Experience with Deprenyl

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Has anyone heard of this drug or has any experience with its trial on autism

spectrum children?

The reason I am asking this is because I read some article about cognitive

development of the brain in the

http://cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/Archive/bbs.quartz.html web site. It is

somewhat laborious to get the real relevant info out of the paper, but in

section 3 the author outlines a very important developmental role for the

neurotransmitter " Nitric Oxide " in development of the brain and learning

process.

So, I looked around to see what drug is out there that would promote the

level of Nitric Oxide, and the only one I came across was Deprenyl.

Interestingly enough Deprenyl is also suppoesed to increase the blood flow

in the brain and enhance the body immune system; but right now is mostly

prescribed for the Alzheimer patients.

I found a couple of references of use of this drug with autism and ADHD

kids. http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/13e786.htm also in Cognitive Enhancement

Research Institute web site, there is a sighting of improvements in autism

with Deprenyl. (http://www.ceri.com/back5.htm look under #47)

I was wondering if anyone in the group has any experience with this drug.

Thanks.

Raji