Re: Appetite loss/cachexia

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Avena and Withania sound good, I would add Ulmus

Sally

> Dear all,

> I have a 71 patient with Alzheimer's (dx 2 years ago) who is

> suffering from

> weakness and fatigue mainly due not being able to face food. He's on 

> a

> cocktail of drugs for a complex neurological picture which includes

> petit

> mal seizures.  He has an intention tremor and is not sure if that's

> due to

> the drugs or the AD.  He doesn't want any help with the neurological

> sx as

> he is under the care of an AD specialist and is the most stable he's

> been

> for many months, but as his wife puts it, they're worried about his

> 'being'.

> I want to work on convalescence and boosting appetite, but wonder if

> bitters

> would be too direct?  I'm thinking of Avena and Withania but would

> welcome

> suggestions....?

> He's on thiamine hydrocholride, Aricept, a statin, an alpha blocker,

> aspririn and tegretol (epilepsy).....

> thanks for thoughts,

> Isobel

>

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>

> Dear all,

> I have a 71 patient with Alzheimer's (dx 2 years ago) who is

suffering from

> weakness and fatigue mainly due not being able to face food. He's

on a

> cocktail of drugs for a complex neurological picture which

includes petit

> mal seizures. He has an intention tremor and is not sure if

that's due to

> the drugs or the AD. He doesn't want any help with the

neurological sx as

> he is under the care of an AD specialist and is the most stable

he's been

> for many months, but as his wife puts it, they're worried about

his 'being'.

> I want to work on convalescence and boosting appetite, but wonder

if bitters

> would be too direct? I'm thinking of Avena and Withania but would

welcome

> suggestions....?

> He's on thiamine hydrocholride, Aricept, a statin, an alpha

blocker,

> aspririn and tegretol (epilepsy).....

> thanks for thoughts,

> Isobel

>

Hi Isobel,

My Gran in law had Alzheimers and her appetite was very poor. I

tried bitters and they didn't make a lot of difference however I

tried archangelica as a warming tonic and this helped to

some extent.

e Geyer

Dunfermline/Glasgow