Why Did MS Drug Kill Eleven People?

B? Dr. Mercola

Wh?n ??? take drugs f?r multiple sclerosis (MS), ??? m?? very well b? trading MS f?r another set ?f health problems, including paying th? ultimate price: death.

Health agencies fr?m multiple countries, including th? U.S. Food ?nd Drug Administration (FDA) ?nd th? European Medicines Agency, ?r? investigating reports ?f 11 deaths ?n multiple sclerosis patients wh? took th? drug Gilenya.

Gilenya ?? th? first oral drug approved b? th? FDA t? reduce relapses ?nd delay disability progression ?n patients w?th relapsing forms ?f MS.

B?t even though ?t ?? a relative newcomer t? th? market, having b??n approved ?n th? United States ?n September 2010, serious side effects h??? already emerged.

Y?? H??? t? Take th? First Dose Wh?n Y??'re ?n a Doctor's Office ?

Th?? ?? b?????? Gilenya ?? known t? cause heart-rate problems, ?? ?ll patients m??t b? monitored f?r ?l?w heart rate f?r six hours ?ft?r th?? first take th? drug.

Th? drug's maker, Novartis, t?ld CNN th?t th?? ?r? aware ?f th? reported deaths ?m?ng patients taking th? drug, ?nd stated th? deaths w?r? due t? sudden death, heart attack ?r disruption ?f heart rhythm.

Of course, th?? ?l?? ???d th? cause ?f th? deaths remains "unknown."

Th? FDA, wh? announced ?n December 2011 th?t th?? w?r? investigating Gilenya ?ft?r a 59-year-?ld multiple sclerosis patient died within 24 hours ?f taking th? first dose, ?? aware ?f th? heart effects, b?t approved th? drug anyway. On th??r Web site, ?t's stated:¹

"Gilenya m?? cause serious side effects, such ?? ?l?w heart rate (bradycardia), wh??h m?? b? related t? slowed conduction ?f electrical impulses fr?m th? upper chambers ?f th? heart t? th? lower chambers ?f th? heart. Th??? effects usually d? n?t cause symptoms, b?t th?? ??n cause dizziness, fatigue, ?nd palpitations."

Oth?r serious risks, ?? noted b? th? drug's manufacturer Web site, include:

• Increased risk ?f serious infections, ?? th? drug lowers th? number ?f white blood cells ?n ???r blood. Two patients died wh? took higher-dose Gilenya, wh??h increases th? risk ?f infection
• Macular edema, a vision problem th?t ??n cause ??m? ?f th? same vision symptoms ?? ?n MS attack
• Breathing problems
• Liver problems ?nd increases ?n blood pressure
• Harm t? a woman's unborn baby, ?nd therefore contraindicated during pregnancy ?r breastfeeding

Side effects ?r? more th? rule th?n th? exception wh?n ?t comes t? MS drugs, b?t unfortunately th?? continue t? b? offered ?? a first-line treatment f?r those w?th MS, even though dietary strategies ??n b? extremely effective.

Tysabri: Another MS Drug Linked t? Deaths

Tysabri first hit th? market ?n November 2004 under ?n accelerated program th? FDA reserves f?r drugs ?t believes w?ll h??? "extraordinary benefits" t? patients. It w?? touted ?? th? "miracle" drug f?r MS b?????? th? results fr?m th? first year ?f clinical trials ?h?w?d th?t MS patients wh? took Tysabri f?r one year h?d a 66 percent reduction ?n relapses compared t? those wh? took a placebo.

Th?n, ???t three months ?ft?r ?t first hit th? market ?t w?? pulled b?????? one ?n 1,000 people wh? took ?t during clinical trials developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare brain infection th?t usually results ?n death ?r severe disablement. A? noted ?n th? Tysabri Web site:

"Tysabri increases ???r chances ?f getting ? PML ? N? one ??n predict wh? w?ll g?t PML. Th?r? ?? n? known treatment, prevention ?r cure f?r PML ? Y??r chances m?? b? higher ?f ??? ?r? ?l?? being treated w?th medicines th?t weaken ???r immune system, including ?th?r MS treatments."

Dr. Lawrence Steinman, a Stanford University professor ?nd ?n MS specialist wh? h?? developed MS drugs himself, ???d h? repeatedly warned th? FDA ?f th? potential f?r serious immune-system side effects w?th Tysabri ?nd drugs l?k? ?t prior t? approval. Tysabri ?? a type ?f drug known ?? a monoclonal antibody, meaning ?t ?? derived fr?m a mouse antibody th?t h?? b??n genetically engineered t? mirror a human antibody (antibodies ?r? proteins th?t h?l? ???r body fight infection).

It ?? given b? infusion directly ?nt? a vein, wh?r? th? antibodies bind t? immune system cells, inhibiting th?m fr?m crossing over fr?m th? bloodstream t? th? brain.

Tysabri blocks th?? movement b? attaching t? alpha 4-integrin, a protein ?n th? surface ?f immune T cells th?t normally enables th?m t? pass through th? blood-brain barrier. H?w???r, ?f destructive immune system cells br??k free ?f th? bloodstream, th?? ??n reach ???r brain, gastrointestinal tract ?nd joints ?nd cause severe d?m?g?. Tysabri, h?w???r, ?? currently back ?n th? market b?????? ?n June 2006 th? FDA voted th?t Tysabri b? returned t? th? market!

In 2010 th?? th?n added a n?w l?b?l warning health care professionals ?nd patients th?t th? risks ?f PML increase ?? more infusions ?r? received. Th?r? ?r? ?th?r risks ?? well, including liver d?m?g?, ?n increased risk ?f serious ?r unusual infection, joint pain, allergic reactions, depression ?nd more.? If ??? h??? MS, ?t ?? m? strong recommendation t? n?t accept th?? drug, Gilenya ?r th? ?th?r commonly prescribed MS drugs l?k? prednisone ?r interferon, ?? th?? ??n seriously harm ???r health.

Fresh Raw Foods ?r? ?n Option f?r Helping Reverse MS

If ???'ve b??n under th? care ?f th? conventional medical system f?r MS treatment, ??? m?? b? surprised t? hear th?t people h??? h?d success ?n reversing MS w?th dietary changes. Y?? m??t l?k?l? w?ll n?t hear th?? fr?m conventional neurologists. Nonetheless, ?n th? video above, Dr. Terry Wahls ???l??n? h?w ?h? reversed multiple sclerosis ?ft?r seven years ?f deterioration ?n th? best conventional treatments available -- simply b? changing h?r diet!

Sh? b?g?n t? notice significant improvement ?n ???t three months, ?nd ?t th? nine-month m?rk ?f h?r n?w diet, ?h? w?? ?bl? t? g? ?n ?n 18-mile bike ride! Th?? ?? astounding wh?n ??? consider th?t over th? past seven years h?r condition h?d deteriorated t? th? point th?t ?h? h?d t? sit ?n a reclined zero-gravity chair ?nd ???ld ?nl? walk short distances using two canes.

Aft?r looking ?nt? a number ?f diseases th?t cause brain shrinkage, including n?t ?nl? MS b?t ?l?? Huntington's, Parkinson's ?nd Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Wahls found one common denominator ?n th??? conditions ?? poorly functioning mitochondria. Three nutrients ?n particular ?r? essential f?r proper mitochondrial function:

1. Animal-based omega-3 f?t
2. Creatine
3. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), ?r better ??t, th? reduced version known ?? Ubiquinol

J??t b? adding those three t? h?r diet, h?r decline b?g?n t? ?l?w. B?t ?t wasn't until ?h? adjusted h?r diet f?r optimal mitochondrial-, myelin-, ?nd neurotransmitter function th?t ?h? b?g?n t? improve. Sh? ?l?? eliminated processed foods, grains, ?nd starches (wh??h includes potatoes ?nd corn), ?nd within a matter ?f months experienced astounding improvements. In short, ?h? altered h?r diet t? reflect th? Paleo-style diet ?f th? hunter-gatherers ?f ?ld ?? follows:

• 3 cups daily (equal t? one dinner plate, piled high) ?f green leaves, such ?? kale, wh??h ?r? high ?n vitamins ?n th? B group, A, C, K, ?nd minerals
• 3 cups daily ?f sulfur-rich vegetables fr?m th? cabbage- ?nd onion- families, mushrooms ?nd asparagus
• 3 cups daily ?f brightly colored vegetables, fruits ?nd/?r berries, wh??h ?r? a g??d source ?f antioxidants
• Wild fish f?r animal-based omega-3's
• Grass-fed meat
• Organ meats f?r vitamins, minerals ?nd CoQ10
• Seaweed f?r iodine ?nd selenium

Vital Information f?r Anyone Wh?'s B??n Diagnosed W?th MS

I d? encourage ??? t? share th?? information w?th anyone ??? know struggling w?th MS, ?? ?t ?? ???ld easily change th??r life. Risking ???r life w?th conventional MS drugs ?? NOT th? ?nl? option, b?t m??t people ?r? n?t aware ?f th?t. Dr. Wahls ?t?r? ?? n?t ?n isolated incident; others, t??, h??? recovered fr?m multiple sclerosis without drugs!

Below ??? w?ll find a summary ?f m? lifestyle recommendations f?r MS. Many ?r? identical t? th? general-health principles I've b??n teaching f?r years, b?t a few stand out ?? being specifically applicable t? th? treatment ?f autoimmune diseases such ?? MS.

• Optimize ???r vitamin D levels ? Th?? ?? ?n essential step, ?? th?r? ?r? well over a dozen studies ?h?w?ng a link between MS ?nd vitamin D deficiency. Wh?l? th? optimal level f?r general health lies between 50-70 ng/ml, wh?n treating diseases such ?? cancer, heart disease, ?r autoimmune diseases, ???r level ?h??ld ideally b? somewhere between 70-100 ng/ml. Th? preferred method t? raise (?nd maintain) ???r vitamin D levels ?? b? regularly exposing large amounts ?f ???r skin t? sunshine, ?r b? using a safe tanning bed. If n??th?r ?? available, ??? ??n ??? ?n oral supplement ?f vitamin D3.

  A? a general guideline, vitamin D experts recommend 8,000 IU's per day f?r adults, ?nd ?b??t 35 IU's per pound f?r children, b?t ??? ?h??ld take ?? much ?? ?? n??????r? t? elevate ?nd maintain ???r blood levels within th? optimal range.

• G?t plenty ?f animal-based omega-3 fats ? M?k? sure ???'re getting a g??d supply ?f animal-based omega-3 fats, such ?? krill oil. Y?? ?l?? need t? avoid d?m?g?d, oxidized fats found ?n m??t ?ll processed foods. Especially damaging ?r? th? omega-6 fats found ?n soy-, canola-, ?nd corn oil. Th??? ?r? usually highly oxidized ?nd ?l?? contain trans fats ?nd cyclic fats th?t imbed themselves ?nt? ???r cell membranes, distorting th? cellular functions.

  Even wh?n organic ?nd ??ld-pressed, th? over consumption ?f th??? omega-6 rich oils ??n ignite ?n inflammatory cascade within ??r bodies, ?? th? American diet generally contains 20-40 times more omega-6 fatty acids (relative t? omega-3 fatty acids) th?n ??r bodies ?r? designed t? handle; th?? omega-6/omega-3 imbalance results ?n th? formation ?f excessive arachidonic acid ? th? very fuel upon wh??h enzymes l?k? Cox-2 feed, resulting ?n uncontrollable inflammation. Al??, th? majority ?f th??? three oils ?r? genetically engineered, wh??h ??n h??? ?t? ?wn set ?f adverse health ramifications.

• Eliminate sugar, particularly fructose ? Another crucial element ?? t? eliminate ?? much sugar ?nd fructose ?? possible fr?m ???r diet. Cutting out processed foods ?nd sweetened beverages w?ll g? a long way t? reduce excess fructose, ?n addition t? eliminating th? majority ?f damaging fats ?n ???r diet. Y?? simply m??t keep ???r daily total fructose intake below 25 grams.

  If ??? haven't ??t grasped th? toxic nature ?nd profound health dangers ?f fructose, now's th? time t? g?t w?th ?t. Sugar ??n contribute t? th? development ?f a number ?f autoimmune diseases, such ?? arthritis, asthma, ?nd multiple sclerosis. It ?l?? increases uric acid levels, wh??h leads t? chronic, low-level inflammation, wh??h h?? far-reaching consequences f?r ???r health.

• Eliminate pasteurized milk ?nd dairy?Th?? ?? another critical element. Studies h??? shown th?t cow's milk consumption ?? correlated w?th MS prevalence.² In fact, a specific antibody cross-reactivity between myelin oligodendrocyte (a component ?f neurological tissue) ?nd th? cow's milk protein butyrophillin w?? identified ?n 2004, l?k?l? contributing t? th? immune system ?f MS patients losing self-tolerance ?nd attacking th??r ?wn nervous system.³
• Avoid aspartame ?nd commercial fruit juices. Aspartame rapidly metabolizes t? methanol, a potent neurotoxin. Additionally fruits ?nd vegetables ?r? ?l?? loaded w?th methanol b?t wh?n th?? ?r? consumed fresh ?t ?? bound t? pectin ?nd ???r body d??? n?t h??? th? enzymes t? br??k ?t down. H?w???r wh?n fruits ?nd vegetables ?r? processed ?nd ??t ?nt? glass jars ?r cans th? methanol dissociates ?nd ??n b? liberated ?n high quantities.
• Eat plenty ?f raw food. Th?? ?? ?n ?m??rt?nt principle f?r optimal health th?t I normally recommend f?r everyone. H?w???r, I've found th?t f?r people w?th severe autoimmune disease, ?t's even more ?m??rt?nt. S?m? ?f th? m??t dramatic improvements w?'ve seen ?n patients using nutritional changes h??? come ?b??t ?? th? result ?f eating a majority ?f th??r food raw instead ?f cooked.
• Eat fermented vegetables. Optimizing ???r gut bacteria m?? b? one ?f th? m??t profound ways t? improve ???r health. In th? near future I w?ll b? doing a large number ?f interviews w?th Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride th?t g? ?nt? gr??t detail ?n h?w t? implement th??? valuable foods ?nd many ?th?r details ?f recovery.
• Check ???r iron levels. Excess iron ??n cause d?m?g? t? th? endothelium, th? inner lining ?f blood vessels, ?? well ?? ?r??t? massive amounts ?f free radicals. It ??n ?l?? d?m?g? ???r DNA. Therefore, ?f ??? h??? MS ?t ?? very ?m??rt?nt t? check ???r blood f?r iron overload, a process th?t ?? easily done through a simple blood test called a serum ferritin test. Th? healthy range ?f serum ferritin lies between 20 ?nd 80 ng/ml. Below 20, ??? ?r? iron deficient, ?nd above 80, ??? h??? ?n iron surplus. Ferritin levels ??n g? really high. I've seen levels over 1,000, b?t anything over 80 ?? l?k?l? going t? b? a problem. Th? ideal range ?? between 40-60 ng/ml.

  If ??? find th?t ???r iron levels ?r? high, simply donate ???r blood. Normally a person w??ld require 1-3 blood draws per year, up t? ?? many ?? one per month ?f ???r system ??n tolerate ?t, until ???r ferritin levels h??? b??n sufficiently lowered.

• Low-dose Naltrexone ?nd alpha lipoic acid. One ?f th? newer treatment strategies f?r MS ?? low-dose naltrexone (LDN), along w?th alpha lipoic acid. Naltrexone (generic name) ?? a pharmacologically active opioid antagonist, conventionally used t? treat drug- ?nd alcohol addiction ? normally ?t doses ?f 50mg t? 300mg. A? such, ?t's b??n ?n FDA-approved drug f?r over two decades.

  H?w???r, ?t very low dosages (3 t? 4.5 mg), naltrexone h?? immunomodulating properties th?t m?? b? ?bl? t? successfully treat cancer malignancies ?nd a wide range ?f autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis. A? ???l??n?d ?n th? informative website www.lowdosenaltrexone.org, wh?n ??? take LDN ?t bedtime -- wh??h blocks ???r opioid receptors f?r a few hours ?n th? middle ?f th? night -- ?t ?? believed t? up-regulate vital elements ?f ???r immune system b? increasing ???r body's production ?f metenkephalin ?nd endorphins (???r natural opioids), hence improving immune function.

• Mercury detox. Mercury ?? clearly a neurotoxic poison th?t ?h??ld b? avoided, ?? avoiding fish unless wild caught ?nd verified f?r purity, ?nd refusing ?r removing mercury dental amalgams ?r? ?l?? ?m??rt?nt aspects. C?rt??n supplements ??n ?l?? h?l? eliminate mercury fr?m ???r system, such ?? chlorella.
• Address early childhood emotional traumas. Last b?t ??rt??nl? n?t l???t, ?n m? experience w?th MS patients, th?r? ?? nearly always a precipitating traumatic emotional event th?t causes ???r immune system t? crash, leading t? th? disease. J??t ?? vitamin D deficiency seems t? b? present ?n m??t cases ?f autoimmune disease, th?r? ?? ?l?? typically ?n emotional element involved. More ?ft?n th?n n?t, ??m? form ?f hidden emotional wound ??n b? found ?n patients suffering w?th autoimmune diseases l?k? MS.

  Typically, th?? wounding occurred ?t a very young age,??ft?n before th? age ?f 7, ?nd?typicaly before th? age ?f 5. Issues related t? th?? event need t? b? addressed b? using ?n effective energy psychology tool l?k? th? Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), b?t ?nl? w?th th? h?l? ?f ?n experienced practitioner.

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