Posted by bleauberry on October 4, 2007, at 16:09:22
In reply to Having Paradoxic Rxn to SSRI's.....? re: Lamictal, posted by Gary Engel on October 2, 2007, at 16:24:18
To me, paradoxical reation means one of two things:
1) The drug is messing up the chemical imbalance in the wrong direction. Targeting the wrong thing.
2) Toxicity. Lead, mercury, copper, silver fillings.Whenever a patient walks into my doc's office with a history of paradoxical reactions or super sensitive reactions, his first mini-diagnose that is confirmed or refuted with further examination and possibly lab tests is toxic exposure buildup. In more cases than not, the paradoxical patients do turn out to be toxic and it is the first time they ever heard of it or suspected it.
An unknown hidden infection can also cause a paradoxical reaction. Such as candida overgrowth or a hidden food intolerance that you are not aware of. Probably something you really like and you eat it all the time and don't suspect it. Gluten in wheat, barley and oats is turning out be a much bigger offender than anyone suspected. Some estimates are that 15% to 30% of the population are intolerant of gluten and most of them do not know it. Any kind of infection or intolerance reaction will spill chemicals into the blood that really mess with brain chemistry and glands.
Anyway, just some things to ponder.
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