Friday, May 4, 2007

Michele's Current Meds and Proven Supplements

I will provide a more complete list of supplements with commentary later, but here are the supplements and current meds that Michele is taking. The goal is to get rid of the standard meds as soon as possible, as Michele does not have a standard form of MS.

Standard Meds from the behind the middle of the bell curve medical practitioners (not a put-down of any doctors - just a fact that litigation potential, proper medical conservatism, hospital policies, and other factors limit most medical practitioners' ability to treat a patient like Michele) :
  • Baclofen
  • Keppra
  • Tegretol
  • (stopped Methotrexate prior to starting the LDN)
Meds that we have to get by other means. We found a neurologist to prescribe the LDN, but we had to get the minocycline from a pharmacy in Mexico.
  • Naltrexone 3.5mg @10PM
  • Minocycline 100mg bid (neuroprotective - noticable functional recovery when she is on this or other tetracycline class antibiotics)

Supplements - the short and proven list:
  • Brewers Yeast Buds - 3Tbsp.day (to boost uric acid, this stabilized her internal temperature control over the past 2 months)
  • Evening Primrose Oil -4500mg/day (noticable improvement in alertness/energy)
  • Calcium Citrate Maleate 2X800mg a couple of hours before bed (other kinds did not work to help sleep - this had a dramatic effect some years ago in causing dreams and real sleep for the first time in 20 years).

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