Have scientists found a drug to stop Alzheimer's disease?

eddie wrote:Hmmm in about two years time they'll take it off the market because it makes you grow another tit or something most likely

Cuchulain wrote:

eddie wrote:Hmmm in about two years time they'll take it off the market because it makes you grow another tit or something most likely

Take off the market?
A thirt tit would no doubt create a lucrative trade in the medicine.

victorismyhero wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:


Take off the market?
A thirt tit would no doubt create a lucrative trade in the medicine.

you only have two hands didge......

Raggamuffin wrote:An experimental drug with side effects - some people on here won't like that.

victorismyhero wrote:Well as long as its all VOLUNTEERS taking it all's good

of course SOME on here would force people to take it against their wishes....just to save a few pounds on sickness benefits for their greedy masters to stash away.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:An experimental drug with side effects - some people on here won't like that.

Like who? I think this is fantastic news, Alzheimer's is terrible.

Raggamuffin wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:Well as long as its all VOLUNTEERS taking it all's good

of course SOME on here would force people to take it against their wishes....just to save a few pounds on sickness benefits for their greedy masters to stash away.

So tell me - why would anyone choose to go down the road of having a degenerative disease like that rather than try a drug which could really help to stop it progressing?

victorismyhero wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

So tell me - why would anyone choose to go down the road of having a degenerative disease like that rather than try a drug which could really help to stop it progressing?

Perhaps, they are commited veggies...who live up to their beliefs, instead of being total hypocrits like some on here who call them selves vegetarians, but wear wool, leather AND worse still use medicines which were tested on animals...

what one might call veggies of convenience.......

Raggamuffin wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:
Perhaps, they are commited veggies...who live up to their beliefs, instead of being total hypocrits like some on here who call them selves vegetarians, but wear wool, leather AND worse still use medicines which were tested on animals...

what one might call veggies of convenience.......

I don't think so Victor. Even Linda McCartney took medication.

In which case she is a hypocrit, doing what she does, not out of any regard for animals but for the financial benefit of herself

I don't wear leather by the way, and I'm not very keen on wool.
so you use artificial fibres and materials ...made from ......oil...very animal friendly indeed.....

you cant win ragga

victorismyhero wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

I don't think so Victor. Even Linda McCartney took medication.

In which case she is a hypocrit, doing what she does, not out of any regard for animals but for the financial benefit of herself

I don't wear leather by the way, and I'm not very keen on wool.
so you use artificial fibres and materials ...made from ......oil...very animal friendly indeed.....

you cant win ragga

Raggamuffin wrote:

victorismyhero wrote:

Er .. you mean "was". Linda McCartney died a long time ago. She did have issues with taking medication, but she had cancer, so I think she can be forgiven.

No...she cant be forgiven....one cannot be a "little bit" hypocritical...If she beleived in what she reckoned to stand for she would not have taken meds..As it was when the chips were down she proved to be nothing more than yet another celeb big mouth hypocrit, prepared to sacrifice her beliefs for herself..

So you won't take biologics - is that because you're concerned about animal testing?

NO....whilst I find it regretable that there is no proper alternative YET I realise that animal testing is vital to the supply of safe drugs so I can live with that aspect,
My objection to the biologics is that they are potentially worse than methotrexate in terms of side effects AND also since they are very new on the market there is still insufficient real life data available on them......

Raggamuffin wrote:You probably wouldn't be given biologics for such a mild condition anyway - and without trying methotrexate first. They're quite expensive.

victorismyhero wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:You probably wouldn't be given biologics for such a mild condition anyway - and without trying methotrexate first. They're quite expensive.

I was offered them...or methotrexate....and refused either....the consultant agreed with me....

Oh and PA is not "mild"  it is however very variable and unpredictable....

some days you are ok, others you cant walk, or maybe cant use your hands or maybe cant raise your arms up ....

It kinda "wanders around your body" inflaming joints seemingly at random and for no particular reason.....

that is the worst of it...you dont know from one day to the next if you are going to have a "good day" or not

which is why being self employed (and only needing to be part time on it since i have taken some pensions) suits me well.....

victorismyhero wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:You probably wouldn't be given biologics for such a mild condition anyway - and without trying methotrexate first. They're quite expensive.

I was offered them...or methotrexate....and refused either....the consultant agreed with me....

Oh and PA is not "mild"  it is however very variable and unpredictable....

some days you are ok, others you cant walk, or maybe cant use your hands or maybe cant raise your arms up ....

It kinda "wanders around your body" inflaming joints seemingly at random and for no particular reason.....

that is the worst of it...you dont know from one day to the next if you are going to have a "good day" or not

which is why being self employed (and only needing to be part time on it since i have taken some pensions) suits me well.....