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08-01-2004, 09:53 AM

Another option for "chemo Brain": DMAE.
I give my wife 1 gram per day and it really seems to work. DMAE is a naturaly occuring neuro-peptide, found in sardines and a few other things. DMAE was originally marketed as DEANER, a drug for ADD to compete with ritalin, guess who won? You can buy it in health food stores; twinlabs makes a very good product. The Europeans have been using it for years in an analogue called "LUCIDRIL" for age associated memory imparment. B-6 100 mg / day is a must. Other cognitive enhancers? Besides amphetamine, there is one called mondafinil (Alertec in Canada and Provigil in the US.)This is a great drug with anti-depressant properties which doesn't have the "EDGE" of traditional stimulant drugs. Provigil is scheduled in the US but not in Canada. It is also being used (off label?) to combat fatigue in M.S. patients.

08-01-2004, 09:53 AM	#8
al Guest Posts: n/a	Another option for "chemo Brain": DMAE. I give my wife 1 gram per day and it really seems to work. DMAE is a naturaly occuring neuro-peptide, found in sardines and a few other things. DMAE was originally marketed as DEANER, a drug for ADD to compete with ritalin, guess who won? You can buy it in health food stores; twinlabs makes a very good product. The Europeans have been using it for years in an analogue called "LUCIDRIL" for age associated memory imparment. B-6 100 mg / day is a must. Other cognitive enhancers? Besides amphetamine, there is one called mondafinil (Alertec in Canada and Provigil in the US.)This is a great drug with anti-depressant properties which doesn't have the "EDGE" of traditional stimulant drugs. Provigil is scheduled in the US but not in Canada. It is also being used (off label?) to combat fatigue in M.S. patients.