Aricept is a prescription-only medication which may have palliative effects in people with Alzheimer's Disease.

The cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease has a somewhat specialised basis so I don't know if this would apply to you - your health care team should be able to advise you about this.

This link provides information about the known side-effects of Aricept; http://www.drugs.com/pro/aricept.html.