It is a med for Alzheimers. It helped with the fibro fog. ...Apparently my fibro fog has gotten better LOL ...be a problem again I will definitely be going ba...  (from www.dailystrength.org)  Read full post
also take Namenda for severe migraines/nerve pain (and was,...
12/16/2010
...neurologist put me on Zanaflex for my spasticity. I'm not sure if ...a headache, I also take Namenda for severe migraines/nerve pain (and was, for ...ago, I took Baclofen for the spasticity,...  (from www.frisco-online.com)  Read full post
as Trigeminal Nerve pain, so I am back on the Namenda
04/13/2013
...the pain clinic and my ...it is possible that Namenda caused what is now diagnosed as Trigeminal Nerve pain, so I am ...  (from www.drugs.com)  Read full post
my pain management doc put me on Namenda- an Alzheimer's...
06/30/2011
...of those symptoms. But my pain management doc put me on Namenda- an Alzheimer's med- and they ...I also take Adderall for ADD and I think...  (from www.dailystrength.org)  Read full post
Test', her insurance would not pay for Namenda....
02/17/2012
...both Aricept and Namenda at her first ...diagnosed with Dementia. But without a diagnosis of Alzheimers by an 'Alzheimer's Test', her insurance would not pay for Namenda. My sister and...  (from www.drugs.com)  Read full post
I talked the doctor into Namenda because of reports the two...
09/16/2012
...husband has been on galantamine since 2008. In 2009 I talked the doctor into Namenda because of reports the ...it was not. He because lethargic, tired and became ...and then the Namenda was s...  (from thealzheimerspouse.com)  Read full post
Namenda was responsible for my husband's increased agitation...
01/09/2011
...her behavior closely when she begins taking Namenda. The Namenda was responsible for my husband's increased agitation, paranoia and violent behavior. ...do when they...  (from thealzheimerspouse.com)  Read full post
both the Exelon and Namenda had been stopped. The diarrhea...
02/01/2011
...DW started on Aricept, but it caused ...the Exelon Patch. The diarrhea continued, even after both the Exelon and Namenda had been stopped. The ...the dose of her Metformin (for diabetes) in...  (from thealzheimerspouse.com)  Read full post