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by Lucy5
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: High Blood Pressure related to HRT?
Replies: 6
Views: 3599

Re: High Blood Pressure related to HRT?

Hi goldenmom and welcome! goldenmom wrote: Did you find anything out from bloodwork? I've just started HRT 5 months ago and seen a jump in BP. However, I'm in the beginning stages of menopause at 49 so my BP had actually been rising before I started but seemed so go down when I first started but now...
by Lucy5
Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Unfortunate side effect from melatonin.
Replies: 112
Views: 92401

Re: Unfortunate side effect from melatonin.

senior lady wrote: I suffered with watery diarrhea for 2 weeks. Finally the doctor said it could be from melatonin. I was taking 15 mg. She said that was too strong. I stopped the melatonin and the diarrhea stopped. I started taking Lexapro and developed diarrhea off and on. After a month I tried 3...
by Lucy5
Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:49 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: FrankA - new member
Replies: 7
Views: 3166

Re: FrankA - new member

Welcome to our community, Frank! I'm glad you found your way here. As you may already know, there are a number of reasons besides Alzheimer's pathology for brain atrophy, including even the aging process. Your proactive approach to testing and looking for ways to address these changes - regardless o...
by Lucy5
Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Very New Member
Replies: 11
Views: 3895

Re: Very New Member

Sounds good, Royce...we'll be looking forward to updates!
by Lucy5
Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Very New Member
Replies: 11
Views: 3895

Re: Very New Member

Welcome, Royce! I took the 23andMe test in 2014 and confirmed my E4 status by browsing through the raw data file. I just took a look at my account, and it shows I'm on the Version 4 chip. If you haven't looked as yet, you'll find it under the "Settings" tab for your account, but I'm guessi...
by Lucy5
Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New to group
Replies: 7
Views: 2951

Re: New to group

Welcome Debra! Thank you for sharing your story with us. We appreciate posts of any length as we learn so much from the experiences of our members! It must be such a relief to hear from your cardiologist that you no longer have cardiovascular disease. Your commitment to finding a diet & exercise...
by Lucy5
Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:16 pm
Forum: Announcements and Events
Topic: URGENT: Biomarker Study Opportunity for ApoE4.Info Members
Replies: 213
Views: 117945

Re: URGENT: Biomarker Study Opportunity for ApoE4.Info Members

chicagomom wrote : My husband and I would be interested in being part of the study. I'm E 3/4, and we don't know what he is, but he has no history of alzheimers in his family, where my father (E3/4) and all his siblings and his mother(my Grandmother) had it. My Grandfather passed in his early 70's ...
by Lucy5
Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:50 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Just in: FDA clamping down on supplements purported to influence AD
Replies: 15
Views: 5619

Re: Just in: FDA clamping down on supplements purported to influence AD

daamr wrote : This is refreshing to see. I am new here so bear with me. My 87 year old mother is e3/e4 and I am e4/e4. I watched her all my life take supplements, eat well and exercise. In the last 8+ years I have watched her slowly melt away with AD despite doing all the things everyone says to do...
by Lucy5
Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:12 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Peter Attia podcast with Masterjohn
Replies: 3
Views: 2335

Peter Attia podcast with Masterjohn

Haven't listened yet, but this Peter Attia podcast with Chris Masterjohn appears to have lots of topics of interest to our community: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/ Podcast : Released a new episode this morning: #66 - Chris Masterjohn, Ph.D.: Navigating the many pathways to health and disease - N...
by Lucy5
Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:06 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: To pay for full Bredesen account or not - prevention in uk
Replies: 2
Views: 1483

Re: To pay for full Bredesen account or not - prevention in uk

Hi Claudiam1 and welcome! Clearly both you and your husband have already implemented a number of lifestyle changes based on Dr. Bredesen's wonderful work. A cognoscopy at 50 is certainly proactive and I applaud your take-charge approach! There's a forum thread here you may find helpful discussing th...