Snapshot · The Peter Attia Drive
Gayatri Devi has used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) off-label for treating dementia patients since 2008, targeting specific brain circuits to maintain function.
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Prior to the monoclonal antibody era, Gayatri Devi was already applying a rich multimodal toolkit inspired by the HIV treatment model: a personalized cocktail of drugs targeting different mechanisms [1] — Gayatri Devi "Before monoclonal antibodies, Gayatri Devi was already deploying a complex toolkit: cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, valacyclovir, WAT…" 1:13:40 . She continues to use cholinesterase inhibitors like donepezil and galantamine, memantine (an NMDA antagonist that reduces signal-to-noise ratio in neurotransmission), and valacyclovir for patients with herpetic neuroinflammation risk. Since 2008, she has used transcranial magnetic stimulation off-label, targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, Broca's area, and the precuneus using neuronavigation guided by each patient's own MRI to maintain specific neural circuits. GLP-1 agonists are now part of the toolkit for appropriate patients. Peter Attia observes that the pattern he sees across chronic diseases — from atherosclerosis to cancer — is that early, sustained treatment over years moves the needle far more than late, aggressive intervention, and he laments that the right clinical trials for early, low-dose anti-amyloid therapy haven't been funded.
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