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    There has to be more, husband diagnosed recently

    Link to the first serotonin study. Platelet Serotonin Level Predicts Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis PLOS ONE: Platelet Serotonin Level Predicts Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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    There has to be more, husband diagnosed recently

    5-HTP and SEROTONIN The following studies would indicate that 5-HTP is an important part of any supplemention protocol for ALS. " Platelet serotonin levels were significantly decreased in ALS patients. Platelet serotonin levels did not correlate with disease duration but were positively...
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    To those with ALS, what do you think was the cause?

    Looks like an iatrogenic case. Celexa being an SSRI, and Effexor, a potent SNRI, must have messed up your husband's serotonin regulatory system. One can't just simply switch from one to the other like candy, without tapering off the first and then introducing the second at a low dose and then...
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    There has to be more, husband diagnosed recently

    Here are the links to the studies left out earlier. Blocking IL-1 beta. Blocking IL-1? to slow down progression of ALS? Caprylic acid, found in coconut and palm oils, and also available as a supplement. PLOS ONE: Caprylic Triglyceride as a Novel Therapeutic Approach to Effectively...
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    There has to be more, husband diagnosed recently

    I don't have ALS, but do have an interest in reading up on degenerative diseases, for which I use Medline quite a bit. Possibly the following studies may be useful to you. An in vitro screening cascade to identify neuroprotective antioxidants in ALS. An in vitro screening cascade to identify...
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