I am not personally aware of any treatment for which there is particularly compelling evidence that it meaningfully slows progression even when started early. I wish there was.
replyIt’s also not clear that one can measure progression well enough that an n=1 data point is meaningful. And I’m also far from convinced that very early Alzheimer’s that would progress rapidly enough to be noticeable can be detected with enough specificity to rule out fairly common cases of people who test positive but effectively don’t have the disease.
Best wishes to your friend’s wife.
Creatine supplementation is showing some promising indications of being a low cost, mild to moderate intervention
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-brain/202...
replyI definitely wouldn't be sharing that as evidence of anything much at all
replyGoogle scholar link for the article https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=10296105574478709...
Whether this ends up being replicated or not, I love the classic gym bro supplement being studied for its potential benefits to the brain.
replyWhat a time to be alive
It's going to be replicated because we already know the mechanism of action. That said, many/most people would probably be better off solving the problem more upstream via whatever B-complex vitamins they need based on their bloodwork and DNA methylation variants.
reply> the medication she's on stopped its progression
replywhat medication is that?
what? there aren't any treatments that stop alzheimers, there are some that help manage symptoms
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