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Posted by Hattree on September 4, 2003, at 13:59:39
Pdoc prescribed Aricept to improve ADD-related executive function issues. Anyone tried it for this or anything else?
Posted by Cruz on September 4, 2003, at 23:00:44
In reply to Aricept, anyone?, posted by Hattree on September 4, 2003, at 13:59:39
Aricept being an alzheimers med has'nt been on my list of things to try in the few years it has been out. I suffer from atypical-atypical depression. But an article in the Sept issue of Scientific American caught my attention. A study done at Stanford took a group of healthy pilots some were given placebo some Aricept then they under went tests on how they could perform flight manuevers with a Cessna 172 flight simulator. You guessed it, the ones takeing Aricept by far outperformed the the control group. Being a pilot myself I'm thinking even if the Aricept does'nt help my depression at least I will be a more proficient flyer.
Posted by Hattree on September 5, 2003, at 11:14:30
In reply to Not yet but I think I will, posted by Cruz on September 4, 2003, at 23:00:44
Costs a fortune, though, and unlikely to be covered by insurance. I didn't know it was used for depression.
Posted by utopizen on September 6, 2003, at 16:38:25
In reply to Re: ARICEPT, posted by Hattree on September 5, 2003, at 11:14:30
> Costs a fortune, though, and unlikely to be covered by insurance. I didn't know it was used for depression.
It's a $15 co-pay on my insurance, largest carrier in Massachusetts. Why would one of the top-selling Alteizhmer drugs not be covered by insurance? Of course it's expensive, but let's be realistic-- no insurance company is going to ethically not cover Aricept. They're not as evil as you think. I wrote a letter to my insurance telling them it was unethical to make Abilify a $30 co-pay, and they changed it to a $15 co-pay, after I asked them to re-consider how so many people with schitzophrenia are unable to maintain jobs, etc. that allow them to make enough money.
I have a doctor friend who told me that a recent $2 tax (that went away within a month) on prescriptions in my state discouraged many poor people from filling their prescriptions. $2!!!!
And very, very, very few insurance companies have systems that determine if something is "off-label" or whatever, I'm not aware of a single one-- and if you're on one that does, I'd switch or something.
Posted by utopizen on September 6, 2003, at 16:40:14
In reply to Re: ARICEPT, posted by Hattree on September 5, 2003, at 11:14:30
I'm interested... I've had a full neuropsychological analysis, and asked if executive dysfunction was an issue with me, and they said no, and I don't think so either--- but I'm interested if it has other, parallel applications in ADD, for attention, as demonstrated through the pilot situation.
Posted by Hattree on September 8, 2003, at 10:29:39
In reply to Re: ARICEPT, posted by utopizen on September 6, 2003, at 16:38:25
> > Costs a fortune, though, and unlikely to be covered by insurance. I didn't know it was used for depression.
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> It's a $15 co-pay on my insurance, largest carrier in Massachusetts. Why would one of the top-selling Alteizhmer drugs not be covered by insurance?Guess it would be, if I had Alzheimers.
> And very, very, very few insurance companies have systems that determine if something is "off-label" or whatever, I'm not aware of a single one-- and if you're on one that does, I'd switch or something.
Hope you're right since switching insurance isn't an option, I'm just repeating what the pdoc said. Anyway I have samples for now, so I'll let you know if it helps.
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