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Does Donepezil Cause Coughing?
I presently take Donepezil 5MG Tab (1 a day),and am coughing every night and can t sleep because of it. I am allergic to Ace Inhibitors, Celebrex, Relafen and Vioxx. I was wondering if one of these is coughing causing my cough. At one time I was taking something for diabetes and my medication had to be changed for it because of the coughing.Thank you. Grace Clark
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
Hello!
As you expected, yes. Donezepil causes cough as a side effect in almost 60% of the patients. It's one of the most common side effect in people taking donezepil. More so in women and both genders above the age of 60+. If you have a coexisting heart disease and are under antihypertensives and aspirin chances are that you'll have cough more than the rest of the users.
I would advice you either to change to a more complacent drug or have your doctor give you another remedy for this side effect. Kindly report to your doctor about this.
Dr. Karan Shekar.
As you expected, yes. Donezepil causes cough as a side effect in almost 60% of the patients. It's one of the most common side effect in people taking donezepil. More so in women and both genders above the age of 60+. If you have a coexisting heart disease and are under antihypertensives and aspirin chances are that you'll have cough more than the rest of the users.
I would advice you either to change to a more complacent drug or have your doctor give you another remedy for this side effect. Kindly report to your doctor about this.
Dr. Karan Shekar.
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