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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / September 2004fish oils and other supplements
Howdy Folks, I'm just getting ready to order some supplements that I thought would do no harm and might be helpful for Alzheimer's (actually almost certainly Lewis Body Dementia). My Mom is fairly early, but has progressed a step or two after double knee replacement, complicated with c-dif plus a severe recurrence of c-dif. (She had a spinal and a sedative for the surgery, wasn't "put under") Anyway, it seems the stress is probably the cause of the advanced symptoms and I'm hoping to help get her back to her previous stage. Fish oil was on my list, and after reading Darryl's post I thought I should get up to speed on what other supplements you guys have found beneficial. Interestingly, my step father has Parkinson's and has been taking Aricept for a few years with little advancement of the disease. I noticed the other day he has also been taking cod liver oil. My Mom couldn't swallow the gel caps so she wasn't taking them. I poked a hole in a couple and gave her some just a few minutes ago. Other than fish oil, are there any other promising supplements? I was considering coenzyme Q10, increasing vitamin E beyond 400mg, ginkgo biloba, ibuprofen, increase Vit C beyond the normal multivitamin, and possibly 1mg or less melatonin. I recently read Acetyl-L-carnitine has not shown to be effective. Since fish oil seems like a high priority, is there a best way to get the DHA? I've been reading you guys for a while now, and appreciate all the contributions. Regards, Bill Bill, my husband's neurologist had him on 1,000 Vit E. after he was diagnosed with AD. He had been on 400. Gwen > Howdy Folks, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > Regards, > Bill snip... My Mom couldn't swallow the gel > caps so she wasn't taking them. I poked a hole in a couple and gave her > some just a few minutes ago. You should be able to easily find "deoderized" Fish Oil in liquid form at any supplement store. Aside from being without smell it is pretty innocuous tasting...especially when compared to cod liver oil! Dennis White >I'm just getting ready to order some supplements that I thought would do no >harm and might be helpful for Alzheimer's (actually almost certainly Lewis >Body Dementia). If DLB is suspected, be wary of the use of anti-psychotics (so-called neuroleptics), especially the typical ones such as Haloperidol. In my Dad's case, Haldol was the straw that broke the camel's back. >Fish oil was on my list, and after reading Darryl's post I thought I should >get up to speed on what other supplements you guys have found beneficial. My Dad suffered from DLB (as confirmed at autopsy) but for what it's worth, he was on Vitamin C (500 mg bid--twice daily), Vitamin E (400 IU bid), ibuprofen (200 mg bid), a fish oil supplement (morning) and Ginkgo (morning). The jury has been in and out with regards to NSAIDS (e.g., ibuprofen and aspirin) and Ginkgo. In my opinion, I would recommend supplementation *if* they are tolerated. >Other than fish oil, are there any other promising supplements? I was The combination of Vitamin C (500 mg) and E (400 IU) has been shown to be useful in the treatment of AD. For more go to groups.google.com and enter the string: "vitamin C" alt.support.alzheimers >considering coenzyme Q10, increasing vitamin E beyond 400mg, ginkgo biloba, >ibuprofen, increase Vit C beyond the normal multivitamin, and possibly 1mg >or less melatonin. I recently read Acetyl-L-carnitine has not shown to be >effective. I take acetyl-l-carntine. It provides acteyl groups which will eventually be used to make acetylcholine. ALCAR has been shown to be useful for a bunch of other things including dementia at times, but as you mention, at other times, not. CoQ10 acts as an antioxidant, especially within the mitochondria, but I'm not sure that it's been shown to be useful in the treatment of AD (although iIt has been shown to increase maximum lifespan in rats :-) Shorter chain analogs such as idebenone may be harmful so if you're going to supplement, go with Q10. >Since fish oil seems like a high priority, is there a best way to get the >DHA? See Dennis' post...I use a 1000 mg salmon oil gelcap and burp fish for about an hour after I take it :-o Darryl. > >I'm just getting ready to order some supplements that I thought would do > >no [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > Darryl. Darryl, I had the same problem till I switched to the descented variety. No more problems.  SignatureRegards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox") "Darryl" <umpolung@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message > If DLB is suspected, be wary of the use of anti-psychotics (so-called > neuroleptics), especially the typical ones such as Haloperidol. In my > Dad's case, Haldol was the straw that broke the camel's back. Right ... My Mom was given Risperdal after reports of seeing extra people in the house. It made her real loopy. She would turn the wrong way, get the walker backwards, etc. We got rid of that doctor later for other reasons, but it seems DLB is not considered soon enough in patients thought to have Alz'. This was after a bad reaction to Celexa earlier, then Zoloft. Thanks for the ideas, another I'm getting is curcumin, based mostly on folklore :) Most of this stuff I plan to take myself. At 49, I figure an ounce of prevention ... Bill >Thanks for the ideas, another I'm getting is curcumin, based mostly on >folklore :) It was folklore until about 2002 when _in vitro_ studies revealed that curcumin protects a certain cell line from amyloid beta (the plaque in AD) damage. There's one problem: curcumin is metabolised rapidly in humans *unless* it's taken in combination with piperine (from black pepper). So, add a little black pepper to the table or look for a curcumin/ piperine supplement! > Most of this stuff I plan to take myself. At 49, I figure an ounce of prevention ... Same here (at 32) Are you talking about cumin you use in chili? |
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