Posted by bleauberry on February 28, 2009, at 19:12:25
In reply to Re: Being Med-Sensitive., posted by zzzz7 on February 28, 2009, at 18:26:36
> beauberry, are you able to see a common thread in terms of effects of various substances on neurotransmitters?
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> I've not had problems with things that don't affect dopamine or serotonin.Well, actually with me it seems the there are some categories that help...
Milnacipran with its 3:1 norepinephrine to serotonin balance. Even so, I can only take 1/2 of the introductory starting dose.
Antibiotics make me a lot worse for a couple weeks and then a lot better. Definintely a chronic infection going on. Nearly impossible to diagnose these things, but reactions to blind antibiotic challenge trials tell the unseen story.
SAMe is a darn good antidepressant and works really fast. While it is claimed it increases serotonin and dopamine, I would strongly bet it does not. If it did, believe me, I would know, same as you. It does something else...changes in gene expression, more fluidity in receptors, more receptiveness of receptors, detoxing unknown bodily contaminants, stuff like that.
DMSA is a lead/mercury chelator. I have done 10 rounds of low dose frequent dose for 4 to 7 days each round. Every single round there have been 2 days of incredible improvement. I cannot figure out if it is because I am clearing out a layer of toxic metals, or if I am responding positively to the addition of a strong sulfur source. Coincidentally, SAMe also is a sulfur source.
So anyway, yeah, any psych drug that is pro-serotonin or pro-dopamine is bad business and tricky business for me. But norepinephrine, antibiotics, metal chelators, and good ole SAMe feel a heck of a lot better than $20,000 worth of what the psych world can offer me.
Kind of makes one wonder why the medical profession doesn't expand depression treatment outside the limited confines of psychiatry. Lots of things mess up the brain that no amount of serotonin will fix and can instead make it worse.
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