Posted by DSCH on August 14, 2003, at 9:40:34
In reply to Re: Anybody use Lithium for this purpose?, posted by Blake G on August 13, 2003, at 22:34:02
> McPac,
Blake, you were directing this at me, not McPac. :-)
> Methylation/histamine-tendencies and pyroluria presence are just one aspect of many in their treatment protocol. The total treatment comes from the 90-150 laboratory tests done on each patient. These tests include (neurotransmitter levels, routine chemistries, minerals and vitamins, toxic elements, liver enzymes, food sensitivities, histamine, microorganism markers, digestive and absorptive function, immune function, amino acid analysis, fatty acid analysis, organic chemicals, hormone levels, etc.) The total treatment plan is based on individual chemical imbalances not health symptoms or what ever categories a person may fall into.
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> Regarding the signs and symptoms on my subtypes page, don't let that put you off. Everyone has symptoms from different groups. This is because there are many many factors (physical or psychological) which influence each of these factors. They are simply a general finding. For example William Walsh writes that 75% of under-methylated persons have inhalant/seasonal allergies. There are also over laps between subtypes, etc.
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> The Pfeiffer Treatment Center protocol for mental health conditions is among the most individualized out there. You raise a good point about "what's going on on the other side of the blood/brain barrier". Blood & hair levels are not a perfect representation. In the case of zinc the Pfeiffer Center uses a combination of serum levels, red blood cell levels, hair levels and clinical symptoms of deficiency. This is still not perfect, but it's the best that is currently available.
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> Regards, Blake G
> http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/Thanks, Blake. I was really speaking all too quickly and jumping to conclusions. The phenomena I have experienced have convinced me that an othormolecular approach has the potential to be very powerful.
Adding B-complex and DLPA to my pemoline resulted in clearing up a lot of brain static, but as soon as that happened I became extremely sensitive to sugar and starch intake (excessive insulin swings that I wasn't noticing until my brain got jolted out the doldrums?). Yesterday I got overstimulated with a protein-rich breakfast, pemoline, and DLPA and tried inositol (which I had just bought from a store that day based upon the beneficial suppliment list for under-methylated persons... that category best describes what I was like before I noticed my adult suite of problems). The resulting experience was quite remarkable, I would appreciate it greatly if you could have a look at the three posts I made yesterday starting with this one:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030812/msgs/250584.html
I have read that inositol helps to prevent diabetic nerve damage. That, combined with my new sensitivity to sugar and starch gives me the ominous notion that I might have been advancing into Type II diabetes unawares. I am quite overweight and have noticed some numbness in my left hand a month or two ago and it is present in my family history (paternal grandfather).
Suggestions for what I should do until I can arrange for a visit to Pfeiffer TC?
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