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What Causes Diarrhea While On Donepezil?
My husband takes donzeperil and namenda he has problems with diarrhea and it is at times severe. He can t make it to the rest room on time .it is a big problem for our social life. He is afraid to go anywhere. I wanted to know what would happen to him if we take him off the medicine. He doesn t have severe dementia.
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Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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Hi,
Diarrhea is not related to Donepezil.
He can try drugs like Loperamide in unavoidable situations.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Diarrhea is not related to Donepezil.
He can try drugs like Loperamide in unavoidable situations.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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