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mashkiki asked in HealthAlternative Medicine · 10 years ago

Is there a test that can measure if someone is lacking Acetylcholine?

My 83-year old mom has had a sudden change in her short term memory. Her MRI is clean, vitamin D is at healthy levels, no UTI and she isn't on any prescription medication. Her doctor cannot find any clinical reason for her memory loss and does not see any signs of Alzheimers. Her doctor suggested Aricept because it helps to fight the loss of Acetylcholine which is a deficiency that is commonly found in Alzheimers patients. Is there a way for my mom to build up the presennce of this enzyme naturally, rather than take an rx that has many side effects and only slows the depletion of the enzyme, Acetylcholine?

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  • 10 years ago
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    There probably is,but getting a doctor to prescribe the test for an 80 something year old,may be hard.The book,Balance Your Brain,Balance Your Life is good.There are at home quizzes you can take to figure out if you have neurotransmitter deficiencies,and tells you what you can take for it.Natural or med.

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