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Taking Memantine
25 Patients currently take Memantine
7 Patients stopped taking Memantine
DannyD Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile DannyD Namenda, 20 mg daily since Mar 03, 2008
joycesvoices Sensation: none Overall: mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile joycesvoices Namenda, 10 mg daily since Nov 06, 2007
Arnie Depression: 1 Emotional: 1 Compulsion: 1 Anxiety: 1 Mania: 0 Physical: 1 External Stress: Moderate 68 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile Arnie Namenda, 20 mg daily since Nov 20, 2005

Brand Names: Alzant, Axura, Ebixa, Namenda

What is Memantine? Memantine is the first in a novel class of Alzheimer's disease medications acting on the glutamatergic system. It is also being tested for use as a cognitive enhancer in a variety of other conditions. Read more...

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take Memantine

Other	11
slow my disease's progress	5
Brain fog	4
Pain	2
Emotional lability	1
Memory problems	1
Stiffness/spasticity	1

Patient Dosages


5 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	100 mg daily	20 mg weekly	N/A
3	6	2	12	2	1	3

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Memantine

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
1	0	6	5	1	5

Why Patients Stopped Taking Memantine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	6
Side effects too severe	1
Other	1

How Long Patients Took Memantine Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
2	2	0	1	2	0

Average: Memantine Ratings

	3

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