Posted by bleauberry on March 2, 2009, at 20:15:28
In reply to Re: Being Med-Sensitive-beauberry, posted by NewQuestions on March 2, 2009, at 8:00:17
HGH, I don't know if I would be sensitive to it or not. I was very sensitive to hydrocortisone. Only needed 1.25mg-2.5mg when the target was supposed to be 20mg.
Was very sensitive to LDN. I could not get higher than 1.5mg.
Metals toxicity was confirmed via DMSA urine challenge test and hair sample, twice each a year apart. The strong taste of metal in my mouth, and the fabulous temporary disappearance of depression, during chelation rounds are fairly strong supporting diagnostic criteria.
There really is no solid confirmation of Lyme that exists today. We are years away from having the accurate tests needed. The best confirmation is a close examination of history, exposure, and symptoms. They paint a fairly distinct picture. The best we can get in terms of diagnosis is "highly suggestive". The only true confirmation is antibiotics...see what happens. If you get a lot worse, and then a lot better, you had Lyme or something similar. My doc says with so many of his patients that got well on his chosen antibiotics, we never knew for sure what they had, only that they got better on antibiotics.
In my case, history equals several attached ticks over recent years; heavy flea exposure from my outdoor cats (fleas can transmit some really bad things too); the mysterious rash that makes Lyme famous, though it doesn't happen with everyone; and all the common symptoms.
It's kind of like psychiatry. How do we know someone has a chemical imbalance? How do we know which one is out of balance? Any confirmation of that? Any test to prove it? Nope. But based on history and symptoms, we make the assumption that is the case, write a prescription for an ssri, and see what happens.
Fortunately diagnosis of Lyme or Lyme-like is, regardless of not having concrete facts, a lot more concrete than psychiatry is.
I remember the good ole days when 20mg Prozac went down like candy, and 5mg Zyprexa felt like a mild benadryl. Whew, sensitivity sure changed all that.
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