Mark thanks for the info a few weeks back. I read Amalgam Illness, watched a bunch of videos and did the newbie flow chart in the Andy Cutler FB group and have talked w a bunch of the members. It...
100%, usually a sign of autonomic dysfunction. Although for what’s worth I know the cofounder and head of research of an HRV company as well (won’t mention which one to keep it anonymous). She said...
Amalgam is Silver colored filling. The old ones were silver, which is actually half mercury. New ones are white composite which is safe...
Was the old filling an amalgam? Did they remove it safely? Do you have more amalgams? I’m starting to come to the conclusion mercury is a big problem for me. Went to a biological densist to talk...
I’d highly recommend DNRS as well like the others said. In addition, anything that works on gaba. GABA supplements usually won’t cross the BBB, but if you wanted to go the pharma route temporarily...
Good points. I’ve wrestled these questions. It’s a lot of work, and like you said you can’t really treat anything else while you’re doing it. But the cutler guys made the point that i can stop any...
WBF, this is super interesting, thanks for the response, very helpful. Curious how come you didn’t go down the chelation route? It sounds like you may have a mercury load given the way you reacted to...
if anyone has had their mercury fillings out I'm curious about your experience, good or bad. Going to meet with a biological dentist tomorrow to discuss taking my remaining two amalgams out. Also...
Sounds like a good combo to me. I'm doing gut healing and been working on my deep breathing and meditation in front of my IR lamp. I need to pick up DNRS again. Do you take quercentin or anything for...
This area is still new, and I can only tell you what a GOOD dr will do here. Norway might be a different story. But here, they will look for signs of autoimmunity. That usually means ANA, complete...
I havent been able to make much progress with the herbs. Nothing seems to touch it, only thing thats helped is diet. By reducing hte inflammation that I eat its helped greatly. AIP diet is whats...
Hey man not to beat a dead horse, but did you look into SFN? Dont want to see you wait on it and it gets worse. Particularly if you have hashimotos. Right there it's showing autoimmunity....
Aerose, honestly I'm actually enjoying my food for once. I was eating awful, just awful. Like every meal i'd crave junk. If i wasnt eating a burger or pizza i'd be upset. The thought of clean meal...
Agree gut health is like half the battle im realizing. Been doing paleo for about two weeks now and it’s helping. Wanted to do AIP but it’s just too strict. Wrote a post on how I think my gut affects...
Yup it’s a visual fields test. I had it, it’s easy. They should check at the start of treatment for a baseline, and then once yearly after that. But quite frankly if she’s using plaquenil + another...
“Suppresses the immune system” is a very generic statement. It’s know to suppress chronic inflammatory pathways. It won’t suppress NK cell or white blood cell activity, so there’s no risk that it...
I’m on IVIG. What are your symptoms? Do you have any autoimmune issues? How’s your bloodwork, any positive antibodies? Positive Ana? When were you bitten? It may be that you’re not responding to abx...
Oh cool I’m from CT but live in nyc. If you’re ever in NYC I’m down to meet up. Out of curiosity why do you travel to DC? There are so many great LLMDs in CT. Dr K and Dr P (but they don’t take...
Definitely Aerose, that’s what I been doing recently. Here’s that TED Talk I was referring to https://youtu.be/95ovIJ3dsNk...
Very good post Saraeli!!! Very insightful and summed the issue up well. I never once felt like Sarno was victim blaming me, but I have heard others say that so it must be true. Going to look into...
Definitely agree. I think chronic illnesses take hold of those who are vulnerable, when the sum total of all stressors combines to push the body out of homeostasis. Methylation issues, CIRS genetics,...
He believed that by repressing emotions, which is exactly what you said you do, the body, through the autonomic nervous system, creates symptoms for you to focus on so you don’t have to deal with the...
Based on what you just said you are a textbook John Sarno case. I’d read The Divided Mind...
You don’t have to ask your dentist, just look in your mouth. Do you have any silver colored fillings? If you do then there’s mercury in there, they’re about 50% mercury....
Glad to hear you had a little improvement in your mood RW! If it makes you feel better maybe makes sense to use it. Question for you since we both have similar issues. Do you have amalgam fillings?...
PCR isn’t very sensitive at all for Lyme. For bartonella they usually use it....
Any come back positive?...
Thats where I'm at too, all comes back to gut health. Trying to figure out how i can actually do Paleo without knowing how to cook, and literally just got a prescription for enteragam. Supposed to...
Not because she doesnt want to be best friends with me, because of the way she responded. She doesnt owe me anything, but there's such a thing as common decency, especially when you're sick yourself....
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/life-with-lyme/594736/\ Cant stand this woman. Turns out she lives right down the street from me, got sick at the same time as me, and was seeing...
The pros are 1) first and foremost figuring out what your problem is. If you have a form of autoimmunity its good to know about it. May affect the way you approach treating your other symptoms....
You ever see a neurologist about it? Bloodwork ever show any signs of autoimmunity? Ever have burning? Yours really does sound like a large nerve problem because you described muscle weakness with...
KitKate might not be it’s not usually on only one side, also no pots like you said. But the vibrations, that makes me nervous because I know it so well. Dr K specifically asked me when I went into...
Girlie yes it is, they often go hand in hand. If thr pots is due to an autonomic nerve issue, often times whatever is attacking your peripheral nerves will also attack your autonomic nerves. Your...
Do you have pots symptoms? Are you going to take my advice and see a neurologist?...
SFN often feels like that, in addition to burning, stabbing or pins and needles. Mine literally feels like there’s a phone on vibrate, one in each of my feet and one in each of my hands. It’s doing...
Can you elaborate on “all over vibrations”? Does it feel like a cellphone is inside a part of your body and on vibrate?...
So what did you do to remove the toxins? Was it just milk thistle or did something else work?...
Aerose, do most people at 35 have communities of like minded people? I feel like most people at that age are pairing off, getting married, starting families and retreating from social life. I'm 37...
Castor oil packs supposed to work well, my gf swears by the stuff, been meaning to try one myself https://deliciouslyorganic.net/8-ways-to-detox-your-liver-naturally-and-gently/...
I see what you're saying Aerose. You feel left out and isolated. But you can make new friends, happens all the time. You can develop new hobbies. Maybe you'll meet someone and get married. The career...
Ever try Bicillin? My dr who i think is brilliant uses it for neuro lyme and its much less invasive than IV Rocephin, which is usually used for neuro lyme. Unfortunately it's a painful shot and I'm...
I used to get into this same state of mind. I was 30 when I got sick, I'm 37 now. My brother was trying to cheer me up a few months ago and said, "They'll have cures for all these things in the next...
Girlie, that doesn’t sound like SFN. It’s usually Symmetrical stocking and glove, or sometimes all over if it’s due to an acute inflammatory condition like Guillain Barre. Do you have a compressed...
Ugh that’s the rub. There’s no actual test. Generally they look for signs of autoimmunity like a positive ANA, any antibodies against connective tissue disorders, low WBC/RBC, low complements. Then...
Did you magoo? Do you think you must chelate once you remove the offending amalgams i.e. is it enough to stop the flux or do you need to remove the load as well?...
Hey saraeli, Well I should state there are so many causes for SFN. From ion channel gene mutations to bacterial to diabetes to cancer to autoimmune. I was assuming his is autoimmune, like mine, given...
Interesting I just made an appointment w a biologic dentist going to get mine removed too. Thiught it was BS until watching some Andy cutler videos...
Next time I’m going to use tons of sea salt and one of these electrolyte drops you get on amazon. Def going to get one wo added sugar. I’m not sure if sea salt is enough because that will still leave...
RJD76, the only way to confirm SFN (small fiber neuropathy) is through a punch biopsy. The EMG test will only check your LARGE nerve fibers, which are almost always normal. Based on what you told me,...