Sunday, February 12, 2012

Old Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers around the world are working feverishly to develop a drug that will prevent or cure Alzheimer's. There's a lot of pressure to do so, and only some of the pressure is a financial windfall for the company who develops the first drug with one of these effects.   The fact that people a...
12/11/08 4:35am

Carol this is wonderful news. How do you get your doctor to put you on it. Living with and caring for an alzheimers patient I am very interested in this. I have worried about getting this with all I have learned about determing factors. I had a closed head injury that puts me right up there. How do you ask your doctor for this medication. I also hve a problem with high cholesterol my body produces it and already I have high blood pressure and heart disease.

I would happily join a test group if this would help prevent this disease.

Thank you Carol for always touching on things that so many of us worry about and are afraid to comment on. Connie

12/11/08 9:54am

Hi Connie,

What I'd do is print out the original article (the one with the link) and then take it to your doctor. This is a Bristish study, so it will depend greatly on how open minded your doctor is.

 

From what I saw online, it is injected. There are also liver risks. But with your other risks, you never know. It's worth a try.

 

Carol

Anonymous
Alzheimer's Team
12/12/08 5:10pm

I always enjoy your blog.

12/13/08 10:42am

Thanks for your kind words.

Carol

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