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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...Click to read more below

Merz's Memantine site


Reasons Taken

33 patients in the community are taking or have taken Memantine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 12 36%
Other 10 30%
Brain fog 4 12%
Pain 2 6%
Stiffness/spasticity 2 6%
Memory problems 1 3%
Cognition 1 3%
Emotional lability 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Memantine.

  20 mg week 5 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 100 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Memantine or how long patients were taking Memantine before stopping.

Currently taking Memantine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
1
8
2
4

Stopped taking Memantine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
0
1
2
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Memantine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6 86% Did not seem to work: 86%
Side effects too severe 1 14% Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 1 14% Other: 14%


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