Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 > Also I assume you waited the three months post amalgam removal to use ala? Yes, I did > Tension: are you getting enough magnesium? are you treating you gut > for yeast, using probiotics. Yeast can make you a real bear and really > tired out. My gut seems ok, and i do eat lots of (no sugar, plain) yogurt ans take probiotics. I hear a lot about yeast problems, but unless there are some unusual symptoms rather than the obvious, i think that is one area i'm ok. > Your not using glutathione right? Your also sure your completely > amalgam free? No crowns with amalgam hiding under them. Sorry, if you Yes, completely amalgam free. I was very fortunate to have no crowns when i started, or root canals , and to find an extremely good bio-dentist who is very anti-amalgam. 12 amalgams were removed. I have been using some Immunopro whey, which stimulates the production of glutathione. Drinking modest amounts of this only seems to make me feel better, however. I understand (from the Amalgam book) that there is a big difference between stimulating the body's production of glutathione and say, taking it intravenously. Is this correct? > have already been this route, but it never hurts to ask. > Melatonin is awesome for getting you to sleep better at night. Start > really low to see how much you need. Lithium orotate can help with > moods and anxiety, especially if you were really low on hair testing. > I also found molybdenum was really good at controlling my moods for a > while. I'm using molybdenum and melatonin, but i haven't yet tried lithium orotate. I guess I should, since i was zero lithium on my hair test! > > > I can't tell what Plaquenil and LDN would do. But if is for autoimmune > I am guessing it lowers your immune function and suppresses it. This > is probably not so good when your chelating. Since chelation does that > as well. I don't know the extend of your autoimmune issues but Andy's > book has some suggestion on dealing with that. No, LDN and Plaquenil work differently. No way would i take anything to supress the immune system in my condition.... I'll check the book again for what Andy has to say. > > I have yet to find a cure for the fatigue that plagues me from time to > time. I will have a few months where I am doing really well, then a > few months where I feel like I was hit with a ton of bricks. This > stall thingy is different for everyone in time frame. It can be a few > months though. Look up those scripts and see if the side effects are > similar... > Thanks a lot for the advice, and also to Lanellici for the clarification on LDN. NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 > > > >My doctor is big on the > > methylation cycle so has me on things for that, which has helped. > NJ > > Hi NJ, > Andy says somewhere in AI that taking methylators can make some people feel > agitated and that you should take them early in the say. > You can check your homocysteine level to see how well you are methylating. > Also, on hair test a low Na/Mg ratio would indicate a need for methylators. > Also, you might need more T3 (some take it with Armour). > DeanSA > I'll ask the doc about checking the homocysteine level. But he has been giving me lots of blood tests and keeping track, and insists i need methylators. He really does know this area, not ignorant like many other docs. And a couple of his main ntritional methylation supports have been a life-saver for my depression (which is a step in the methylation cycle, and plagued me for many years before this) As for T3, i have been thinking that is actually part of the problem. I've actually been contemplating asking to switch to synthroid. I know this is 'sacreligious', but... That second dose of Armour i do believe contributes to the sleep problems. It seems if i take enough to overcome hypothyroid symptoms, it jangles my nerves. If i take less, i get extremely lethargic and unmotivated -- classic hypothyroid for me. I currently take 2.5 grains, but sometimes have to go down to 2 grains. But the agitation factor increases with chelation. I think my adrenals, even with HC and other support, just can't handle the thyroid dose i need, at least in the T3(Armour) form. I'm already at 25 mg/day HC -- i really shouldn't go any higher -- and i've been there for about 5 months. I don't want to be on the stuff for life.. Its really hard to know what is mercury-related here (besides all of it!), but, you know, what is the Armour, the adrenals, and what is just inevitable mercury symptoms -- and what is mercury affecting that creates those symptoms and how can i counteract that? Its just way too complicated for anyone to sort out, i suspect. Especially having done virtually everything in the amalgam book which addresses this. My doctor is actually very close to Cutler in everything he has suggested to me (except for the actual chelation method, which he is watching with interest, and prescribing dmps), and he does admit that mercury is at the root of my problems. So, it's not like i don't have decent support. I just hope there is light at the end of this tunnel. thanks, NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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