In several discussions, respondents have said that either they or their loved one have begun taking Aricept.  I am writing this because everyone needs to take seriously one of the warnings with Aricept use.  One warning is that Aricept may aggravate or cause ulcers and bleeding.  My Mother had been taking Aricept for about 2 years when she experienced serious hemmorhaging from her intestinal tract. She hemmorhaged 7 pints of blood the first time this happened and she almost died. Surgery to find the source of the bleeding was not an option for several reasons that are not really necessary to this discussion. After that first episode, she continued to take Aricept; her doctors did not say she should not.  Exactly one year later, she hemmorhaged a second time, this time stopping at 5 pints lost.  This time, I told her doctor that I thought she should discontinue Aricept and he agreed. She had been taking Namenda along with Aricept for a many months and continued to take only Namenda.  When Mother finally went into a nursing facility in 2008, the Namenda was also discontinued because it appeared to be of no benefit at that stage. Sometimes I think that we don't take the drug warnings seriously. In the case of long term use of Aricept, I think the warning should be.