Posted by bleauberry on June 1, 2009, at 20:23:37
In reply to Citalopram (Celexa) is ineffective for autism., posted by SLS on June 1, 2009, at 17:25:01
I'm not surprised. Enhancing serotonin activity would have practically nothing to do with autism, as I see it.
Autism is a mystery in every medical profession. But in the alternative/integrative medical profession, they have at least discovered things that work pretty well and sometimes completely.
Those things include:
Gluten free diets.
Cassein free diets.
Antibacterial treatments.
Antifungal treatments.
Heavy metal chelation treatments.Unlike the approach of Celexa to somehow mitigate the symptoms, the above approaches get to the core of the cause of those symptoms, even though the entire treatment protocol is guess, trial and error.
Autism kids have vastly improved on DMSA chelation. Also with modified diets. Also with treatments that mimic those for Lyme-like or Candida.
All of the above things are actually tied in one. They are not separate. Where there are heavy metals, there is yeast, there is a compromised immmune system, there is leakage in the intestines, etc. The chain could start anywhere. Maybe it starts with yeast first, which attracts and holds the everyday metals, which then throws every single bodily function into haywire operation. Maybe it started with Lyme from the womb. Maybe it started with mercury in the womb from mamma's amalgams. Maybe it was from the preservative in vaccinations that happens to contain mercury. Maybe that's why autism exploded about the time they came out with that preservative. Genetic susceptibility? No matter, the symptoms of autism are similar to what would be expected if someone were injected with mild neurotoxins, some mildly contaminated alcohol, something along those lines. Because that is exactly what all the above conditions do. And maybe that's why pioneering mothers by the hundreds or thousands all across the country have significant success saving their children when their doctors can't.
These mothers have become experts that blow those Celexa researchers in the weeds.
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