Re: Re: Lea: Lightheadedness and weird feeling in head sometimes...

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Oh great..

I wondered if I could have inflammation of the brain

because I have been diagnosed with neuritis. Has

anyone been treated with steroids for this??

I am afraid to take steroids because I also wonder if

a virus or some other microbe might be causing some

of my problems.

GT

--- Lea <devans@...> wrote:

> Dearest Friends:

>

> When I first started taking calls from the sick

> women back in the early

> nineties this was the number one complaint. The

> women were having visual

> problems and some were seeing bright colours in the

> corner of their eyes. I

> had never experienced this until later, mine was

> just brain fog at that

> point. Sometimes, I wondered if the women were just

> imagining that they

> could see bright colours, then it started to happen

> to me, but only in my

> right eye, I would close my eyes, but it was still

> there. My doctor sent me

> to an eye specialist and he said that I had Glaucoma

> in my right eye. Last

> year when I went back to the specialist he said that

> it had gone! At that

> time I was on Decadron and it might have caused the

> eye problems. The brain

> fog was the most frightening experience that I had

> ever had. It was like

> walking in a deep fog....this too has gone! The

> doctors called it

> inflammation of the brain.

>

> It has been 12 years since explant for me, but I

> guess it takes a long time

> to clear our systems from this garbage.

>

> Much love...Lea

>

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> Re: Re: Patty:

> Lightheadedness and weird feeling in

> head sometimes...

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I am not in Vegas yet but should be there very

> soon.

> >

> >

> > Thanks for the positive words. I wonder if what

> you

> > are calling brain fog is the same thing I have. I

> > definitely have a problem with cognitive function

> that

> > varies day by day, but, what I also have is this

> > " weird " feeling in my head that is very hard to

> > describe. It is like I am lightheaded but a

> little

> > different. I usually have visual disturbances with

> it

> > when it is bad. I can not seem to get both of my

> eyes

> > to focus together. My vision is not blurry but

> off

> > some how.

> >

> > The intensity of the problem also coincides with

> my

> > peripheral neuropathy that is pure misery on bad

> days.

> >

> > When I look back at how much better I am than 21/2

> > years ago I feel like I should be happy. But, it

> just

> > seems like I have been sick for so long. I want

> to be

> > " whole " again for my families sake. I try very

> hard

> > to do everything I should do but never feel good

> > while doing whatever it is.

> >

> > I need to get an infrared sauna asap. The regular

> > sauna has helped some but it seems others have had

> > better results with infrared saunas.

> >

> > Hope other people are doing better since explant.

> >

> > GT

> > --- glory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...>

> wrote:

> >

> >> Hi GT!

> >> Yes, Kathy is right...I had the nasty brain fog

> for

> >> quite some time,

> >> and it was my most frustrating symptom, and

> >> definitely the last to

> >> leave. It is gone for the most part, but

> sometimes

> >> (rarely) comes

> >> back. I notice that it creeps up on my primarily

> >> right before my

> >> monthly cycle begins, but not every month. So, I

> >> tend to believe it

> >> is related to hormonal issues, but there have

> been

> >> times when I

> >> wondered if it was related to undiagnosed food

> >> allergies as well.

> >> I've never been able to figure it out.

> >>

> >> The good news is that it finally dissipated to

> the

> >> point of me not

> >> being aware of it anymore. When it does come

> again,

> >> it is really

> >> noticeable and frustrating! But I live a totally

> >> normal life again,

> >> the brain fog is really a thing of the past, and

> I

> >> consider it gone.

> >> It took a loooong time--probablyl close to 4

> years

> >> for resolution to

> >> this point. Exercise definitely helps alot.

> >>

> >> I don't know if that makes you feel better or

> >> not...healing seems to

> >> take so long, and I can totally relate to your

> >> frustration with the

> >> thing. I broke down in tears more than once

> about

> >> my brain fog

> >> hanging on and on and on.

> >>

> >> In the final analysis, I believe it is my

> detoxing

> >> and healthy diet

> >> that keeps it gone for the most part. Stick to

> your

> >> detoxing

> >> routines.

> >>

> >> By the way, are you in Vegas yet?

> >>

> >> Take care,

> >> Patty

> >>

> >> >

> >> > > Hi I am going in order so maybe she replied

> to

> >> this

> >> > > already, but I

> >> > > know that the woman who started this group,

> >> Patty,

> >> > > had brain fog and

> >> > > dizziness that was her last symptom to leave.

> >> She

> >> > > definitely had

> >> > > these symptoms past two years. I think it

> now

> >> gone

> >> > > for almost all the

> >> > > time, just maybe coming back for very short

> >> periods

> >> > > now and then. So

> >> > > keep detoxing and I think eventually it will

> be

> >> > > almost a thing of the

> >> > > past.

> >> > > Hugs, kathy

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > >

>

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[Guest guest]

Steroids also cause diabetes, OFTEN. Beware.

Lynda

At 08:05 AM 7/7/2005, you wrote:

>GT,

>You are right in being afraid to take steriods. They are extremely

>toxic to the body.

>

>In fact, Dr. Weil strongly cautions against them in his book

>Natural Health, Natural Medicine, in the chapter on " How to Protect

>Your Immune System. " He says (page 194:

>

> " Steriods cause allergies and inflammation to disappear as if by

>magic. In fact, the magic is nothing other than direct suppression

>of immune function. I have no objection to giving these strong

>drugs for very severe or life-threatening problems, but even then I

>think they should be limited to short term use: no more than two to

>three weeks. I deplore prescription of steroids for illnesses of

>mild or moderate severity or for months and years at a time. I have

>known them to be given to patients with mild cases of poison ivy,

>infants with diaper rash, and adults with back pain and

>undiagnosable fatigue. Steroids are terribly toxic, cause

>dependence, suppress rather than cure disease and reduce the chance

>of healing by natural methods of treatment. Moreover, they weaken

>immunity. "

>

> " In summary: Do not use steroids in any form until you have

>exhausted all other possible treatments. If you must take a steroid

>for a severe problem, limits its use to a few weeks at most. "

>

>I think that most of the support group leaders who have been in this

>issue for a number of years can say with a fair degree of confidence

>that the women getting better are those who did not use toxic drugs

>during their illness. As Kenda pointed out, and what I've believed

>for years, is that we MUST PROTECT OUR LIVERS. Drugs are toxic to

>the liver, and while I understand that some women absolutely need

>drugs to attain some level of bearable comfort during this ordeal,

>the sooner they get off of them, the better. I myself took NO drugs

>during my illness. I refused to. I know a doctor in this cause who

>also refused to take drugs to treat the illness, because they

>understood that the natural way to healing is the better way in the

>long run. That is the principle this group was founded upon--to

>promote healing through natural therapies. I believe it works, as

>we've witnesses so many women getting better through natural

>therapies. Yet, at the same time, we've seen women remain ill for

>some reason...and I have to wonder if it is because of using drugs

>that, as Dr. Weil pointed out above, cause dependence, suppress

>rather than cure disease and reduce the chance of healing by natural

>methods of treatment.

>

>Your intuition about steroids is correct, GT. You are better off

>without them in the long run.

>Hugs,

>Patty

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > Oh great..

> >

> > I wondered if I could have inflammation of the brain

> > because I have been diagnosed with neuritis. Has

> > anyone been treated with steroids for this??

> >

> > I am afraid to take steroids because I also wonder if

> > a virus or some other microbe might be causing some

> > of my problems.

> >

> >

> > GT

>

>

>

>

>

>Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by

>licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed

>health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

>

> " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you.

>Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live

>a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing,

>two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi la,

I had a root canal last October and was still having pain in my upper gum area last month. The endodontist wanted me to take a steroid to calm the canal down. I spoke with Dr. Leu about it and he said that steroids calm down inflammation in the body and that sure, it would help temporarily but it would only come back once the steroid wore off. He recommended taking a natural anti-inflammatory. I took one called InflammaBlox for a few weeks and the gum area completely calmed down and no longer is painful. If you are having inflammation in your body, you might give it a try.

Kenda

la

The symptoms you are giving are very common in fms and fms is

becoming exceedingly common. I was diagnosed with fms when I was

26. I am now 50. I have experienced just about every symptom

possible. I was told I had neuritis too. I got checked for ms

several times because of all the numbness, tingling, pins and

needles and other weird symptoms I had. I didn't get implants until

I was 35 years old. I was 46 when I started developing even more

symptoms --much more acute than I had had previously. Within a few

weeks I started having Raynauds, terrible pains everywhere, creaking

neck, all kinds of brain fog and weird brain symptoms, bee sting

like pains in my head, skin changes such as skin so dry I was

rubbing vaseline all over my body and face, lost 10lb due to

unrelenting indigestion, nausea, heartburn, difficulty swallowing,

skin hardening in areas on my face, altered sensation in my

fingertips, nose, and ears, rapid heartrate and continual pvc's,

rashes, eye flashes, and on and on. After getting the explant I

immediately went on antibiotic therapy ---as I was tested and found

to have mycoplasma fermantans. I knew the first night that the

antibiotics were affecting something. I lay awake all night long

with gnawing pain up and down my arms, legs and face....the

antibiotic was causing it. AFter several hours my skin altered

back to being easily moveable. And my fingertips started turning

moist like they used to be. So between the antibiotic therapy-which

I am still on--and the explant and detoxing, I got my life back.

And even symptoms that I had that were from fms have gone away and

only return now and then and almost always connected with a detox

reaction. I have been explanted almost 4 years and the road to

health for me has been up and down. There wasn't one simple

solution. Indeed, I am still working on different facets of my

health. I would not get on steroids. I have had many people tell

me that those on steroids generally do worse than those not on

them. Steroids depress your immune system, effect every hormone in

your body, contribute to osteoporosis and just are not good for you.

Plus manypeople on steroids get little relief. There are many

suggestions on this site and many on sites for autoimmune illness.

Sometimes it is like finding a needle in a haystack to hit upon the

things that will successfully guide your body back to a healing

mode. But I would for the most part, stay away from conventional

drugs and medicines. And the diagnosis these doctors give dont mean

much of anything considering their solution to most of these

diagnosis is to offer painkillers and immune suppressants. Have you

read The Maker's Diet? Tried any of Garden of Life's supplements?

Done any liver detox? these are good places to start.

love,kathy

>

> Hi,

>

> Oh great..

>

> I wondered if I could have inflammation of the brain

> because I have been diagnosed with neuritis. Has

> anyone been treated with steroids for this??

>

> I am afraid to take steroids because I also wonder if

> a virus or some other microbe might be causing some

> of my problems.

>

>

> GT

>

Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

" Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

[Guest guest]

HI,

Yikes...

So much for steroids....

GT

--- Lynda <coss@...> wrote:

> Steroids also cause diabetes, OFTEN. Beware.

>

> Lynda

>

>

> At 08:05 AM 7/7/2005, you wrote:

> >GT,

> >You are right in being afraid to take steriods.

> They are extremely

> >toxic to the body.

> >

> >In fact, Dr. Weil strongly cautions against

> them in his book

> >Natural Health, Natural Medicine, in the chapter on

> " How to Protect

> >Your Immune System. " He says (page 194:

> >

> > " Steriods cause allergies and inflammation to

> disappear as if by

> >magic. In fact, the magic is nothing other than

> direct suppression

> >of immune function. I have no objection to giving

> these strong

> >drugs for very severe or life-threatening problems,

> but even then I

> >think they should be limited to short term use: no

> more than two to

> >three weeks. I deplore prescription of steroids

> for illnesses of

> >mild or moderate severity or for months and years

> at a time. I have

> >known them to be given to patients with mild cases

> of poison ivy,

> >infants with diaper rash, and adults with back pain

> and

> >undiagnosable fatigue. Steroids are terribly

> toxic, cause

> >dependence, suppress rather than cure disease and

> reduce the chance

> >of healing by natural methods of treatment.

> Moreover, they weaken

> >immunity. "

> >

> > " In summary: Do not use steroids in any form until

> you have

> >exhausted all other possible treatments. If you

> must take a steroid

> >for a severe problem, limits its use to a few weeks

> at most. "

> >

> >I think that most of the support group leaders who

> have been in this

> >issue for a number of years can say with a fair

> degree of confidence

> >that the women getting better are those who did not

> use toxic drugs

> >during their illness. As Kenda pointed out, and

> what I've believed

> >for years, is that we MUST PROTECT OUR LIVERS.

> Drugs are toxic to

> >the liver, and while I understand that some women

> absolutely need

> >drugs to attain some level of bearable comfort

> during this ordeal,

> >the sooner they get off of them, the better. I

> myself took NO drugs

> >during my illness. I refused to. I know a doctor

> in this cause who

> >also refused to take drugs to treat the illness,

> because they

> >understood that the natural way to healing is the

> better way in the

> >long run. That is the principle this group was

> founded upon--to

> >promote healing through natural therapies. I

> believe it works, as

> >we've witnesses so many women getting better

> through natural

> >therapies. Yet, at the same time, we've seen women

> remain ill for

> >some reason...and I have to wonder if it is because

> of using drugs

> >that, as Dr. Weil pointed out above, cause

> dependence, suppress

> >rather than cure disease and reduce the chance of

> healing by natural

> >methods of treatment.

> >

> >Your intuition about steroids is correct, GT. You

> are better off

> >without them in the long run.

> >Hugs,

> >Patty

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > Oh great..

> > >

> > > I wondered if I could have inflammation of the

> brain

> > > because I have been diagnosed with neuritis.

> Has

> > > anyone been treated with steroids for this??

> > >

> > > I am afraid to take steroids because I also

> wonder if

> > > a virus or some other microbe might be causing

> some

> > > of my problems.

> > >

> > >

> > > GT

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place

> of advice given by

> >licensed health care professionals. Consult your

> physician or licensed

> >health care professional before commencing any

> medical treatment.

> >

> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the

> politicians mislead you.

> >Find out what the facts are, and make your own

> decisions about how to live

> >a happy life and how to work for a better world. " -

> Linus ing,

> >two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963,

> Peace)

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am glad I did not jump at the idea of taking

steroids...

GT

--- glory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...> wrote:

> GT,

> You are right in being afraid to take steriods.

> They are extremely

> toxic to the body.

>

> In fact, Dr. Weil strongly cautions against

> them in his book

> Natural Health, Natural Medicine, in the chapter on

> " How to Protect

> Your Immune System. " He says (page 194:

>

> " Steriods cause allergies and inflammation to

> disappear as if by

> magic. In fact, the magic is nothing other than

> direct suppression

> of immune function. I have no objection to giving

> these strong

> drugs for very severe or life-threatening problems,

> but even then I

> think they should be limited to short term use: no

> more than two to

> three weeks. I deplore prescription of steroids for

> illnesses of

> mild or moderate severity or for months and years at

> a time. I have

> known them to be given to patients with mild cases

> of poison ivy,

> infants with diaper rash, and adults with back pain

> and

> undiagnosable fatigue. Steroids are terribly toxic,

> cause

> dependence, suppress rather than cure disease and

> reduce the chance

> of healing by natural methods of treatment.

> Moreover, they weaken

> immunity. "

>

> " In summary: Do not use steroids in any form until

> you have

> exhausted all other possible treatments. If you

> must take a steroid

> for a severe problem, limits its use to a few weeks

> at most. "

>

> I think that most of the support group leaders who

> have been in this

> issue for a number of years can say with a fair

> degree of confidence

> that the women getting better are those who did not

> use toxic drugs

> during their illness. As Kenda pointed out, and what

> I've believed

> for years, is that we MUST PROTECT OUR LIVERS.

> Drugs are toxic to

> the liver, and while I understand that some women

> absolutely need

> drugs to attain some level of bearable comfort

> during this ordeal,

> the sooner they get off of them, the better. I

> myself took NO drugs

> during my illness. I refused to. I know a doctor

> in this cause who

> also refused to take drugs to treat the illness,

> because they

> understood that the natural way to healing is the

> better way in the

> long run. That is the principle this group was

> founded upon--to

> promote healing through natural therapies. I

> believe it works, as

> we've witnesses so many women getting better through

> natural

> therapies. Yet, at the same time, we've seen women

> remain ill for

> some reason...and I have to wonder if it is because

> of using drugs

> that, as Dr. Weil pointed out above, cause

> dependence, suppress

> rather than cure disease and reduce the chance of

> healing by natural

> methods of treatment.

>

> Your intuition about steroids is correct, GT. You

> are better off

> without them in the long run.

> Hugs,

> Patty

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > Oh great..

> >

> > I wondered if I could have inflammation of the

> brain

> > because I have been diagnosed with neuritis. Has

> > anyone been treated with steroids for this??

> >

> > I am afraid to take steroids because I also wonder

> if

> > a virus or some other microbe might be causing

> some

> > of my problems.

> >

> >

> > GT

>

>

>

>

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