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What do you think? Nicotine for Alzheimer's?

LabRat529
LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
http://www.alzforum.org/new/detail.asp?id=3026

Just curious about people's thoughts on this.

Me personally? I don't think I'd have a problem starting a patient with Alzheimer's on a nicotine patch if they or their family wanted one. Not that I'm an MD, but if I were, I would do it. If you've got Alzheimer's, you've got bigger worries than the possibility that you might develop an addiction to nicotine or that you might increase your risks for cancer.

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  • G30Grrl
    G30Grrl Posts: 377 Member
    That's very intersting! And they said there was no addiction, and side effects were minimal. It will be nice to see if they do a larger study on this.
  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
    Yes. I'd love to see a larger study too. Something like this would be cool because the nicotine patch is already FDA approved- just for something else. That means we already know a lot about it, so this type of thing could be fast-tracked.
  • Murlin54
    Murlin54 Posts: 81 Member
    I need to read this when I get a minute. sounds interesting. I agree with you Rebekah, even before reading. Those with diagnosed Alz have much bigger things to worry about that nicotine. If anything can help, I know I would be willing to try it and I think most people would welcome anything that showed promise and wasn't in a high risk category.
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