My significant other, 82 yo female was diagnosed with Alz last Nov. She's been on memantine since then and donepezil since May. She has the Apoe4 gene which indicates the highest probability of Alz. We just received results of her amyloid PETscan. Her score was 146 which is exceedingly high. Her short term memory is very poor but aside from that she's pretty normal. Yesterday her neurologist said because of that result she should start Leqembi infusions. The local clinic that does them is booked until next March. It's an epidemic! We're concerned about the limited benefit and side effects of Leqembi, particularly brain bleeds, so we will probably decline the infusions.

I decided to start her on 10 mg lithium orotate capsules on Aug 23. We don't have time to wait for Big Pharma to invent the next wonder drug that actually treats Alz. There is no evidence that Leqembi infusions improve memory by removing amyloid deposits.

Recent lab studies with lithium orotate at Harvard look promising and data from areas where lithium content in water is high have lower levels of Alz. Li compounds at very high levels have been used to treat bipolar disorders in the past. The compound/supplement lithium orotate is available otc at levels much lower than the near-toxic levels of lithium carbonate used to treat bipolar. There is no way to determine if it is going to help but we have no other choice.