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Hi all
So over the past three months Ive been getting worse and worse. I only really noticed around christmas, and since then its been a living hell.
Im finding these new 'crashes' are almost unbearable to manage, iill admit, ive been at the point of suicide on numerous occasions, even writing all the letters and signing off parts of my life.
Basically, my brain can never shut down, these isnt a new things, its aways been the way over the past years but the process now is far worse...I have just come off a low dose course of diazepam (10mg twice a week) and the withdrawalsf from that were hell, even at that dose.
One night, I wont sleep. I'll go to sleep for an hour, then be tossing and turning with anxiety like adrenaline all night. The next day ill feel fine, full of energy, but then the hunger will come, the extreme cold, the muscle cramping in my shoulders, the general feeling awful...ill manage it throughout the day, then at night, my head will start spinning out of control, i'lll be so tired but wired, ill barely be able to stand because of the tiredness but my mind and heart will still be racing.
I keep alternating sleep meds because I just dont sleep,not in the slightest. Trazodone only puts me out for an hour, herbal remedies do nothing at all (beliveve me ive tried everything) when the crash happens I have to take a cocktail of remeron, trazodone, elavil...sometimes zopiclone just to get a few hours, and it seldom works anyway. So i think, this isnt the best to do, so...
Although I dont want to do it, I really think im going to have to go down the SSRI route before I actually do top myself. The main choices are Celexa (citalapram) and Flouextine (prozac). Im thinking prozac because I really need to smile. I know its not the answer but otherwise I think I will end up in a box.
Also to add, this is Post lams protocol (made me worse) and im sending off for an NB hair test today. I also do daily meditation, yoga, NB slow oxidiser diet, no caffiene, sugar,nocotine etc autogenic training and mindfulness classes, but my focus is seconds rather than minutes, my brain just cannot stand still.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,667Wired,
I am so sorry you are going through this awful experience. I wish There was a magic bullet for this. Please don't give up. I know how despondent one can feel but you cannot give up the fight.
I remember you posted a previous hair test. Have you done any of the NB protocol yet? On the Face book nutrtional balancing forum there is a good support network there ... many who have had severe symptoms like yours snd improving. Have you tested for other things like Lyme or parasites? Sometimes those critters can lodge in strange places like the brain and wreak havoc on your nervous system? You have probably been around the block with tests for everything but you must continue to search.
I wonder if you have extreme copper toxicity or something else that had really attacked your central nervous system.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,667So sorry you are having it tough, but it WILL get better. It looks like your last hair test was quite a while ago. Very good idea that you are getting another one. I would suggest, though going through ARL instead. You are assured that they haven't washed the hair at the lab, which will skew the results.
Assuming that the last test you had is somewhat accurate though, it's not surprising that you have these symptoms. Your thyroid ratio is waaay off and that will often cause a racing mind, as well as elevated copper. Your calcium/phosphorus ratio shows that your digestion is severely impaired. And your simple carb tolerance is very low. What is your diet like right now? I know you said slow oxidizer diet, but can you be specific about what you are eating?
Also, what supplements are currently taking? - Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... Onwards
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This is a reply to # 2,032,667I am sorry to hear you are going through this horrible experience.
I too went down the road of psyc meds for over 14 years. I also had the insomnia, anxiety, suicidal ideation,panic attacks and feelings of hopelessness.
There is hope and especially for you as you are young. The diazepam is a tough one to come off of. But once you do you will feel much better. Adding in an SSRI may increase your anxiety, insomnia and suicidal ideation as it did for me.
You are most likely very nutrionally depleted. As Lalobear mentioned you may have a copper overload which will cause lots of problems. Magnesium deficiency will cause heart palpitations, anxiety, muscle pain etc.
NB and a good diet will help you. It will take time but you are young and should bounce back. Take a look at this website to help you understand the withdrawal you are going through.
http://theroadback.org/
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This is a reply to # 2,032,698Thanks for your thoughts, really appreciated..
The diazempan was only introduced because i quite literally hadnt slept for no more than an hour a night for the entire month. I was such a mess, and I was becoming more and more anxious about not sleeping and feeling terrible, the doctor saidid, we just need to get you sleeping and worry about the withdrawals later. They didnt really help me sleep as I was only taking them twice a week, but yes the withdrawal was hell. I know the SSRI's arent the answer, but they offer a support, not a great one true, but its something. Its hard to explain sometimes as I live on my own now, I dont really have many friends anymore, so I dont have much of a suport mechanism at all..and even when i did, people got fed up of it because i was *always* sick, so the SSRI might just give me a helping hand. Plus it might stop my anxeity and manicness going bezerk, een going the shops sends the shaking and brain fog off, its a nightmare. I know in my mind what is the correct response to situatations but my HPA has its own way of doing things now, so im constantly either depressed doing nothing, or doing solidary things like walking on my own, or to over stimulated and manic trying to engage in a social situation. OR just feeling like death and trying to push through.
Sorry, it sounds like im whining! I guess I kinda am, apologies! I am definitely upping my magnesium, Dr Lam put me off it as he told me NEVER to take any other nuitritional supplements as they cause paradoxical reactions - its all over his website and his scaremongering. HE literally conditioned me to rely on megadosing vitamin C and pantethine, which seldom have done anything productive.
I have looked at the road back, and they will be on speed dial if i go down the SSRI route and want to come off in six months or so...True when i took Zoloft for a short time, physical anxiety when bezerk but it calmed down after a couple of days. I hated ast the time thinking my whole brain was getting messed up and conditioned by them...but looking back, that was the anxiety speaking I guess.- Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... Onwards
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,033,058I wish you all the best in your healing journey. I forgot to mention that I have been med free for over 5 years. I have healed myself 90 - 95% with a Paleo diet and NB.
What many don't understand about the megadosing with vitamin c is that it will really drive down the copper levels in the body. This is ok if a person is copper toxic but would have had devastating results for someone like myself who is copper dificient.
Best to you always,
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This is a reply to # 2,032,667Sorry to hear you're having such a tough time,
i agree with onwards regarding the magnesium deficiency, that was a big one for me). Get that fixed and you should at least start getting some sleep and your mind should slow down too.
I recommend getting magnesium oil rather than capsules as you can take a lot more per day as it doesnt interfere with the bowels like the capsules do. That stuff saved me from so much suffering.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,705Thanks everyone for the support and thoughts.
I have just ordered a new hair test which I presume will be from ARL as its through a UK branch of Dr Wilsons system, http://www.nutritional-balancing.co.uk/.
I haven’t ordered a consultation yet, as I haven’t head many reviews of the UK practioniner and he is somewhat expensive (around $170 with the test being the same). Im running very low on money as I cant work, my flatmate has just moved out leaving me with the full rent and bills, and the reserves are drying up very very fast.
I had to downgrade all of my supplements, as the plan was very much still Dr Lam based, which I wasn’t seeing any results from, and was reacting at the time I changed (October 2012) to other supplements. I have just stopped the single scoop of Quantumax and ½ scoop of Ribogy, So currently I am taking (and have been plus the Quantum and Ribogy since October)
AM
100mg Magnesium Citrate
660mg Pantethine
1 x Lipsomal Vitamin C (1300mg)
1 x Lipsomal Glutathione
1 x Ester C 500mg Vitamin C with Biofloids (low grade)
Lunch
100mg Magnesium Citrate
330mg Pantethine
1 x Liposomal Vitamin C
1 x Ester C 500mg with Biofloids (low grade)
Diet
I did a candida diet in December as I have a medium infestation with Candida in my stomach and high in my mouth (no parasites thankfully). I had all my mercury fillings removed before my last hair test. This was pure protein and vegetables with Candex. I was eating lots and lots of eggs and found I was getting terrible flank pain, which finally I now is caused by a 4.7cm Kidney Stone. Avoidng eggs stops the intensity of the pain, but most protein makes it flare up a bit, eggs to an extreme amount. Making eating quite difficult at the moment!
Currently a rough day would look like
Breakfast
Rice and Buckwheat porridge made with unsweetened Almond Milk for breakfast
Lunch
Brown Rice, cabbage, broccoli, asparagus, onions
Dinner
Steak or chicken or eggs with quinoi, buckwheat, cabbage, broccoli
Or
Sweet potato, vegetables as above, kidney beans
Snacks
Brown rice cakes with hummous
Vegetables with hummous
Almonds
Bottled minernal water only (volvic)
All with Sea Salt , olive oil, a little cayenne pepper
I find I just cant get stable for any amounts of time. Last week I slept a little bit more with a combination of 50mg Trazodone and 10mg Elavil, had crazy dreams (partly as im wearing nicotine patches as ive stopped smoking) and felt literally in another world, walking around in a dream state.
The things that are almost unbearable is the constant cold. I write this with two layers of thermals, a hat, three t shirts, a fleece, three pairs of socks (permanent cold feet) and im almost shivering. I have to wear the same to bed. The heating is on as is the fire in my living room. It is cold outside at 5degrees, but still. Taking bath knocks me out completely, and I have to keep showers extremely short otherwise they wipe me out and make me full of anxiety/adrenaline .
Frequent urination – I pee about ten minutes after I drink. During a crash is worse, last night I had to pee constantly through the night, and sorry if this sounds gross but I used a bottle to check the amounts, and I over 1.5l of fluid by morning, but I had only drank 0.5l of water throughout the day.
No matter how much meditation I do, I cant concentrate at all, and it never ‘chills me out’ at all, even the times it does, I still don’t sleep. My mind is permanently racing. At the weekend I couldn’t stop crying to the point where I had to ring a friend to come over as I was at the point of tieing up a noose. I am very much depressed now, and at the point of giving up the fight as I have used to much energy searching for answers.
People keep saying im young and ill bounce back (dr lam for one) but its been almost three years now and its just getting worse and worse. Constipation is alternating but comes full on just before a crash. Even post Dr Lam I could still go for a bike ride or a run, I was just very much locked in fight mode but I didn’t crash like this all the time, maybe every 3 weeks or so, now its literally EVERY week. I can almost set my clock by it.
I do have an appointment with Neurologist in March so I imagine he/she will check for Lyme. The endocrinologist says my thyroid and cortisol are in range (as they do), I did have an MRI scan of pituity which shows an almost non exist gland, however according to my hormone levels they are all normal so the endo dosent think this is the problem.
I know some of this is valium related, so hence the switching to trazodone and Elavil to ease the transition rather than going cold turkey which was hell. I really don’t want to go down the SSRI route but im starting to thing it might just keep me alive at the moment. I have overdosed once before when I was 16, so im imagine I have some central nervous system trauma that is only emerging now.
Fatigue isn’t terrible strangely, stamina is, but im not constantly couch bound, which I find a bit odd.
Do you all think upping my magnesium dose at the moment? Ive also started on a mild multi, one tablet a day, (very similar to the NB Endocap) which I have in so it isn’t costing anything
http://nutrigold.co.uk/actizorb-formula/magnesium-lipotrope-complex-actizorb....
Thanks everyone *hug*
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,032,729oh just to add, when I do go into crash panic, Lipo Vitamin C does make it a little easier. I wonder if ive become dependant on the stuff after the 10,000mg I was on with Lams megadosing?
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This is a reply to # 2,032,730The vitamin C helps because it reduces inflammation which in turn reduces adrenaline.
Listen I like many others on this board have a big fear of medicine and have had bad experiences. I had a bad reaction to an anti-depressant drug by a doctor who did not know how to prescribe them. He did not know I had an underlying low iron, low dopamine problem that would make me react the way I did. The key is to have a doctor who knows how to work the underlying issues while using medication as a means to an end. But what you really need is to regulated your nervous system and give it a nice long break or like my doctor said, "this can go on a long time."
Like I have said in earlier posts their are two people I know who are seeing my doctor, and I am not specifically advocating my doctor as he is on the expensive side, but these people have been able to find out where the source of their inflammation is coming from and in the mean time, while working on that, are taking medication and doing fabulous! Yes fabulous is the word that Flamengo used the last time I talked to him. If you guys remember him. Anyways I am just saying that meds can work if you are working on the underlying issues and using them as a MEANS to an END. I believe my reluctance to take meds has prolonged my suffering but I also know that it is a personal choice.
But again The bottom line is you need to take the stress off of your nervous system continuously so that it will stop sending distress signals. You are doing your nervous system a dis-service by giving it a break with these medications only sometimes here and there. Giving yourself a break only a couple of times of week is of course going to make things feel worse when you take it away. Your system needs that break so that it can regulate itself again.
The thing about lab work is that most doctors just read your lab work based on standards. My doctor takes a different approach by looking at your labs based on your symptoms. Example is say you are overweight and the doctor tells you your thyroid hormones are in range. Well they are in range for someone who is not overweight. Does that make sense? So he has a different approach at looking at labs. He can take a look at my blood work and look at my thyroid, cortisol, and vitamin levels and tell me that I am in a stress state just based on those or that my brain is asking for more thyroid hormone. Not whether or not my thyroid is in normal range but based on the big picture what my brain is in need of. He also uses nutrition as a bases for healing, I don't know of many doctors who start there. But anyways I am just passing on the information that I have been given. You need to give your system a CONTINUOUS break in order for it to stop the distress signaling and start regulating itself. And meds can help to do that for you in the mean time while your brain can not. It is not for everyone but it does work for a lot of people, why else would they be prescribes so much. I think that you have tried a lot of other things and it is like picking a needle out of a haystack and all the while you are suffering.
I understand it too because I have been there and I think that I would be further along in my healing had I not been so afraid of medication.
Anyways sorry for the rant I just understand what it is like to want to end it all and I want you to be able to find some relief.- Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... 155216
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This is a reply to # 2,032,759Your thoughts are very similar to where I was at in my thinking, thankyou for the support :) Unfortunately with the way the NHS works in the UK, and that I cant afford to go private, we are kinda lumped with the doctor that we have, more so in terms of specialists. We can change GP’s but I have already been through four of them, and this one, although not a believer of AF is probably the more caring, she has done more in the past six months with referrals to sleep specialists, nuerologists etc than any other GP has, her last comment when I saw her was ‘I wish I could just help you’ which at least shows some empathy which is more than most GP’sg give.
I wish I could take your recommendation and pop to the States ( I think your in the US?) to see your doctor! I even have £800 to use up with US Airways as I had to cancel a trip to NY last year because of this illness. I was debating on trying the Clymer Centre for Healing, but worried the costs will spiral and ill again be left at square one, like my experience with Dr Lam.
I really don’t want to go down the SSRI route, however like you, if I can manage to settle this down and make it liveable, I can concentrate on the healing. Taking random things all the time to try and cope is no doubt messing my brain and body up much more than a 6-12 month course of an SSRI. I don’t think they are a magic pill cure, but they will help me through it. I have tried Remeron and Elavil before which didn’t really help but this was when I was still working a high paced job, training and being in denial. I am looking into Lexapro and think this might be the best possibility. I cant really afford a neurotransmitter level test, so im only going on the info i got from the ones that didnt work. I know if i take a prozac i do feel happier straight away, but Lexapro looks to be the most calming when anxeity is the biggest issue.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,729Hi wired,
A couple of things stand out. Firstly, with the magnesium, 200mg is barely anything at all. Once i started on the oil i was taking nearly 3000mg per day! this was a little much though and set off a few reactions but it was fine, you can definitely start off much lower than that in a very safe manner.
Secondly, being cold. Yeah that was easily my least favourite symptom too, horrible. You are so cold because your metabolic rate is very low at the moment, in a large part due to that diet.
There are a million different symptoms to slow metabolism, some of the most prominent ones are
- Feeling very cold, especially in the extremities
- Constipation
- Heart Palpitations
- Anxiety/Depression
- Insomnia
- Frequent urination (my guess is that your urine is very very pale/clear?)
There are loads more though. If you want to read more about all this i recommend reading a blog called 180degreehealth, also the guy released an ebook about this in December, you can see the reviews here http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Heat-Metabolic-Approach-ebook/dp/B00AGBH7FO/ref=sr_...
and i'm sure you can relate to a lot of them.
I was absolutely stone cold at the start of december and was honestly feeling pretty damn warm again in a couple of days (not to say it will be the same for everyone but still). Now i have hardly any issues with that stuff and feel really not far away from being cured of all this nonsense.
With the magnesium stuff, this is what i use (i'm in the UK too) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-You-Magnesium-Original-Flakes/dp/B00477782K/re...
. If you're really getting short of cash then just PM me your address and i'll buy it for you, i get free shipping anyway (you will need some sort of spray bottle though, and a kettle). I should be able to help you out with the book too.
Anyway, just keep going! as horrible as things can be at times recognise that things can change a lot quicker than you probably believe they can. Once you get your metabolism going a lot of things will likely go away or improve by themselves.
Disclaimer: I am in no way a medical professional! I'm just trying to relate my personal experience.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,751Blankets,
That book sounds interesting. What is the jist of the diet. I am currently doing mostly paleo type of diet. Protein, veggies and low carb. Is it vastly different from that? Just wondering if this book is useful for me and others.- Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... blankets
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This is a reply to # 2,032,767Hi lalobear,
Basically it's about eating very high energy density foods like coconut oil, ice cream, sugar, salt, chocolate etc (it was so much fun!) and limiting anything with high water content like veggies, coffee/tea etc and water itself of course. The colour of your urine will tell you if you're dehydrated or not, i think most people drink wayyyyy too much water and the whole "8 glasses a day" stuff is woefully out of date.
For instance i've been eating this way for a couple of months and barely drink more than 1-2 cups of water/tea per day and my urine still is never really that dark and i never feel thirsty/dehydrated.- Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... natway
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This is a reply to # 2,032,776Sounds like it should be called the high stimulant diet, but I'll leave it at that.
Your urine should be clear. Yellow or straw, drink more.
People eating the SAD diet may need that much water with all the sodium and dehydrated foods they eat.
If your diet is high in raw fruits and vegetables, you'll hardly need to drink much water as hardly any primates in the wild do.- Re: Crashes are now so severe - this... 155216
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This is a reply to # 2,032,785I know you get a lot of stick on here, but I see true sense in your way of eating, if I was healthier I know I would go down an 80 10 10 route. I think it would work amazingly for Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome and I know a friend who recovered from it using Dougs receipe, but when one goes into AF I think its counter productive. You always pick up on hypoglycaemia but AF is not 100percent about HP, there is much more that comes before it. I was a raw foodist for a while, around six months, and saw no improvement what so ever im afraid. Yes I felt lighter, but everything else was just as bad and the hunger in the middle of the night was ridiculous. I hate taking on this much fat and oil, being I used to be a martial artist, mountain biker etc the idea of what all this is doing to my arteries is horrible with no training, but I think it’s a risky move to do in this fragile state. I have the support to doit from my friend Trix, but Im reluctant to try anything that big as if it makes things worse, that will be the end of me.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,751Thankyou so much, sometimes the generosity of strangers is enough to make the day that little bit more bearable :)
I never used to live on a more 'normal' diet being that I was a veggie for 12 years and vegan for two (allergy to milk) , the diet actually helps me not to be hungry all the time but I think I would avoid the book personally for me, only because I know eating any form of Sugar or fruit spaces me out so much it wouldn’t be pretty at all. I know my metabolic rate is severe slowed, having no glucose is quite silly, but I have yet to read a 'specialist' who says Sugar is a good idea. Im not a therapist or a doctor so I have to put trust in others that claim they are unfortunately (not that its heped so far)). I have toyed with the idea of going down a 80 10 10, so if i was going to go for Sugar it would probably be that way, it makes more sense overall, but as i mentioned to natway below, in this fragile state it might bring my temperature up but might do more damage. My temperature is always 35.7 - 35.9 ,sometimes dropping to 35.6.
But thank you so so much for offer of the magnesium, that is so nice!, I think I can manage the cost at the moment, little bits here and there aren’t too bad, it’s the tests and consultations that are the ones that I cant do (after Dr Lam draining my account to the point of closure). I will up my magnesium though. I have no idea when your message was ‘reported’ though? but thank you, really.
My urine is completely crystal clear, all the time, I used to be a 8 glasses a day person, ive reduced it massively now, its more about if I drink anything it comes out immediately. Going to an appointment or the shops or a drive is a nightmare, I have to avoid drinking anything, and then I get dehydrated. Strangely when I wake at 2am, my pee is dehydration level, dark orange, but clear the rest of the day. I don’t seem to be able to retain water. I do take on extra salt all the time but to no avail.
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Thankyou so much, sometimes the generosity of strangers is enough to make the day that little bit more bearable :)
I never used to live on a more 'normal' diet being that I was a veggie for 12 years and vegan for two (allergy to milk) , the diet actually helps me not to be hungry all the time but I think I would avoid the book personally for me, only because I know eating any form of Sugar or fruit spaces me out so much it wouldn’t be pretty at all. I know my metabolic rate is severe slowed, having no glucose is quite silly, but I have yet to read a 'specialist' who says Sugar is a good idea. Im not a therapist or a doctor so I have to put trust in others that claim they are unfortunately (not that its heped so far)). I have toyed with the idea of going down a 80 10 10, so if i was going to go for Sugar it would probably be that way, it makes more sense overall, but as i mentioned to natway below, in this fragile state it might bring my temperature up but might do more damage. My temperature is always 35.7 - 35.9 ,sometimes dropping to 35.6.
But thank you so so much for offer of the magnesium, that is so nice!, I think I can manage the cost at the moment, little bits here and there aren’t too bad, it’s the tests and consultations that are the ones that I cant do (after Dr Lam draining my account to the point of closure). I will up my magnesium though. I have no idea when your message was ‘reported’ though? but thank you, really.
My urine is completely crystal clear, all the time, I used to be a 8 glasses a day person, ive reduced it massively now, its more about if I drink anything it comes out immediately. Going to an appointment or the shops or a drive is a nightmare, I have to avoid drinking anything, and then I get dehydrated. Strangely when I wake at 2am, my pee is dehydration level, dark orange, but clear the rest of the day. I don’t seem to be able to retain water. I do take on extra salt all the time but to no avail.
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This is a reply to # 2,032,729Wired,
It sounds to me like you are going through many withdrawals at once! I know the hell of a nicotine withdrawal itself, but couple that with medication withdrawal, plus AF...no wonder you are feeling the way you are.
I went through a similar experience. If I were you I would back off of everything for a while and let your body stabilize.Make yourself a big pot of bone broth/veggie soup and sip on that for a few days. Rest, and salt your water substantially. Stay hydrated even if you are peeing alot.
You might be having issues with metals too. I went through aluminum toxicity myself (from years of using anti-perspirant deodorant!) and it was anxiety hell! Everything you describe. I was there. Had to be monitored 24-7 by friends and family because I was determined to kill myself. I am still detoxing the aluminum, although my symptoms aren't as severe. I still wake up from time to time with racing heart and thoughts.
Vitamin C will stir up hidden metals, which is why Lam's protocol fails so many. I was doing it, taking megadoses of liposomal C. It helped for a few months but then when it started mobilizing that aluminum and mercury it felt like I was right back where I started.
When I got on NB and committed to it, it was much more gentle on my body and I slowly started to gain back my sanity. Get yourself the hair test and see what's going on.
SSRIs are not the answer! They will only make you worse in the long run. They will add more metals to your body and stress your liver even more.
MDs, Endos, neurologists...they are all worthless. I spent a week in the hospital last month due to stroke like symptoms and the neurologist did not once mention lyme. You have to ask for it, and hope that they will actually give you the test and not look at you like you grew a third eye. Aside from that, most standard lyme tests are very unreliable anyway.
Best thing you can do right now is give your body a chance to catch up with itself.
Feel better, we are here for you :)
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This is a reply to # 2,032,766Yep I realised a lot of the past month was a benzo withdrawal, I will never touch another benzo as long as I live! Nothing is worth that, candida diet and detox with diazepam, then a benzo detox, no wonder things are this bad. Agree with the nicotine too, I did it cold turkey last year and anxiety went through the roof, hot and cold sweats in the night…this time I though patches would make the transition better, which it has deffinaely done. I figured there would be no right time to do it but I knew I had to stop, so I stopped, in the past three weeks I had a couple of herbal smokes when the crash happens, more as a comforter to stop crying, but nothing more, so hopefully im getting there.
Unfortunately im in such a dark place, stepping back and trying to relax is the worse thing I can do. It brings on the panic massively, which is why im looking at an SSRI to try and ease this a bit, but as I said to snobetty, treating them as a means to an end, not a ‘drop a pill this will fix me’. Plus if they do lift mood eventually, it has to help as I know that this death fixation isnt a morbid 'oh i cant cope with my life', its actually a daily battle because I feel so terrible and I just cant live with it anymore, three years, on my own, ive lost everything and even looking on facebook and seeing friends doing things, and moving on with their lives is heartbreaking. Ive already missed out on so many years, and can I mentally make it through the next few years on my own? I just dont know if i can.
According to my previous hair test I had no toxic metals at all, of course I might not be been detoxing them at the time, so this new one will show up anything. I am going down the NB route but it will be self navigated as I just have no money left at all, other than selling my car, I have three months left to exist, then I really don’t know what im going to do.
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