NeuroTalk Support Groups - Aricept (donzepil) seems to be helping me with cognitive executive functioning.

Thanks for sharing this with us here, and continued update on how you're doing, axs.

Here is just a quicklink to wiki re: Huperzine A for those of us unfamiliar with it.

For me, on a very-limited monthly income of only SSDI, I am fortunate to have Medicare Complete which includes aricept generic donzepil in their approved 'formulary' of allowable Rxs. Thus after basic living expenses are paid monthly, I can manage Rx co-pay, but cannot afford even 'affordable' supplements. :o (We live & learn to do what we can do, right?) Nonetheless, I am glad that you are onto the Huperzine-A as a non rx alternative. And thanks again for posting it here.

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Originally Posted by axs221 (Post 925001)

I wanted to mention that Huperzine A is a non-prescription alternative to Aricept. I just started it yesterday. It has the same effect as Aricept; as mentioned on About.com, it is a "cholinesterase inhibitor, a type of medicine used to prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine (a chemical essential to learning and memory)."

I ordered Huperzine A on Amazon and I'm planning on taking it for a week or so and then every couple of days thereafter. **BE CAREFUL about cycling Huperzine A--if you take it too frequently, I have read (mostly hypothesis) that your body could adjust (I don't remember how...it might produce more cholinesterase or less acetylcholine). So most recommend spacing it out to maybe twice a week.**

Aricept is probably the better choice if you are already seeing a Neuro and have insurance to cover it, but this is another affordable option.