Across 274 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 24 times (about 9 per 100 reports). The most common: dizziness, dissociation, insomnia. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Memantine is safe for you.
“I feel like I have all the positives of Adderall (focus, motivation, mood increase) without any noticeable downsides. No crash, no anxiety, no cardiac issues.”
“I woke up the next day feeling incredible! I felt light and buoyant...I felt light and buoyant. I had a strong desire to be outside in nature...my memory started to improve, my verbal fluency went up as well.”
“I've been on Memantine at 10mg/day for over a month now. I can focus better, it's easier to motivate myself to get things done, and I'm procrastinating much less than I used to.”
“I have taken MEM for depression, and I must say it worked really well, the brain fog is not unbearable and only lasted the day of the first dose.”
“12:00 i feel a boost in mood and motivation, the motivation is normal with adderall but i belive the memantine is boosting my mood.”
“Used memantine to get off of kratom and it worked amazingly! But now I’m dependent on memantine.”
Conclusion: ChEIs, memantine, and GV-971 all can slow the progression of AD but have different effects on respective assessments. Donepezil and GV-971 were relatively well tolerated.