Re: Major unexplained issues [Was: Would like help interpreting DDI results ...]

[Guest guest]

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To add my two cents. I am mercury toxic and have liver issues. In my

consult with Andy he said Chemical sensitivity is often mercury or

mercury and arsenic induced. I am very sensitive to foods, and

paints. Home depot is a difficult building for me. I find that by

taking oregano oil the sensitivities gets better, I also find that

while I am on rounds I need less fast phase one liver supplements.

Good luck

colette

2) Increasingly allergic reactions to meds, even ones I have been able

> to previously tolerate. Also, sensitivity to cleaning agents and

> sometimes perfume. Basically heading toward MCS.

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks for posting the link to the " normal " hair test results; I think

> that for mine it's really the multiple extremes that stands out.

Yes, I agree.

> I guess the thing is that there are plenty (and I mean plenty) of

> psychodynamic explanations for my mood problems. I see two major areas

> that I and my doctors have no good explanation:

> 1) Pain flares concentrated in lymph system

> 2) Increasingly allergic reactions to meds, even ones I have been able

> to previously tolerate. Also, sensitivity to cleaning agents and

> sometimes perfume. Basically heading toward MCS.

>

> Mercury is one possible explanation, which also links to the

> psychological aspects.

But maybe I have some sort of liver/detox

> derangement that has arisen from something else.

I don't think this would explain the mood problems.

Chronic stress shifting

> my immune system toward Th2?

This doesn't explain the MCS symptoms. And if this were true,

I expect stress management strategies would help. I imagine you've

tried that?

Sick building syndrome at work? (The

> aluminum in my deoderant?)

Do you know other people who share the same work or living space

with you who are also sick?

A fractionated urine porphyrins test might be helpful in your case.

I don't know the details, but this test can be helpful in diagnosing

mercury problems. I believe it can also distinguish between different

toxins, at least different heavy metals and possibly other toxins as

well. It would give you more information.

If you want to do this, I suggest you read Andy's comments on this

from archives. It is important to do the test properly to get an

accurate result.

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/ANDY_INDEX.html#fractionated_urine_p_tests

You can also find some information on interpreting porphyrins tests

in the files section of the autism-mercury group (search for

porphyrins):

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/files/

> Anyway, these are just the alternative hypothesis I'm exploring, and

> it's for the two symptoms above that I'm really trying to figure out the

> likelihood of it being mercury.

>

> I think what might be particularly useful if there was some indication

> of " success rates " by type of intial symptom cluster. E.g. did a number

> of people with MCS see it get better after amalgam removal and

> chelation? I understand that there's going to be a bias toward finding a

> result, given that people who didn't see an improvement are less likely

> to report back. But, a reasonable amount of anecdotal evidence would be

> helpful.

I don't have any statistics on this. You could always contact Andy

and ask him. His contact info is in the books.

--

> ~B

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks for posting the link to the " normal " hair test results; I think

> that for mine it's really the multiple extremes that stands out.

Yes, I agree.

> I guess the thing is that there are plenty (and I mean plenty) of

> psychodynamic explanations for my mood problems. I see two major areas

> that I and my doctors have no good explanation:

> 1) Pain flares concentrated in lymph system

> 2) Increasingly allergic reactions to meds, even ones I have been able

> to previously tolerate. Also, sensitivity to cleaning agents and

> sometimes perfume. Basically heading toward MCS.

>

> Mercury is one possible explanation, which also links to the

> psychological aspects.

But maybe I have some sort of liver/detox

> derangement that has arisen from something else.

I don't think this would explain the mood problems.

Chronic stress shifting

> my immune system toward Th2?

This doesn't explain the MCS symptoms. And if this were true,

I expect stress management strategies would help. I imagine you've

tried that?

Sick building syndrome at work? (The

> aluminum in my deoderant?)

Do you know other people who share the same work or living space

with you who are also sick?

A fractionated urine porphyrins test might be helpful in your case.

I don't know the details, but this test can be helpful in diagnosing

mercury problems. I believe it can also distinguish between different

toxins, at least different heavy metals and possibly other toxins as

well. It would give you more information.

If you want to do this, I suggest you read Andy's comments on this

from archives. It is important to do the test properly to get an

accurate result.

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/ANDY_INDEX.html#fractionated_urine_p_tests

You can also find some information on interpreting porphyrins tests

in the files section of the autism-mercury group (search for

porphyrins):

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/files/

> Anyway, these are just the alternative hypothesis I'm exploring, and

> it's for the two symptoms above that I'm really trying to figure out the

> likelihood of it being mercury.

>

> I think what might be particularly useful if there was some indication

> of " success rates " by type of intial symptom cluster. E.g. did a number

> of people with MCS see it get better after amalgam removal and

> chelation? I understand that there's going to be a bias toward finding a

> result, given that people who didn't see an improvement are less likely

> to report back. But, a reasonable amount of anecdotal evidence would be

> helpful.

I don't have any statistics on this. You could always contact Andy

and ask him. His contact info is in the books.

--

> ~B

>