Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Namenda as follows: Namenda can take some time to fairly adjust to your body, before any improvement with memory loss, cognition, awareness, and behavior are noted. So, do not discontinue taking the medication without your physician’s consult, as you failed to see the desired result immediately after taking the medication. Notify your doctor of any episodes of seizures, enhanced dizziness and worsening drowsiness, deteriorating symptoms [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Namenda as follows: Caregivers must observe a close watch with the seniors taking namenda, for development of symptoms of UTI, such as, fever, sudden development of altered consciousness, increased frequency, urgency, burning sensation during urination, and foul smelling urine. UTI can contribute significantly to the bladder irritation caused by namenda and make the situation worse. Notify your doctor of any urinary tract or bladder infections [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Namenda as follows: Namenda use can result in diffuse body and joint pains, weakness, and unsteadiness, with increased fall risk and accidents.  Confusion and dizziness with namenda use, can add to the fall risk, thus enhancing it further. Plan most of the activity for the patient around caregiver availability, so that, caregivers can exercise a close watch on patients taking namenda, to prevent any falls [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Namenda as follows: Patients with history of mood disorders, secondary to namenda intake, can experience deterioration and worsening of symptoms of mood disorders, such as, feeling low, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, gross appetite changes, impulsiveness, agitation, aggression, and suicidal thoughts. Also, namenda use can on occasions result in lowering of seizure threshold and precipitation of seizures, especially in individuals with history of the same. [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Namenda as follows: Namenda intake can induce some seizures, hallucinations, confusion, dizziness, and sleep. Closely watching for the therapeutic response and developing side-effects allows appropriate changes in the dose of namenda, to help optimum control of your symptoms and can also contribute to controlling/reducing the risk for drowsiness and dizziness due to the medication. If the dizziness becomes bothersome, report it to your physician and [...]