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Re: EXTENSIVE information on boerhaavia

Posted by world citizen on May 5, 2005, at 11:48:45

In reply to Re: EXTENSIVE information on boerhaavia » world citizen, posted by Elroy on May 5, 2005, at 6:55:03

Elroy, I found this at Webvitamins.com. I like that they "say" it doestn't have heavy metals and yet it contains "talc" which is lypically contaminated with lead. This stuff sounds very good to me for various reasons any input from any of the other e-searchers would be appreciated.
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Re: double double quotes » world citizen

Posted by Dr. Bob on May 5, 2005, at 18:02:03

In reply to lowers cortisol? BOERHAAVIA, posted by world citizen on May 4, 2005, at 18:07:12

> I found a lot of impressive studies (most in India) showing the efficacy of this herb for several conditions. I initially found it in the Blood Type Diet book

I'd just like to plug the double double quotes feature at this site:

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#amazon

The first time anyone refers to a book, movie, or music without using this option, I post this to try to make sure he or she at least knows about it. It's just an option, though, and doesn't *have* to be used. If people *choose* not to use it, I'd be interested why not, but I'd like that redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration:

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020918/msgs/7717.html

Thanks!

Bob

 

RE: Meditation, acupressure » KaraS

Posted by JLx on May 8, 2005, at 11:03:55

In reply to RE: DLPA » world citizen, posted by KaraS on March 13, 2005, at 23:02:30

> I've been trying some accupressure (tapping) to help relieve anxiety with some mixed results. I really have to practice it a lot more to judge it definitively. I've been meaning to meditate regularly but haven't been disciplined enough. I've often found that focussing on my breath has made me more anxious and so I've been putting off dealing with it or trying to work through that.
>
> K

Boy, I can relate to that. I've been trying to meditate for years and rarely manage it. One "how to" book I have talked about different forms of meditation and suggested simply dropping your gaze downward while keeping your head normally upright. The effect, which I find fascinating, is an automatic deep breath.

I have also tried acupressure via the book "Instant Emotional Healing" and can't make up my mind if it works or not. Since motivation is always a factor, I wonder if I feel better because I've become motivated enough to do it in the first place. There have been times though when I was sure it helped with acute anxiety.

I've also tried EFT via Dr. Mercola's website and am unsure about that too.

JL

 

RE: Meditation, acupressure » JLx

Posted by KaraS on May 8, 2005, at 22:44:53

In reply to RE: Meditation, acupressure » KaraS, posted by JLx on May 8, 2005, at 11:03:55

> > I've been trying some accupressure (tapping) to help relieve anxiety with some mixed results. I really have to practice it a lot more to judge it definitively. I've been meaning to meditate regularly but haven't been disciplined enough. I've often found that focussing on my breath has made me more anxious and so I've been putting off dealing with it or trying to work through that.
> >
> > K
>
> Boy, I can relate to that. I've been trying to meditate for years and rarely manage it. One "how to" book I have talked about different forms of meditation and suggested simply dropping your gaze downward while keeping your head normally upright. The effect, which I find fascinating, is an automatic deep breath.
>
> I have also tried acupressure via the book "Instant Emotional Healing" and can't make up my mind if it works or not. Since motivation is always a factor, I wonder if I feel better because I've become motivated enough to do it in the first place. There have been times though when I was sure it helped with acute anxiety.
>
> I've also tried EFT via Dr. Mercola's website and am unsure about that too.
>
> JL


Same here. I felt sometimes that it helped and other times, it didn't. I had the feeling that if I saw a professional to make sure that i was doing it all right (hitting the right points and doing some of the other things suggested) that it might make a big difference. I haven't been doing it at all lately. I just didn't have the motivation to continue it. I downloaded an EFT manual and looked it over but haven't really pursued that either.

Thanks for the tip on meditating. I'll have to try that the next time I can get myself to meditate.

K

 

RE: Pheochromocytoma (and Anxiety) » Elroy

Posted by tealady on May 10, 2005, at 3:09:18

In reply to RE: Pheochromocytoma (and Anxiety) » tealady, posted by Elroy on April 9, 2005, at 21:31:11

Hi Elroy,
Sorry I musta missed this. (my indicators don't turn off for some reason). Thanks for sharing all of this:-) Hope your feeling at least a bit better at present and they found something easy to fix!..just included your post as its been so long..my reply below
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More info to previous answer.... info on Pheos and Pheo symptoms from 5 other sites:

QUOTE:
Primary Symptoms for Pheo: Many clinical signs can be present, including paroxysms of hypertension (80%), diaphoresis (71%), palpitation with or without tachycardia (64%), pallor (40%), nausea with or without vomiting (42%), tremor (31%), weakness or exhaustion (28%), nervousness or anxiety (22%), epigastric pain (22%), chest pain (19%), dyspnea (19%), flushing or warmth (18%), numbness or paresthesia (11%), blurred vision (11%), tightness of throat, dizziness, convulsion, neck or shoulder pain, extremities pain, flank pain, tinnitus, dysarthria, and unsteadiness. END QUOTE
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1788.htm

QUOTE: Some doctors feel that the most common symptoms of Pheochromocytoma are headache, palpitations, and excessive and inappropriate perspiration. I feel that in this case, the doctors are ignoring the anxiety part of the illness which I personally feel is the most frightening one. Along with the anxiety, I experience tremors and uncontrollable shaking, nausea, weakness, chest pain like angina, and abdominal pain. Sometime I am flushed, other times I am extremely pale. I generally find myself looking at my hands, because they feel numb, and my palms are usually strangely mottled and sweaty... I have been told that these symptoms of nervousness and anxiety, nausea and chest pain, et cetera are rare. Yet every "Pheochromocytoma" friend I have talked with has these symptoms. END QUOTE
(Amen brother!)
http://members.aol.com/threepeb/

QUOTE: Pheochromocytomas are a rare cause of hypertension, being the underlying cause of only about .01% of cases of high blood pressure. The manifestations of pheochromocytoma are varied and often not particularly specific and it is easy to understand why such a rare tumor may not be diagnosed immediately by even the most astute physician. Headache, perspiration or palpitation are symptoms found in 90% of such patients. Anxiety, tremor, high blood sugar, nausea, thoracic or abdominal pains, weakness, weight loss, shortness of breath, visual disturbances and heat/cold intolerance are other occasional symptoms. Patients can also sometimes present with confusion or psychosis, constipation, tingling sensations (in hands/feet), seizures, or high blood counts as well as Raynaud's phenomenon. Ironically, patients can also have a slow heart beat (bradycardia) or hypotension, particularly when standing up suddenly. END QUOTE
http://www.fitzgeraldmd.com/news/archives/000046.html

QUOTE: Pheochromocytomas are usually benign. They may occur in or near the adrenal glands, or anywhere along the sympathetic nervous system roughly from the base of the skull to the bladder. The most apparent symptom, caused by the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine, is hypertension, or high blood pressure. This hypertension may be constant or intermittent. Attacks may occur every few months or several times daily, and typically last less than five minutes. Physical and emotional stresses can initiate an attack. During severe attacks, patients may experience headache, sweating, anxiety/apprehension, palpation, tremor, pallor or flushing of the face, nausea and vomiting, pain in the chest and abdomen. There may be a tingling, burning, or crawling sensation on the skin of arms and/or legs and/or presence of urinary difficulties. END QUOTE
http://www.vhl.org/newsletter/vhl1999/99dapheo.htm

QUOTE: Different people can tolerate different amounts of stress before becoming ill. Some people are more sensitive to stress and are more likely to develop anxiety disorders. This can be caused either by genetic predispositions to anxiety, or by previous (particularly early childhood) exposure to certain stressful circumstances. Certain tumors of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma), may cause anxiety and tension by causing the release of cortisol, a stress hormone (this condition is rare). END QUOTE
http://www.pnt-200.com/anxiety.html

Won't even bother listing the symptoms shown here: http://www.pheochromocytoma.org/sys-tmpl/frequentquestions/

So I don't have the "severe blood pressure" problems, but I go through these lists and find the following listed symptoms are ones that I do have:

- Headaches (Increasing intensity, sporadic, may last couple minutes to half an hour)
- Nausea (Waves of nausea – worse in evenings)
- Weight loss or gain (Initial significant weight loss and then fluctuates)
- Hypertension (fluctuates - from very good to moderately bad)
- Hyperglycemia (fluctuates – mild levels)
- Palpitations (occasional)
- Vision disturbance (very, very occasional “blurring)
- Orthostatic hypotension (Occasional – mild)
- Bradycardia (occasional, mild)
- Clammy skin / Cold skin (More primarily cold skin, cold intolerance – icy cold feet) / Raynaud's phenomenon symptoms
- Paresthesia - tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations(Hands/feet, constant - often very strong - Neurontin helps quite a bit)
- Extremities pain
- Nervousness - Anxiety (severe if not on Xanax) - Panic - Feeling of impending doom
- Tremor (occasional)
- Rapid pulse (fluctuates)
- Flushing
- Highly elevated cortisol levels
- Abdominal pain (more generally a tenderness- sometimes pain)
- Flank pain (more recent symptom, often severe)
- Constipation (Moderate, occasional - more like sluggish bowels)
- Presence of urinary difficulties

And all of these came on within a 2 - 3 week period immediately following the onset of severe anxiety that came on in June of 2004.

The only symptom that I have that does NOT have a direct link to a Pheop tumor is the hypogonadism... and highly elevated cortisol can often cause that.

http://www.endocrinology.med.ucla.edu/cushing%27s_syndrome.htm
http://www.gsdl.com/home/assessments/malehormone/appguide/index3.html
http://www.google.com/answers/threadview?id=450553

Soooo......

Still waiting on test results.

And hoping that it IS a Pheo... just so something can start getting done with this problem!
__________________________________________________

Gee Elroy ..it sounds pretty bad. I sure hope they can find something that is easy to fix.

Just the past 3 or so months I've been getting a few of those symptoms too and I'm suspecting maybe my adrenals are spluttering in starting again ...at least if feels like I'm going high in adrenaline/noradrenaline and cortisol to match occasionally.
http://forums.about.com/ab-thyroid/messages?msg=67206.1 (why I think maybe my adrenals are jumping about, but I've really no idea what is going on or even if my adrenals are jumping in and out ..like a car engine spluttering instead of starting smoothly. It does appear to make my blood pressure jump about though when I try to cut down on fluid intake.

I sure don't get the Headache, perspiration or palpitation symptoms, although my blood pressure is jumping all around and has risen about 50 points or so ..but nowhere near the range mentioned.

I don't get the tremor, high blood sugar, nausea, thoracic or abdominal pains either..although back in Febraury I monitored,myself on my Mum's blood sugar tester and my blood sugar kept going up each time..started at 4 , then 6, then 7, then 8, then 9...then I decided I didn't want to know anymore :-)

I was having accupuncture to try to get my adrenals working better, I used to be too low :-) Maybe I overdid it ;-)

I do get the (and it has been happening some for a long time, some only since I went on thyroid meds..like the anxiety and paresthesia)
Cold skin (More primarily cold skin, cold intolerance – icy cold feet) / Raynaud's phenomenon symptomsPalpitations (occasional)
- Vision disturbance (very, very occasional “blurring)
- Orthostatic hypotension (Occasional – mild)
- Bradycardia (occasional, mild)Paresthesia - tingling, prickling, numbness or burning sensations(Hands/feet, constant - often very strong - Neurontin helps quite a bit)
- anxiety..and wake in night sometimes and can't get enough oxygen..hyperventilating in sleep etc

- weight loss or gain...but I'm sure its water weight via the ADH stuff

and no headaches any more..used to have really bad migraines

anyway I understand a little so that lets me sympathize better maybe :-)

I guess I need to try to talk someone into cortisol testing again, sigh. I don't fel up to facing that..the docs , not the tests :-)
---------------------------

Sooooo.....
Have you got your test results? And did they show anything helpful? (fingers crossed)

tea

 

RE: Meditation, acupressure » KaraS

Posted by tealady on May 10, 2005, at 3:28:20

In reply to RE: Meditation, acupressure » JLx, posted by KaraS on May 8, 2005, at 22:44:53

. I've been trying to meditate for years and rarely manage it. One "how to" book I have talked about different forms of meditation and suggested simply dropping your gaze downward while keeping your head normally upright. The effect, which I find fascinating, is an automatic deep breath

Hi JL,

I havn't tried to meditate by myself..but always thought it would be a great idea. I just know I need,at least begin with, to be in a group or something. I've done a little of that in a group, and scared myself a little too..so I prefer to be in a group, or with an expert. I think I'm one of those people who pick up things..
So far I haven't found anything close by.

I read Mercola's accupressure articles but never got around to trying. I used to try it for migraines, but only had a little relief maybe.

"One "how to" book I have talked about different forms of meditation and suggested simply dropping your gaze downward while keeping your head normally upright. The effect, which I find fascinating, is an automatic deep breath"

That works!..and it must fit in with our instinctive sign language as well. You know how they talk about looking someone in the eye..guess when your anxious about something maybe you instinctively drop your eyes. That said, anyone can overcome that one :-)

I won't be around much for a while..2nd last week or uni, so I have to start studying I guess.
Didn't go today..been getting a bit stressed lately.

Twas nice to "hear" from you again and know your still hanging in there, hoping and trying :-)

Jan


 

oops...above message for ....JLx (nm)

Posted by tealady on May 10, 2005, at 5:29:17

In reply to RE: Meditation, acupressure » KaraS, posted by tealady on May 10, 2005, at 3:28:20

 

RE: Meditation » KaraS

Posted by JLx on May 11, 2005, at 16:26:21

In reply to RE: Meditation, acupressure » JLx, posted by KaraS on May 8, 2005, at 22:44:53


> Thanks for the tip on meditating. I'll have to try that the next time I can get myself to meditate.
>
> K

That wasn't a tip on meditating, that WAS the meditation. :) The book I have used that as an example that meditation doesn't always have to be this complicated deal, but can also be something simple and brief like that, or like walking-as-meditation.

JL

 

RE: Meditation, acupressure » tealady

Posted by JLx on May 11, 2005, at 16:58:05

In reply to RE: Meditation, acupressure » KaraS, posted by tealady on May 10, 2005, at 3:28:20

> I havn't tried to meditate by myself..but always thought it would be a great idea. I just know I need,at least begin with, to be in a group or something. I've done a little of that in a group, and scared myself a little too..so I prefer to be in a group, or with an expert. I think I'm one of those people who pick up things..
> So far I haven't found anything close by.

Hmm...never have done it in a group. It was in the news recently that Transcendental Meditation can help you live longer: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1474535,00.html I wish I could psych myself up to do it.

> I read Mercola's accupressure articles but never got around to trying. I used to try it for migraines, but only had a little relief maybe.

I like the idea. THe book I mentioned was quite interesting. Mercola's EFT is easier than the book I have. I think, if nothing else, the affirmations that you do with the tapping are helpful.

> "One "how to" book I have talked about different forms of meditation and suggested simply dropping your gaze downward while keeping your head normally upright. The effect, which I find fascinating, is an automatic deep breath"
>
> That works!..and it must fit in with our instinctive sign language as well. You know how they talk about looking someone in the eye..guess when your anxious about something maybe you instinctively drop your eyes. That said, anyone can overcome that one :-)

Hmmm....interesting observation. I think it's amazing how that deep breath is just automatic. That makes it seem more relaxing to me than if I set out to think first "deep breath".

> I won't be around much for a while..2nd last week or uni, so I have to start studying I guess.
> Didn't go today..been getting a bit stressed lately.

I admire your willingness to study this stuff. :)

> Twas nice to "hear" from you again and know your still hanging in there, hoping and trying :-)
>
> Jan

I ordered some stuff from iherb on Monday and got it yesterday! I'm going to be taking a new fish oil, this one high EPA to DHA ratio, of 5:1. I have some high DHA and when I found myself reluctant to take it, concluded that it didn't feel as good as the regular. That's what prompted me to try this. Not sure how much to take though.

I also am going to try NADH as I haven't yet. Very few things rev me up, so this will be interesting too.

I'm fooling with amino acids again, as well as TMG, MSM and increasing folic acid, and remembering to take B12. I'd slacked off on those things but reading back some of my own posts on that old thread motivated me.

I also read with great interest ElaineP's story on the Vit D thread. I didn't stick with my Vit D supplementation then as I intended, but now am more inspired. I've been getting some sun and taking 2,000 IU of Vit D as well. But I ordered the Bio-whatsit brand with the 1000 IU drops, rec'd it today, and will increase to 4,000/day I think.

Yes, as you say, hoping and trying. :) Actually, I think if I could just find a decent job, have that routine and could start to address my financial woes, I might have the potential not to be depressed at all.

JL

 

Re: Arghhh » Larry Hoover

Posted by Elroy on May 14, 2005, at 22:14:51

In reply to Re: Arghhh » Elroy, posted by Larry Hoover on April 28, 2005, at 8:31:38

Lar,

Thanks for info. That's strange as my psych doc wanted me to start out with just the Selegiline - and then only at like 1/2 tablet a day and work up from there as "selegiline also enhances production of NE and - due to past bad experiences with increasing NE too quickly - we want to approach this very slowly"..... That's paraphrasing her somewhat but basically the gist of it. The approach was (is) to start out working very slowly up to 5mg of selegiline twice a day and then start adding in the DLPA.

BTW, when efforts at trying Effexor and Cymbalta were tried, extreme "burning urethra" type pains (similiar to, but not quite like, prostatitis). I understand that this is not an extremely rare side effect with many men who take these SSNRIs. Do you know what is gonig on that causes this side effect?

Thanks.

Elroy
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> > Thanks for info. That would make sense. Right now primary objective with selegiline is to get norepinehprine levels back up into mid normal ranges, so tyrosine should be just as effective for those purposes, eh?
>
> No, not on a gram for gram basis. Think of the path to NE being like a limited access highway.
>
> You're starting right at the origin of that highway, and there's a lot of traffic. The very first exit goes to PEA, and all of the D-phenylalanine and a small chunk of the L-phenylalanine gets off at that exit, but none of the tyrosine does.
>
> Then there's a toll booth. The tyrosine gets to bypass the booth, but the L-PA has to pay, by getting turned into tyrosine. So, past this booth, the whole highway is filled with tyrosine.
>
> Up ahead, there's a sign "Through traffic to dopamine, left two lanes. All other traffic, right lane." Some tyrosine gets off the highway, to become thyroid hormone and other stuff.
>
> The through traffic faces another toll booth, but all of the tyrosine has to stop. It comes out of the booth as L-DOPA, direct precursor to dopamine (and NE thereafter).
>
> If you started that highway with one gram each of d-,l-phenylalanine (DLPA), l-phenylalanine (L-PA), or tyrosine, the yield in L-DOPA (traffic still on the through highway at the last toll booth) would be about: 30%, 65%, and 85%, respectively (and with huge assumptions about muscles not building any protein during this trip, etc.).
>
> Of that same one gram dose, yield of PEA would be about 60%, 15%, and < 1%, respectively. Tyrosine can back-convert to phenylalanine, so I'm not setting the latter yield to zero.
>
> If NE is your target, tyrosine is your best bullet.
>
> > Also, I know that selegiline converts to dopamine and that it's the dopamine that actually makes the conversion into NE.
>
> I don't see that selegiline converts to dopamine.
>
> http://www.selegiline.com/refs/index.html
>
> Select the one that says "dopamine"
>
> Lots of other great references in that list, and in ones that come up below individual references themselves.
>
> There's another problem with your assumption. Providing a ready supply of NE is one thing. Enhancing its effect is quite another. NE isn't just floating around the brain. It is stored in special little containers called synaptosomes. If you want the effect of NE, you've got to enhance its release somehow, which means causing those synaptosomes to release their contents.
>
> All told, indirect effects of selegiline might well do that, but I'm not even going to try to figure out a mechanism for it.
>
> You're always back to the final test.....doing the experiment. Try the drug, and see how you feel, with and without DLPA and/or tyrosine.
>
> > Question: Does anyone know if there's any particular supplement needed to enhance that conversion (B6, Vitamin C, etc., etc.)???
> >
> > Thanks for any info.
>
> General core supps, in any case. B-complex, C, zinc, selenium, etc. should be part of the routine intake. You *already* need them, not just for this specific purpose.
>
> Lar

 

Re: taurine, justice etc » world citizen

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 9:31:20

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc, posted by world citizen on April 28, 2005, at 12:43:20

>
> Hey Larry, do you have access to any live music where you live, specifically music that you would find appealing? If my memory serves me correctly you're the one with the chronically acute pain in your arm, right?

Sorry it's been so long since I posted to this thread. I've been skimming the board, and working up from the bottom. This time, I'm starting at the top

It's my left arm that's giving me problems. I fell from a height, and my upper arm bone (humerus) crushed the head of one of my forearm bones, the radius. In effect, the joint started to "let go", to bend sideways, with one side being crushed (radius), the other side under tension (ulna). The tension (stretching) on the ulnar side damaged the nerve. So, I have musculo-skeletal pain on the exterior side of the elbow, and neuropathic pain on the interior side (and especially into my hand). The joint also locks under load (ice-pick pain, sufficiently intense to make me pass out, sometimes).

Worker's comp has forced me back to work, and even simple things aggravate the pain. I'm still waiting for a surgical *date*! It's nearly four months since the surgeon decided to operate, and I haven't even been booked yet. I fell January 11, 2004. Over 16 months ago.

> If I'm on track with this and you're the one that's been "winged" what are they doing about it-besides getting finger callouses from all the energetic paper shuffling? The reason I'm asking this is due to the fact that I believe that everyone that has the ablility to be creative a) owes it to the planet to share it,"The musician's art is among those arts worthy of the highest praise, and it moveth the hearts of all who grieve." ('Abdul-Baha, Selections from the Writings of 'Abdul-Baha), and b) as my testimonial in my previous post stated it's a GREAT source of endorphins.

The ulnar nerve injury has severely affected the use of the ring and small fingers of my left hand. I can't manage the fingering on the neck of a guitar.

> Even if you can't play the bass (at this time) I heartily encourage you to go listen to live music that you LOVE!!!!! We ALL know that even HEARING music that one loves has a great effect on neurochemicals!

Not much happening in that regard, hereabouts. I don't drink (I'm "in recovery"), so bars are not a good playground for me.

There are free concerts with fireworks all summer long, on the waterfront (20 minute drive), so I plan to catch a few of those.

> I find Ambient music to be exceptional in this way. I found an interesting book at the Library called "the Mozart Effect", by Don Campbell. Pain-acute, chronic and otherwise-is adressed as is anxiety.

I'm just concerned with managing the state of pain to permit any sort of activity. I am clearly between a rock and a hard place.

> Larry, what is your "day job"? I realize you may have shared this in a previous post but it may have been during one of my cruises "in the sea of remoteness", otherwise known as acute self-involvement! Feel free to "decline to state".
> World Citizen

I am currently working on creating a tractor-trailer driver-training program. I fell off a truck, initially. The trucking company was forced to find "comparable work", and I was forced to do it, under our Worker's Comp legislation.

It just so happens that I already was a certified tractor-trailer driver-trainer (in another life?), and I have also written my own training programs. My boss is absolutely thrilled with what I can do. Serendipity? Silver lining? Who knows. It unfortunately "uses me up". There's really not much left of my energy or cognition when I get done with the day job. It's been nine years since I last was able to work full time, and this was forced on me. Time will tell, if I succeed or not.

Lar

 

Re: EXTENSIVE information on boerhaavia » world citizen

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 9:43:59

In reply to EXTENSIVE information on boerhaavia, posted by world citizen on May 4, 2005, at 23:13:55

I'm not too impressed by what I found on the net.

It does have cortisol suppression activities, but it also has a profound impact on the pancreas, stimulating insulin release. This could lead to hypoglycemia.

It is also, apparently, good for insomnia.

The other thing is, in traditional medicine, it is never taken for more than a week.

In other words, it is an acute treatment, not a maintenance medication.

Lar

 

Re: Arghhh » Elroy

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 9:51:27

In reply to Re: Arghhh » Larry Hoover, posted by Elroy on May 14, 2005, at 22:14:51

> Lar,
>
> Thanks for info. That's strange as my psych doc wanted me to start out with just the Selegiline - and then only at like 1/2 tablet a day and work up from there as "selegiline also enhances production of NE and - due to past bad experiences with increasing NE too quickly - we want to approach this very slowly"..... That's paraphrasing her somewhat but basically the gist of it. The approach was (is) to start out working very slowly up to 5mg of selegiline twice a day and then start adding in the DLPA.

Have you started yet?

> BTW, when efforts at trying Effexor and Cymbalta were tried, extreme "burning urethra" type pains (similiar to, but not quite like, prostatitis). I understand that this is not an extremely rare side effect with many men who take these SSNRIs. Do you know what is gonig on that causes this side effect?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Elroy

Just a guess, but.....

The sphincters that control urine release are sensitive to norepinephrine. They tighten up under higher NE levels. I suspect that the burning is because your bladder muscles are forcing uring through contricted sphincters. That feels like burning.

The pain stops as soon as the urine flow pressure stops, right? Maybe a little "afterglow", but the intense part of the pain is only during micturition?

Lar

 

Re: taurine, justice etc

Posted by World Citizen on May 21, 2005, at 13:25:39

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc » world citizen, posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 9:31:20


Hi Larry.

I'm SOOOO sorry your medical "care" has been soooo freaking deplorable! Is there any organizations that can advocate on your behalf-nag paper-pushers, consult with the surgeon, I don't know maybe contact your local SENATOR OR CONGRESSPERSON! It would appear that "the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective" and there are people getting paid to do a whole lot of nothing! If you went to the ER would that induce any action toward your entering the OR? This kind of stuff REALLY pisses me off!!!!!!!! The unnecessary suffering of human beings! (if this were a Beavis and Butthead episode Butthead would be slapping me away from this tangental precipice! I guess I'll have to manage on my own!) Okay, aside from the suggestions mentioned above I'll definately be saying prayers for healing for you.

I think maybe it's freaking time you consulted an attorney about this, it reeks of malpractice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

World Citizen!

 

Re: taurine, justice etc » World Citizen

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 14:12:55

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc, posted by World Citizen on May 21, 2005, at 13:25:39

>
> Hi Larry.
>
> I'm SOOOO sorry your medical "care" has been soooo freaking deplorable! Is there any organizations that can advocate on your behalf-nag paper-pushers, consult with the surgeon, I don't know maybe contact your local SENATOR OR CONGRESSPERSON! It would appear that "the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective" and there are people getting paid to do a whole lot of nothing! If you went to the ER would that induce any action toward your entering the OR? This kind of stuff REALLY pisses me off!!!!!!!! The unnecessary suffering of human beings! (if this were a Beavis and Butthead episode Butthead would be slapping me away from this tangental precipice! I guess I'll have to manage on my own!) Okay, aside from the suggestions mentioned above I'll definately be saying prayers for healing for you.
>
> I think maybe it's freaking time you consulted an attorney about this, it reeks of malpractice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> World Citizen!

I appreciate the indignation. I really do.

You can imagine that there have been numerous steps, and that I have simplified things in my discussion of events. You could not even imagine the levels of bureaucracy and incompetency that I have endured.

It is the system that we have, in Ontario.

I am in close discussions with my employer, the poor bastard. Although legally we're in adversarial positions, we're working together to try and minimize the effective cost of this injury. A simple loss of footing on an icy truck, and it will cost him over a quarter of a million dollars in extra assessment (higher bills) over the lifetime of the claim. This is in addition to the weekly payroll tax that he pays (9% of all gross earnings). Outrageous doesn't *begin* to cover it. My lost wages are only about 10% of the costs accruing. 40% is overhead, i.e. bureaucratic BS. Double that, if you consider that nearly all the medical costs to date are the Worker's Comp bureaucrats seeking medical documentation and repetitive examinations.

Example. I have to make an appointment to get my narcotic presecription refilled. I did so last week. The very day after that appointment, I got a form in the mail to get my doctor to fill out. An update form, that will look like all the twenty others that have been submitted previously. "No change in symptoms. Waiting for surgery." But, that will require another appointment (at $225 a pop). And, two weeks later, another appointment for the next month's supply of drugs. Totally asinine, and unnecessary.

And, it is the bureaucracy itself that has led to the lengthy delays. I knew last March that I needed surgery (my orthopedist said so), but I had to see their orthopedist (January of this year).

Who benefits from all this?

Anyway. In the meantime, I manage with oxycodone and gabapentin.

Lar

 

Re: Arghhh » Larry Hoover

Posted by Elroy on May 22, 2005, at 19:57:28

In reply to Re: Arghhh » Elroy, posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 9:51:27

No, the "burning urethra pain" does NOT occur when I am urinating - or at least isn't any worse. When I have it - some days very mild and some days just moderate and other days quite severe - it is an "all-the-time" type of pain. If anything, it "sometimes'" eases up during urination. I find that my urinations essions are increased (anywhere from very slightly to quite a bit) on those higher intensity days.

If anything, it seems to have a lot to do with how my anxiety levels are. If my anxiety levels are very mellow, then I barely notice the "burning urethra" type of pain. When anxiety levels are high then the intensity is a lot worse. Anyway, the pain is there prior to urinating (may or may not slow down in intensity during urinating) and is right back after urinating. Urologist has said that it isn't a bacterial prostatitis. Have even started wondering if it might be a candida type "infection" prostatitis....

Also, my recent blood work showed that my dopamine levels were somewhat low, that my epinephrine levels were definitely low and that my NE levels were EXTREMELY low (well below normal on the reference range). So there doesn't seem to be a case of "higher NE levels"... unless I have very little serum NE as it's all being used up in the brain and other receptor sites doing "evil things"... or that my body has become so adjusted to extremely low levels that any "upward bump" of NE causes symptoms???

Yes, I started the Selegiline and can do 2.5 grams like every other day. Anything higher than that right now bumps up the anxiety and also the various physical symptoms... Seems that anything that is "stimulating" (even such supps as SAMe) cause this effect, sometimes lightly, but enough to be noticed. Tyrosine for example. DLPA very definitely. Etc.

ALSO.... just recently read some online info that 5HTP - and possibly also Tryptophan - actually cause increases in cortisol levels (as does Prozac and most other SSRIs). Do you know anything about that?

Speaking of that (cortisol), I read on a Cushings support site / board that several of their posters report UTI type problems and one guy wrote in that his Endo had told him that EXCESS cortisol in the system is "as toxic as battery acid" and that it "attacks the sensitive mucous membrances" of the body and that the urethra, etc. are prime targets for it's action as the cortisol is eventually voided through the urine....

Leroy

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> > Lar,
> >
> > Thanks for info. That's strange as my psych doc wanted me to start out with just the Selegiline - and then only at like 1/2 tablet a day and work up from there as "selegiline also enhances production of NE and - due to past bad experiences with increasing NE too quickly - we want to approach this very slowly"..... That's paraphrasing her somewhat but basically the gist of it. The approach was (is) to start out working very slowly up to 5mg of selegiline twice a day and then start adding in the DLPA.
>
> Have you started yet?
>
> > BTW, when efforts at trying Effexor and Cymbalta were tried, extreme "burning urethra" type pains (similiar to, but not quite like, prostatitis). I understand that this is not an extremely rare side effect with many men who take these SSNRIs. Do you know what is gonig on that causes this side effect?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Elroy
>
> Just a guess, but.....
>
> The sphincters that control urine release are sensitive to norepinephrine. They tighten up under higher NE levels. I suspect that the burning is because your bladder muscles are forcing uring through contricted sphincters. That feels like burning.
>
> The pain stops as soon as the urine flow pressure stops, right? Maybe a little "afterglow", but the intense part of the pain is only during micturition?
>
> Lar

 

Re: gabapentin » Larry Hoover

Posted by Elroy on May 22, 2005, at 20:01:12

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc » World Citizen, posted by Larry Hoover on May 21, 2005, at 14:12:55

Any info on when Lyrica is going to become available in North America? Have read on some sites (including here I believe) that it has had some excellent results compared to gabapentin... kind of similar in nature, but super potent at lower doses with less side effects - plus anti-anxiety effects also???


> >
> > Hi Larry.
> >
> > I'm SOOOO sorry your medical "care" has been soooo freaking deplorable! Is there any organizations that can advocate on your behalf-nag paper-pushers, consult with the surgeon, I don't know maybe contact your local SENATOR OR CONGRESSPERSON! It would appear that "the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective" and there are people getting paid to do a whole lot of nothing! If you went to the ER would that induce any action toward your entering the OR? This kind of stuff REALLY pisses me off!!!!!!!! The unnecessary suffering of human beings! (if this were a Beavis and Butthead episode Butthead would be slapping me away from this tangental precipice! I guess I'll have to manage on my own!) Okay, aside from the suggestions mentioned above I'll definately be saying prayers for healing for you.
> >
> > I think maybe it's freaking time you consulted an attorney about this, it reeks of malpractice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > World Citizen!
>
> I appreciate the indignation. I really do.
>
> You can imagine that there have been numerous steps, and that I have simplified things in my discussion of events. You could not even imagine the levels of bureaucracy and incompetency that I have endured.
>
> It is the system that we have, in Ontario.
>
> I am in close discussions with my employer, the poor bastard. Although legally we're in adversarial positions, we're working together to try and minimize the effective cost of this injury. A simple loss of footing on an icy truck, and it will cost him over a quarter of a million dollars in extra assessment (higher bills) over the lifetime of the claim. This is in addition to the weekly payroll tax that he pays (9% of all gross earnings). Outrageous doesn't *begin* to cover it. My lost wages are only about 10% of the costs accruing. 40% is overhead, i.e. bureaucratic BS. Double that, if you consider that nearly all the medical costs to date are the Worker's Comp bureaucrats seeking medical documentation and repetitive examinations.
>
> Example. I have to make an appointment to get my narcotic presecription refilled. I did so last week. The very day after that appointment, I got a form in the mail to get my doctor to fill out. An update form, that will look like all the twenty others that have been submitted previously. "No change in symptoms. Waiting for surgery." But, that will require another appointment (at $225 a pop). And, two weeks later, another appointment for the next month's supply of drugs. Totally asinine, and unnecessary.
>
> And, it is the bureaucracy itself that has led to the lengthy delays. I knew last March that I needed surgery (my orthopedist said so), but I had to see their orthopedist (January of this year).
>
> Who benefits from all this?
>
> Anyway. In the meantime, I manage with oxycodone and gabapentin.
>
> Lar

 

Re: gabapentin

Posted by World Citizen on May 23, 2005, at 1:06:28

In reply to Re: gabapentin » Larry Hoover, posted by Elroy on May 22, 2005, at 20:01:12

Hi Larry.

After consulting with my son (he's in college studying to be a psychopharmacologist-Alexander Shulgin is his hero) he indicated that since cannibis is legal in Canada why don't you just get some of that and use it instead of the Gabapentin? If anxiety is an issue some individuals that I know FIRST take a low dose of benzo and THEN dose with the cannabis. I know of someone who took Theanine-Serene before dosing with the cannabis and had very minimal anxiety. Cannibis is purported to be VERY good for stopping PAIN!!!!

Larry, I want to give you an update on my musical progress, but I'd better go to the Psycho-Babble social site to share the info or Dr. Bob is going to get on my case again! :>)

World Citizen

 

Re: Arghhh » Elroy

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2005, at 11:01:29

In reply to Re: Arghhh » Larry Hoover, posted by Elroy on May 22, 2005, at 19:57:28

> No, the "burning urethra pain" does NOT occur when I am urinating - or at least isn't any worse.

Ok, I get it clearly now.

Obstruction or infection are generally the cause.

If you've ruled out swelling of the prostate (ultrasound? digital-rectal exam?), and prostatitis (infection of the prostate), then other physical obstruction of the urethra or infection thereof are reasonable assumptions.

I'm not sure why only some hypercortisolemic subjects experience the syndrome. It suggests that a disturbance in urine chemistry might exist, which may promote or permit specific types of infection.

Cranberry juice contains a substance that prevents bacteria from binding to the bladder and urethral walls. If they can't bind, they get flushed out.

The other thing might be BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy. Saw palmetto does actually work relieve some prostate problems.

You say it's not bacterial prostatitis. That was from a microscopic examination of expressed fluids?

Lar

 

Re: pregabalin » Elroy

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2005, at 11:07:49

In reply to Re: gabapentin » Larry Hoover, posted by Elroy on May 22, 2005, at 20:01:12

> Any info on when Lyrica is going to become available in North America? Have read on some sites (including here I believe) that it has had some excellent results compared to gabapentin... kind of similar in nature, but super potent at lower doses with less side effects - plus anti-anxiety effects also???

It was FDA approved December 30, 2004.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/appletter/2004/21723ltr.pdf

Or, search here: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.Search_Drug_Name

Not available in Canada, so I can't get it.

Lar

 

Re: gabapentin » World Citizen

Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2005, at 11:09:36

In reply to Re: gabapentin, posted by World Citizen on May 23, 2005, at 1:06:28

>
>
> Hi Larry.
>
> After consulting with my son (he's in college studying to be a psychopharmacologist-Alexander Shulgin is his hero) he indicated that since cannibis is legal in Canada why don't you just get some of that and use it instead of the Gabapentin? If anxiety is an issue some individuals that I know FIRST take a low dose of benzo and THEN dose with the cannabis. I know of someone who took Theanine-Serene before dosing with the cannabis and had very minimal anxiety. Cannibis is purported to be VERY good for stopping PAIN!!!!

Ya, but I'm "in recovery". Slippery slope.

> Larry, I want to give you an update on my musical progress, but I'd better go to the Psycho-Babble social site to share the info or Dr. Bob is going to get on my case again! :>)
>
> World Citizen

I just got an email from a friend about a cafe performance next week. There is no such thing as coincidence, dude. There is a path.

Lar

 

Re: pregabalin

Posted by Elroy on May 24, 2005, at 13:37:55

In reply to Re: pregabalin » Elroy, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2005, at 11:07:49

Well, not available in The States yet either!

Was aware that FDA had approved it, but Pfizer has decided for some reason not to release it on to the market as of yet . My belief is that they are still trying to get it okayed also for Anxiety (as it is in Europe). The FDA turned them down on their initial application but apparently left the door open for that possibility (and Pfizer did re-file as I recall).

If you check the "RemedyFind.com" web site and do a search for "Lyrica", you will see that it gets some very excellent reviews.

What I found most intriguing about it was that many users reported not only much better pain-control effects (than Neurontin), but also anti-anxiety effects which in some cases allowed the discontinuation of Xanax.

Elroy

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> > Any info on when Lyrica is going to become available in North America? Have read on some sites (including here I believe) that it has had some excellent results compared to gabapentin... kind of similar in nature, but super potent at lower doses with less side effects - plus anti-anxiety effects also???
>
> It was FDA approved December 30, 2004.
>
> http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/appletter/2004/21723ltr.pdf
>
> Or, search here: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm?fuseaction=Search.Search_Drug_Name
>
> Not available in Canada, so I can't get it.
>
> Lar

 

Re: Arghhh » Larry Hoover

Posted by Elroy on May 24, 2005, at 13:52:45

In reply to Re: Arghhh » Elroy, posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2005, at 11:01:29

Yes, numerous urine cultuires were done to check for bacterial infection. None came back remotely close to positive. No prostatic fluid or semenal fuid tests were done to check for bacterial infection. Also have presented no signs of chronic bacterial infection (chills, fevers, etc.) as should have surfaced over the last year (almost) if this had been a bacterial infection.

Only other clues that I have are following:

1. If anxiety levels are "up", then this particular symptom (as well as the other physical symptoms) is "up" in intensity also.

2. Conversely, when anxiety levels are "down", then this particular symptom is very minimal to even non existent!

3. The ingestion of any supplement that increases adrenaline hormone related levels (tyrosine, DLPA, Effexor, Cymbalta, etc.)

RE: "I'm not sure why only some hypercortisolemic subjects experience the syndrome. It suggests that a disturbance in urine chemistry might exist, which may promote or permit specific types of infection."

No, the posting that referred to this male's discussion with his Endo indicated that the male poster had specifically asked his Endo if he was talking about the elevated cortisol making him more susceptible to UTI type infections or prostate infections and the Endo emphatically replied that he was NOT talking about this symptom being ANY type of infection, but that it was the excessive levels of cortisol in the urine causing a caustic type reaction on the mucus membranes of the urinary tract. He advised that certain people had more of a sensitivity to that reaction than others did. He also mentioned that the reason that people can have a positive reaction from a course of antibiotics (when they in fact have a non bacterial inflammation problem) is that most of the stronger antibiotics also have fairly decent anti-inflammatory properties and it is actually that latter aspect that brings a degree of relief.

I would assume that is also why antibiotics will sometimes bring relief to non bacterial prostatitis that is caused, for example, by candida overgrowth???

Unfortunately it is temporary if the underlying problem isn't addressed then I would assume that this is just a temporary fix.

And if it was a candida overgrowth problem, the antibiotics would - in the long run - simply enhance the underlying problem!

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> > No, the "burning urethra pain" does NOT occur when I am urinating - or at least isn't any worse.
>
> Ok, I get it clearly now.
>
> Obstruction or infection are generally the cause.
>
> If you've ruled out swelling of the prostate (ultrasound? digital-rectal exam?), and prostatitis (infection of the prostate), then other physical obstruction of the urethra or infection thereof are reasonable assumptions.
>
> I'm not sure why only some hypercortisolemic subjects experience the syndrome. It suggests that a disturbance in urine chemistry might exist, which may promote or permit specific types of infection.
>
> Cranberry juice contains a substance that prevents bacteria from binding to the bladder and urethral walls. If they can't bind, they get flushed out.
>
> The other thing might be BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy. Saw palmetto does actually work relieve some prostate problems.
>
> You say it's not bacterial prostatitis. That was from a microscopic examination of expressed fluids?
>
> Lar

 

Re: taurine, justice etc

Posted by World Citizen on June 10, 2005, at 12:51:05

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc » world citizen, posted by Elroy on April 27, 2005, at 20:23:28

>

Elroy, Larry etc,
I just wanted to share that my son has been taking Stablon for a few weeks. This is my son that is studying to become a psychopharmacologist. He is thorougly impressed with this drug, which is very high praise coming from him as he is highly suspicious of anything erupting from the illicit romance of Big Pharma and the FDA! He said: he sleeps better, has better mental focus, initially had somewhat of an increased appetite-but has since leveled off (no weight gain),his anxiety is greatly reduced and general sence of confidence increased. He's asked me not to post his source due to the fact that he's concerned that the FDA will try to put the clamps down if too many people are TOO happy! I will say that he gets it from Thailand, it's around $75 dollars for 60 tabs and it takes approx. 2 weeks to arrive. So far the "3 month rule" still applies to this class of drugs, meaning that one can purchase/have in one's possession up to 3 month's supply and it's legal. He said there is typically evidence that the Thai authorities have peeked into the package to assure themselves that it's not an illegal drug but that the blister package has not been folded, spindled or otherwise mutilated.
World Citizen


WC, have heard of Stablon in general, but have no information on it... other than I read a posting not to long ago that claimed tests showed it compared very, very favorably with Xanax for anxiety problems. That alone would make it an interesting alternative to me. Anyone know why it's not approve in US? How long has it been approved in Europe?
>
> Would personally be interested in looking into it if it ever became available over here....
>
> X
> X
> X
> X
>
>
> > > >
> > Hey Larry, do you know anything about an antidepressant called Stablon? Apparently it's used in Europe but is probably a bit TOO effective to be used here. I hear that it is, in fact, a tricyclic BUT has none of the side effects of the tricyclics we have here. I also hear that it is VERY good for treating anxiety and yet is not sedating. The question I'm leading up to is,"does anyone know if Stablon and Selegiline can be taken concomitantly?". I like that selegiline is neuroprotective, though I probably take too much to actually get any of those benefits (5mgs per day).
> >
> > The other thing I wanted to share (just because I have great difficulty keeping these things to myself) is that I sang last night. I'm a jazz vocalist, been a music major forever and now that the toxic mold case is settled I feel I once again have something that resembles stability in my life. There's a club here in Sacramento that has a jam session on Monday nights. I initially sang Stormy Monday (blues standard) and the house band insisted that I sing another! We agreed upon laying down a swing groove with a blues chord progression and I just improvised my a** off for three verses worth! The two guitarists did their solos and when I came back in I just inserted the words for Route 66 which IS a blues swing tune! It was SOOOOO much fun! There is NO DRUG or supplement that can equal the endorphins/PEA that was flooding my brain after that! I was stoned for hours from singing two songs! I gues I should add that I do sing rather well and put a lot of feeling into it so the audience response feeds into my endorphin power surge! Okay, I'm not going to say anything else about it except to say I know where I'm going to be on Monday nights from henceforth!
> >
> > World Citizen
> >
> >
> > > > I'm eternally grateful to the poster that recomened Taurine! My PTSD has been rcently triggered and the hypervigilence keeps me from eating and sleeping. I'm proud to say that I took 500mgs of taurine, 2 Theanine-Serene (which also contains taurine), some B6, 500mgs of Vit. C and some simple carbs and within twenty minutes or so I started relaxing!
> > >
> > > You're very welcome. I'm grateful for the feedback, about how it worked for you.
> > >
> > > Lar
> >
> >
>
>

 

Re: taurine, justice etc » World Citizen

Posted by Elroy on June 10, 2005, at 16:36:03

In reply to Re: taurine, justice etc, posted by World Citizen on June 10, 2005, at 12:51:05

Yes, also find it interesting why Stablon is not available in US. Here's some info that I found about Stablon (RemedyFind site):

QUOTE:
Stablon etc. (Tianeptine) is a new type of antidepressant that works in an opposite manner to the more traditional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). SSRIs increase the availablity of the neurotransmitter serotonin. In contrast, Tianeptine works to reduce amounts of serotonin, and is classified as a serotonin reuptake enhancer. Tianeptine has been approved for use in some European countries but has not been approved in the U.S..

SSRI antidepressants work by increasing levels of serotonin, one of the neurotransmitter chemicals that carries messages between brain nerve cells. Neurotransmitters are secreted by one cell and picked up by receptor proteins on the surface of another cell. Once the message has been delivered, a neurotransmitter is either destroyed or absorbed into the cell that made it. This process is known as re-uptake. When re-uptake is inhibited, the effect of the neurotransmitter (in this case serotonin) is amplified. For reasons that are yet to be understood, Tianeptine works by increasing or accelerating the re-uptake of serotonin into nerve cells rather than slowing it down. Like other antidepressants Tianeptine appears to decrease depression in about 70% of the individuals who take it. Unfortunately, as it has a short half life of only about 3 hours, Tianeptine typically needs to be taken 3 times a day.
END QUOTE

Interesting. A serotonin reuptake Accelerator rather than Inhibitor. Hmmm.. An SSRA??? Is that why the FDA doesn't want to approve it, that, Gosh, it might come out that everyone's problem isn't related to needing MORE serotonin? Or MORE norepinephrine?

Knowing that I have a highly elevated cortisol problem, I started a regimen of Remeron thru my regular doc (PCP). Some interesting studies showing Remeron's effectiveness at lowering cortisol. Starting with 15 mg for two weeks and then going to 30 mg. Was interesting to note that many people had excellent results with Remeron (at RemedyFind.com site) while others had poor results. Shows me that Remeron likely helped those whose problem was primarily with elevated cortisol - and was contraindicated in cases of non elevated cortisol....

Anyway have been on Remeron for about four days now.

Elroy

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> >
>
> Elroy, Larry etc,
> I just wanted to share that my son has been taking Stablon for a few weeks. This is my son that is studying to become a psychopharmacologist. He is thorougly impressed with this drug, which is very high praise coming from him as he is highly suspicious of anything erupting from the illicit romance of Big Pharma and the FDA! He said: he sleeps better, has better mental focus, initially had somewhat of an increased appetite-but has since leveled off (no weight gain),his anxiety is greatly reduced and general sence of confidence increased. He's asked me not to post his source due to the fact that he's concerned that the FDA will try to put the clamps down if too many people are TOO happy! I will say that he gets it from Thailand, it's around $75 dollars for 60 tabs and it takes approx. 2 weeks to arrive. So far the "3 month rule" still applies to this class of drugs, meaning that one can purchase/have in one's possession up to 3 month's supply and it's legal. He said there is typically evidence that the Thai authorities have peeked into the package to assure themselves that it's not an illegal drug but that the blister package has not been folded, spindled or otherwise mutilated.
> World Citizen
>
>
> WC, have heard of Stablon in general, but have no information on it... other than I read a posting not to long ago that claimed tests showed it compared very, very favorably with Xanax for anxiety problems. That alone would make it an interesting alternative to me. Anyone know why it's not approve in US? How long has it been approved in Europe?
> >
> > Would personally be interested in looking into it if it ever became available over here....
> >
> > X
> > X
> > X
> > X
> >
> >
> > > > >
> > > Hey Larry, do you know anything about an antidepressant called Stablon? Apparently it's used in Europe but is probably a bit TOO effective to be used here. I hear that it is, in fact, a tricyclic BUT has none of the side effects of the tricyclics we have here. I also hear that it is VERY good for treating anxiety and yet is not sedating. The question I'm leading up to is,"does anyone know if Stablon and Selegiline can be taken concomitantly?". I like that selegiline is neuroprotective, though I probably take too much to actually get any of those benefits (5mgs per day).
> > >
> > > The other thing I wanted to share (just because I have great difficulty keeping these things to myself) is that I sang last night. I'm a jazz vocalist, been a music major forever and now that the toxic mold case is settled I feel I once again have something that resembles stability in my life. There's a club here in Sacramento that has a jam session on Monday nights. I initially sang Stormy Monday (blues standard) and the house band insisted that I sing another! We agreed upon laying down a swing groove with a blues chord progression and I just improvised my a** off for three verses worth! The two guitarists did their solos and when I came back in I just inserted the words for Route 66 which IS a blues swing tune! It was SOOOOO much fun! There is NO DRUG or supplement that can equal the endorphins/PEA that was flooding my brain after that! I was stoned for hours from singing two songs! I gues I should add that I do sing rather well and put a lot of feeling into it so the audience response feeds into my endorphin power surge! Okay, I'm not going to say anything else about it except to say I know where I'm going to be on Monday nights from henceforth!
> > >
> > > World Citizen
> > >
> > >
> > > > > I'm eternally grateful to the poster that recomened Taurine! My PTSD has been rcently triggered and the hypervigilence keeps me from eating and sleeping. I'm proud to say that I took 500mgs of taurine, 2 Theanine-Serene (which also contains taurine), some B6, 500mgs of Vit. C and some simple carbs and within twenty minutes or so I started relaxing!
> > > >
> > > > You're very welcome. I'm grateful for the feedback, about how it worked for you.
> > > >
> > > > Lar
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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