This medication is taken at bedtime, starting at 5 mg for the first four to six weeks, then increasing to 10 mg per night or up to 23 mg per night for moderate to severe disease. Donepezil is also available as a transdermal patch. Common side effects, according to the Cleveland Clinic,...
The drug brexpiprazole (Rexulti) is approved to treat agitation in Alzheimer’s, and the drug suvorexant (Belsomra) is approved to treat insomnia in people with Alzheimer’s. Research efforts on new Alzheimer’s treatments have been frustrating, with promising drug candidates often failing in clinic...
Invega (paliperidone): This is used to treat schizophrenia but is also the only oral atypical antipsychotic with a formal FDA indication to treat schizoaffective disorder. Invega may also cause restlessness, weight gain, and sedation. Risperdal (risperidone): This is used to treat schizophrenia, ...
while effective, are known to cause Parkinson-like side effects. Today, a newer class of medication known as atypical antipsychotics are commonly used. These were introduced in the 1980s and boast a different side effect profile with far fewer of the...
ECT or “shock therapy” is a form of stimulation treatment used in patients with very severe depression orbipolar disorderthat doesn’t respond to medication. The patients receives several sessions of brief electrical stimulation, while under anesthetic. ...