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What Causes Night Mares And Muscle Movement While On Namenda XR And Aricept?
Posted on
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
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Thu, 4 Feb 2016
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Question : I am a 69yo female and I take namend 28mg er with 10mg aricept started having bad dreams wit yelling out and muscle movement like grabbing my husband and pulling his arm could these med cause this .?
Brief Answer:
Stop the drug which was added last with suspected side effects
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Both these drugs may cause restlessness, sleep disturbances. Abnormal limb movement in sleep should be evaluated for any sleep related movement disorder.
If you have such movements after addition of a drug then stop the drug.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Stop the drug which was added last with suspected side effects
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Both these drugs may cause restlessness, sleep disturbances. Abnormal limb movement in sleep should be evaluated for any sleep related movement disorder.
If you have such movements after addition of a drug then stop the drug.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
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Dr. Naveen Kumar
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