enzymes

Hello all, My brother was recently diagnosed with ALS but still thinks he just has a pinched nerve in his back. He saw the surgeon today that did the muscle biopsy to tell him that he thought he was full of bull. According to my brother the doctor said something to him about his enzyme levels...

Hi, I was wondering if there is any specialist doctor or researcher in ALS on this forum? I was thinking that it could be very useful, because every person that has ALS could share his own experience and thoughts on this disease and help scientific research on this. Considering that neither...

I asked a question two weeks ago, but I never introduced myself when I joined. I am 43, a second-grade teacher, and a divorced mother of 3 (DD-15, DS-9 & 6). I started having slurred speech the last week of July. I had an MRI two weeks into it and it was normal. Then in October I started...

I haven't posted for awhile because Sara and myself have been waiting to see the neuro again. We went last week and the good news is she certainly doesn't have ALS. Her blood test came back with slightly elevated muscle enzymes. The doc didn't specify which so I don't know if he was referring to...

I just got a call from Hershey, well actually the wife answered. I was hoping they were gonna tell me, "Sorry big mistake, you've got gas not ALS". Well that didn't work out. Anyway they told the wife to tell me to stop taking the Rilutek because my liver enzymes were slightly elevated. She...

I am 35 years old. I have been having problems for the last 5 months. I am going crazy with my symptoms which continue to be getting worse by the day. I have done a lot of reading, most of which is to my detriment. I need your experience and help in determining what exactly is going on with...

Here's another summary from an interesting recent article. Lists some familiar supplements (stay the course) and offers some hope. Just for fun - try saying "Orthomolecular" 5 times fast. 1: Altern Med Rev. 2005 Dec;10(4):268-293. Related Articles, Links Neurodegeneration from...

Hi-- I'm new to this forum. I'm curious to know if anyone has tried using R(+)Alpha lipoic acid to slow the progression of their disease. I am a 47 year old male and have been taking it now for about six weeks along with Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALCAR), and biotin, and I believe it may be helping...