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[jta1980]

Treating insomnia would decrease my general agitation

[falconer66a]

New; psychiatric and psychopathology applications for blarcamesine.

I wonder if treating the insomnia would decrease Alzheimers's agitation.

Well, here are seven illustrative statements from the patent document (out of ten):

Example 2
Anxiety Therapy

A 51 year old female presents with anxiety of three years' duration. She is administered A2-73 at 20 mg oral per day every other day. Resolution of the anxiety is noted after two days of dosing. She is maintained on this dosing schedule for 60 days.

Example 3
Agitation Therapy

The patient is a 29-year-old male exhibiting agitation. He is treated with 30 mg A2-73 oral daily for 30 days. Clinical evaluation reveals normal affect without agitation, depression, anxiety, or substance use. He is currently maintained at that dosage and is not anxious.

Example 5
Anxiety Therapy

The patient is a 52 year old female with diagnosed AD and reported anxiety of three years' duration. She is administered A19-144 at 20 mg oral per day every day for 90 days. Resolution of the anxiety is noted after two days of dosing. She is chronically maintained on this dosing schedule.

Example 7
Maintenance Insomnia Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease Related Insomnia and Agitation

A 72 year old male diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease presents with insomnia/WASO and agitation and a systolic blood pressure of 145 mm Hg. He is started on oral A2-73 at 30 mg/day. Follow up at 30 days of daily dosing reveals he is sleeping well through the night and not waking up repeatedly and his systolic BP is 129. He is also less agitated. His results on all cognitive tests and HAM-D improve. He is currently maintained on 30 mg of A2-73 daily.

Example 8
Maintenance Insomnia Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease Related Insomnia and Agitation

A 72 year old male diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease presents with insomnia/WASO and agitation. He is started on oral A2-73 at 100 mg/day. Follow up at 30 days of daily dosing reveals he is sleeping well through the night and not waking up repeatedly. He is also less agitated. His results on all cognitive tests and HAM-D improve. He is currently maintained on 100 mg of A2-73 every other day.

Example 9
Maintenance Insomnia Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease Related Insomnia and Agitation

A 77 year old male diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease presents with insomnia/WASO and agitation. He is started on oral A19-144 at 50 mg/day. Follow up at 30 days of daily dosing reveals he is sleeping well through the night and not waking up repeatedly. He is also less agitated. His results on all cognitive tests and HAM-D improve. He is currently maintained on 50 mg of A19-144 daily.

Example 10
Maintenance Insomnia Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease Related Insomnia and Agitation

A 77 year old male diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease presents with insomnia/WASO and agitation. He is started on oral A1-41 at 30 mg/day. Follow up at 60 days of daily dosing reveals he is sleeping well through the night and not waking up repeatedly. He is also less agitated. His results on all cognitive tests and HAM-D improve. He is currently maintained on 30 mg of A1-41 daily.

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Clearly, it is believed by the company that Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine) can reduce or obviate agitation and anxiety. These psychiatric and psychopathological applications have not yet been prominently mentioned by the company. Let’s see if the announcement of the patent, regarding both insomnia and anxiety and agitation leads to new therapeutic applications.