Comments on: Alzheimer’s Disease Facts, Signs & Symptoms, Treatment

By: Heather Rae, INHC

Heather Rae, INHC — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:10:55 +0000

I’m ApoE4/4 with GAD variants, among other ‘set-up’ but use a combination of botanicals, vitamins, minerals to ‘scavenge’ glutamate, support lipids. Not a fan of the drugs.

By: AlzDaughter

AlzDaughter — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:46:43 +0000

Glad to see your mention of melatonin. My mother has benefited significantly w Alz symptoms by taking melatonin, with far less “sundowning” (late-day confusion), and no more phone calls in the middle of the night or sleepless nights for her (or me). Started w 3 mg & after a few years, we increased to 4 mg nightly. It acts as an antioxidant in the brain, so benefits go beyond improving sleep. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27500468
Please consider including the prescription drug Mirtazipine in your article. This drug has allowed my mom to stay independent for the last few years, & I hear it is being used quite frequently & effectively off-label for Alzheimer’s/dementia. My mother has very high anxiety, restlessness, and depression without it. It does cause weight gain, but she was so anxious without it that she was losing weight from not eating enough. We started with a low dose & increase it in small increments about every 6-9 months to keep her functioning as well as possible.

By: mtnwoman

mtnwoman — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 23:54:50 +0000

Interesting,, no mention of B12 and brain/neuro health. I think it’s way underdiagnosed.

By: Deborah Gordon

Deborah Gordon — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:37:36 +0000

Estradiol is an important tool for women to prevent and reverse Alzheimer’s, in many ways: improved sleep, improved gum health and retention of the ability to chew, and direct effects of estradiol receptors in the brain, on both mood and cognition. All of these effects are helpful for the brain, and many other effects are helpful or women in other ways. For safety, should be applied transdermally and paired with progesterone: with or without a uterus, progesterone itself offers more cognitive benefit. Dr. Bredesen and others have incorporated bioidentical HRT into women’s cognitive treatment programs.

By: bob

bob — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:36:44 +0000

Researchers recently reported on 87 men who had mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. They analyzed how often the men had symptoms of hallucinations, delusions, excessive movements, and agitation and irritability. Then they checked their testosterone levels and divided the group up into those whose testosterone levels were below normal (less than 250 ng/dL) and borderline/normal levels (greater than 260 ng/dL). The results are staggering.

The borderline/normal group was more than five times more likely to have hallucinations, 3.87 times more likely to have delusions, 3.13 times more likely to have excessive movements, and 2.77 times more likely to be irritable and agitated than the low-testosterone participants.

So it looks like it would be a really bad idea to give testosterone therapy to men with Alzheimer’s.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:41:40 +0000

https://www.drmcdougall.com/2017/06/30/alzheimers-disease-is-caused-by-chronic-aluminum-poisoning/ gives clear evidence that Aluminum poisoning is necessary for Alzheimer’s. The antidote is as simple as chelating with a liter of high-silicate mineral water each day. Fiji and Volvic are two readily available brands with sufficient silicate, which are available at Walmart.

By: Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:38:31 +0000

Dr.Edward Friedman, “THE NEW TESTOSTERONE TREATMENT”, WRITES ABOUT USING TESTOSTERONE TO TREAT BOTH BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER AND ALSO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:34:45 +0000

According to Dale Bredesen of the Buck Institute, Sirtuins and Nuclear Factor kappa Beta play a key role in Alzheimer’s. Therefore, I propose that a diet rich in polyphenols and other foods that stimulate sirtuins and supplements to inhibit NF-kB may be of use in preventing Alzheimer’s. See http://www.aging-us.com/article/100690/text and http://www.aging-us.com/article/100801/text

By: Evguenia Alechine

Evguenia Alechine — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:21:34 +0000

In reply to Dawn Lawson. Thank you for your comment, Dawn. We added the research of Dr. Macdonald to the post, along with other evidence of chronic infections that might cause Alzheimer's.

By: Evguenia Alechine

Evguenia Alechine — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:18:33 +0000

In reply to BB. We added it to the post. Thanks

By: Dawn Lawson

Dawn Lawson — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:32:16 +0000

Don’t see any mention on the link of chronic infection to Alzheimer’s. Please include the research of Dr Alan Macdonald and his research between the link of Lyme disease and other chronic infections of the brain and the amyloid plaques of Alzheimer’s. He studied many Alzheimer’s brains and discovered that the amyloid plaques are indeed made up of bacterial biofilms. That’s huge and no one is reporting on this. Break down the biofilms and treat the Chronic infections and we just may have a cure for Alzheimer’s. Of course much of this is dependent on spreading this information and getting proper treatment before the severe and irreversible brain damage is done!

By: Mimi

Mimi — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:27:21 +0000

Thank you Selfhacked. I appreciate the information. We all want more information on this subject but that is a limited quantity on this subject. Keep us up to date as more knowledge is developed. Mimi

By: BB

BB — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:36:21 +0000

Why isnt Methylene Blue mentioned?