Posted by Simus on September 28, 2004, at 7:55:46
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog?- Larry » tealady, posted by raybakes on September 24, 2004, at 13:30:45
> Hi Jan, perhaps it's the noradrenaline that tyrosine is helping synthesize, that is helping with your pain? More from Dr Lowe's website...
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> "Too little thyroid hormone regulation of other cells in the brain stem decreases the release in the spinal cord of a nerve transmitting substance called "noradrenaline." The decreased noradrenaline in turn reduces the amount of opiates (morphine-like chemicals) released into the spinal cord. These opiates normally reduce the number of sensory impulses that enter the spinal cord and brain stem. When too few of the opiates are released, more sensory impulses make their way into the spinal cord and brain stem. As a result, the patient's perception of pain is heightened.
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> The combination of high substance P and low noradrenaline (and hence low opiates) causes the patient to perceive pain in the absence of painful stimuli. For example, the patient might perceive as painful the mere movement of some joints. She might experience pain from the pressure on her underside when she is sits or lies on a well-padded surface. And her pain threshold might be so low that she experiences aches and pains despite no apparent stimulus such as movement or pressure."
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> Ray
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> http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:3-THWVPX1AsJ:www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/fmshypot.htm+pain+threshold+noradrenaline&hl=enHello to you both. I just read this post which led me to read the article by Dr. Lowe cited at the end of the post. Would you mind if I butted in and threw in my 2 cents here? In this article, Dr. Lowe says, "A subset of patients with thyroid hormone deficiency caused by Hashimoto's has a lowered pain threshold."
In my research on adrenal fatigue, I have read more than once that autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto's Disease can be triggered by adrenal fatigue. Also, one of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue is unexplained pain. Therefore, without knowing any of the other facts here, I would question if the "subset of patients" referred to by Dr. Lowe might actually have adrenal fatigue. Hmmm...
When I was at my worst with adrenal fatigue, I had a lot of pain in my lower back. Since I have been treating the adrenal fatigue and have seen great improvements, the lower back pain has just disappeared.
I am not an expert by any means, but I just thought I would throw that out for food for though...
God bless,
Simus
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