Posted by bleauberry on August 7, 2008, at 20:15:59
In reply to Re: VNS/Med poop-out and other assorted fun » bleauberry, posted by Phil on August 7, 2008, at 10:52:49
> bleauberry, So you're off of meds now?
Hi Phil. Actually no, always trying something or the other. Supplements, meds, herbs, whatever. Currently looking at Milnacipran. Trying to figure out how to get around some tough side effects I get from it. As far as effectiveness, it is a good one. I have heard of two other people who failed ECT but responded to Milnacipran.
Strange, but the best responses I've had weren't psych drugs at all.
One was DMSA, a mercury and lead chelator. About a week into daily 4-hour dosing of low doses, I was feeling darn good. People even commented I looked alive and had color in my face. DMSA is not meant to be taken continuously, so that round was already overdue to be ended.
Another was Doxycycline, an antiobiotic. After two weeks of feeling a little more depressed on it, with loud ringing in the ears, I had one day of absolute pure remission. Best I've felt in probably 20 years. Seeing my doctor in a couple weeks and we are going to talk about that. He says a couple of his patients have improved remarkably on antibiotics indicating some hidden pathogen causing nervous system inflammation. He said my one-day-wonder may have been a hint of things to come with continued treatment.
And another was hydrocortisone 2.5mg daily, which was to treat my hypoadrenalism, which is very common with amalgams. Actually my doc said when psych meds don't work, the adrenals need support. That too was a one-day wonder, but my doc says patients improve in short spurts over a long period where eventually those good days outnumber the bad. Healing post-mercury is definite, but not rapid.
The immune system is weakened under the influence of low level chronic longterm exposure to mercury or lead, due to its depletion of glutathione, so maybe the antibiotic was giving me a boost in that regard.
Found this quote and found it interesting:
"I don't feel comfortable using a substance designated by the Environmental Protection Agency to be a waste disposal hazard. I can't throw it in the trash, bury it in the ground, or put it in a landfill, but they say it is OK to put it in people's mouths. That doesn't make sense." - Richard. Fischer, D.D.S.
In fact I asked my dentist what they do with the discarded amalgams or teeth extracted with amalgams in them. They are wrapped in a special hazards bag and shipped to a hazardous waste dump.
I was also puzzled to discover amalgams were never approved by the FDA. The history behind how amalgams gently slipped into mainstream practice and assumed safe is fascinating.
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