Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

[Lo0p]

TREATMENT OF ADDICTIVE DISORDERS - Patent Application 20100029771

[RedThread12]

Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

Thanks, LoOp. What, exactly, is he seeking to patent? a treatment protocol? a medication combining baclofen and GHB? both? I'll have time to read through this in a couple of days, but I'm awfully curious.

[azuldog]

Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

Thanks LoOp

I read through as much of the patent as I could and it seems he is getting a patent for a compound and the methods of administration for a mix of GHB (a Schedule 1 drug in the US!) and Baclofen. I dont see how he can do this. azuldog

[wort]

Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

Very interesting, Lo0p. A few years ago Ameisen published an article that hypothesized a conncection between GHB (a neurotransmitter) and alcoholism. The article can be accessed at http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...t/agm058v1.pdf. Interestingly, GHB like baclofen is a GABA(B) agonist. His theory is that alcoholism might be due in part to a defieciency in this naturally occuring chemical. I recently visited my GP to obtain a RX for baclofen, and brought this article with me. I aked if there was test for GHB and he did not know of one.

I poked around some more and found a book preview that includes a very interesting discussion of baclofen and GHB.

[friendofafriend]

Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

Interesting information. While reading chapter 9 in the book, one could sense Dr. A's excitement about the GHB connection. It seems that Lo0p is right; he's up to something.

As far as getting GHB into the mix, Xyrem is an interesting drug in that it is actually GHB, which is uniquely on both Schedules 1 and 3. I would think that Dr. A is planning to take advantage of this oddity by using Xyrem off-label. So, it might not be as difficult as one would think.

[gyco]

Dr. Ameisen is up to something...

hi loop and the rest.like you folks i have a lot of time to research,cure ,was brot up on another thread,and you were kind of chastised for your comments,rather then jump on you,think about this,to drink,the dollars spent,just to drink,with such an intelligent mind,xplain your logic,and the doctors,isit not just like Al,just another way to sell a product,not knowing the long term effecets of the drug,is drinking worth it,would a normal person have to go to lengths we go to,just to have a drink,gyco