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Posted by iforgotmypassword on September 23, 2005, at 20:48:28
do these really help certain people that are always tired/confused? what dosages and how long does it take to notice a difference if one is possible. thanx.
drugs mentioned were:
Verapamil
nimodipine
Lyrica
Neurontin
Posted by neuroman on September 25, 2005, at 22:10:25
In reply to calcium channel blockers for chronic fatigue?, posted by iforgotmypassword on September 23, 2005, at 20:48:28
Hi,
You might want to read "Tuning the Brain" by retired Dr. Jay A. Goldstein. He believes that chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia (as well as many of the other waste basket disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, benign nonbacterial prostatitis, vulvadinia, etc.) are all brain based. He refers to them as neurosomatic illnesses that are a result of one or a combination of low brain DA/NE, oversensitized NMDA receptors and/or a hyperglutamatergic state. He used a whole host of medications, including all of those that you mentioned, to treat his patients. I'm not saying he had all the answers, but I'm almost certain he would have been able to correctly "tune" my brain had I gotten a chance to see him. I've been trying to find a doctor with one tenth of his knowledge and haven't even come close...
Paul
Posted by SLS on September 26, 2005, at 8:48:58
In reply to Re: calcium channel blockers for chronic fatigue? » iforgotmypassword, posted by neuroman on September 25, 2005, at 22:10:25
Hi,
> You might want to read "Tuning the Brain" by retired Dr. Jay A. Goldstein. He believes that chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia (as well as many of the other waste basket disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, benign nonbacterial prostatitis, vulvadinia, etc.) are all brain based. He refers to them as neurosomatic illnesses that are a result of one or a combination of low brain DA/NE, oversensitized NMDA receptors and/or a hyperglutamatergic state. He used a whole host of medications, including all of those that you mentioned, to treat his patients. I'm not saying he had all the answers, but I'm almost certain he would have been able to correctly "tune" my brain had I gotten a chance to see him. I've been trying to find a doctor with one tenth of his knowledge and haven't even come close...
The guy has done some pretty amazing work. I don't know if his treatment algorithms actually work, but they are quite brilliant on paper.
- Scott
Posted by neuroman on September 26, 2005, at 9:26:13
In reply to Re: calcium channel blockers for chronic fatigue?, posted by SLS on September 26, 2005, at 8:48:58
Hi,
> The guy has done some pretty amazing work. I don't know if his treatment algorithms actually work, but they are quite brilliant on paper.
I really wish he still had his website up. Even if he only picked one question per week to answer it would be great. He's supposed to have a new book coming out called "Brain Static: Case Studies in Neurosomatic Medicine". Hope it comes out soon...
Paul
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