Posted by Roo on September 19, 2002, at 15:47:49
In reply to Re: Alternatives » Roo, posted by BarbaraCat on September 19, 2002, at 14:54:03
play a big part in it, but it leads back to where did they go out of whack in the first place. Alot of theories about toxins in our environment acting as neuro-modulators and hormonal disruptors. You asked about testing and that also is a very controversial subject. Hormones ebb and flow, especially in a menstruating woman, so blood work should be done at least twice during the month. What the tests measure is the serum, or blood levels of circulating hormones, however, they don't measure how and if the hormones are binding efficiently on a cellular level. Many substances are molecular mimickers of hormones and fit in the receptor site enough to block the real hormones from binding, but the fit isn't close enough to signal the cell's response. So you can have plenty of hormones circulating in the blood serum, whether estrogen, progestin, thyroid, androgens, insulin, glucagon, whatever, but if they're not able to effect a cellular response, it's like starving in the midst of plenty. The pituitary is the master gland in all this, so it's likely that
this is where it begins. That's good news,
but it doesn't help since there isn't a way
to 'fix' a dysfunctional pituitary that anyone
knows about at this time.
Damn Barbara Cat--you've become very knowledgable...you might
have found your true calling! Alternative medicine....ever thought
of helping others, (once you've helped yourself that is)....
been following a version of The Zone diet just
recently and it's been pretty amazing in how
better I feel. If you suspect you have a
condition linked to low blood sugar and the
resultant insulin spikes then a good nutritionally
oriented doctor or practitioner who REALLY
knows what they're doing is the first step
. Really, when you think of it, we have no
control over anything in our lives except
what we put into our bodies. Eating a high
carbo and sugar diet is the first place to
look and start finding ways to control it.
It's not easy cause it becomes like a drug.Not eating sugar helps....but it's still not enough...I've
eaten high protein low carb before and it does help...but
again, it's not enough. It doesn't totally solve the problem,
unfortunately. You are probably right, I've got multiple
things going on.
>
> You say you don't want to go back to ADs.
Perhaps as a stop gap until other systems get
under control?I'm thinking, unfortunately, that I might have to do that....
simply because I've been feeling rock bottom bad for 5 months
now and I can't take much more....Now, if I make that decision, I
have to work really hard not to feel like a "failure" and like
all this time (and money) spent on the alternative stuff wasn't in
vain, and that it will "Never" happen for me, I'll just have to be
on AD's "for the rest of my life", and all those dooming sorts of
thoughts. But I am heartbreakenly disappointed....I really am...to
think of going back to the AD's....scared too...sometimes I think they are
making me worse in the long run, and I hate to think of the toxicity...but
the altnerative (feeling in mental hell) just can't do that much longer...just can't.You asked how long it took.
It's been about 1 month since I started seeing
him and getting intense treatments.
I'm down to 7 mg of Remeron and have
reduced the other meds considerably.
I'm feeling alot better, but keeping my
fingers crossed. Oh well, I'll take what
I can get - a few good days now is better
than the constant misery of before.
That's great...what sort of intense treatments are you
getting? A month is a good amount of time....I remember
your posts from the old days and i rememeber how miserable
you were....I am glad you are getting relief....Thanks
for taking the time to write such thoughtful and knowledgable
posts to me--I really appreciate it.
poster:Roo
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