Posted by DSCH on August 12, 2003, at 14:13:51
In reply to Anybody use Lithium for this purpose?, posted by McPac on August 12, 2003, at 13:23:31
McPac,
Am I right in thinking that your interest in substituting something else for your low maintenance dose of lithium is related to the blood histamine results you are getting back from Pfeiffer? For those who haven't picked up the whole story from your discussions with Larry it would help if you summarized their orthomolecular RX for you, your current pharm regimen, and the problems you feel right now. Also, weren't you doing *better* before Pfeiffer?
I was considering going to Pfeiffer, but their breakdown of *everyone* (monopolar depressives, bipolars, ADHD, schizophrenic, etc.) into just four treatment categories strikes me as.... well.... hehehe... I will remain civil. ;-)
Have they advanced beyond this?
http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/subtypes.htmI was jazzed about them until I read some of your posts and then saw this page. I look at that, and I see myself crossing boundaries in the chart, both over time and in the particular states I have settled down in. It really smells to me like the result of a very simplistic analysis of their compiled data (which should be AWESOME). They should run that database through a Bayesian neural network and see what kind of non-linear model pops out of it, and find out how much deviation there can be from case to case.
Also: is what's going on on the other side of the blood/brain barrier fully reflected in the blood, urine, and hair?
Sorry if this doesn't help, I just had to vent some of my dissapointment at having my hopes raised and then take a hit. :-(
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