Supplements?

Louis126

Hi All,

This is my 2nd question here I’m posting.

Knowing now that my dad has dementia, I’m now interested in taking any conceivable preventative actions to benefit myself.

To my knowledge there are (at least) 2 well-known OTC Memory Supplements on the market. One of them is Prevagen and I’m not sure offhand the name of the other.

Does anyone here have any experience—— either good, bad, or indifferent —— with the use of either one or both of these products? And if so has either one (or both) been scientifically proven to help prevent memory loss?

In case you’re wondering, I’d be taking this myself, for my own benefit.

Thanks!

M1

They are all scams preying on worried folks like you. Nothing is known to prevent dementia, but a healthy lifestyle helps-- no tobacco, minimal alcohol, Mediterranean diet, regular exercise lower the risk. It's essentially the same recommendations anyone would make for vascular health. There is some genetic screening available and there will likely be more in the future. But don't waste your money on the OTC supplements.

Fwiw, my partner did all of the above and is still affected. We still have much to learn.

SusanB-dil

Hi Louis - M1 is correct. even our pharmacist said 'don't bother'. (prevagen and neuriva)

The best you can do is exactly what was said - eat right, exercise, and get enough sleep. Also keep an eye on blood pressure and cholesterol. Nothing is 100% certain, but even if these things delay onset for several years, that's several years ahead of 'this'.

My grandmother had early-onset in the 70's, and although we know more, I'm not so sure just how little we still know. My mom now has 'this', but she is in her 80's. But her 2 sisters never got 'it'. So, I try to take care, but dang, no guarantees. My grandmother was one of 14, and as far as I know, she was the only one.

edit to clarify - grandmother was in her 60's, it was the 1970's…