Re: Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

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" It is also used to lower cholesterol. " That is the the PRIMARY function of

this drug. Every drug has a number of conditions for which it is approved

for. " Foogy brain " (I would love to hear the actual medical term for this)

is not a condtion listed for use with Cholestyramine - it was not approved

for this. Therefore, there is no data supporting its use or effectiveness

in this regard.

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From: & quot;hwpiatek & quot; & lt;hank@... & gt;

rheumatic

Subject: rheumatic Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 02:04:36 -0000

& gt; For weeks now, I can not concentrate

& gt; on anything. I start something and can't finish it. I don't

& gt; comprehend books I am reading. I just want to lay around and do

& gt; nothing but cry. Then someone mentioned to me about her Fibro and

& gt; foggy brain.

***************************************

Ask your DR to try Cholestyramine. You will know, after the first

dose, if it works or not.

This is the first time I got immediate and spectacular results from

a drug in a long time! I took it in the evening and woke up clear-

headed. I have had this & quot;brain fog and fatigue & quot; for months

(Year?)

and it was gone.

The theory: toxins from & quot;PA or PA Drugs- Sulfasalazine? & quot;

circulate

thru liver, bile, intestines, and back to liver. Cholestyramine

breaks the loop.

When the toxins which are fat soluble reach the colon (I think

that's where this happens), they both are immediately sucked back

and the fat recycled along with the toxins, as the body conserves in

this manner. When we take the cholestyramine, it is a resin that

captures the toxins and they are excreted because in this resin,

they are forced out of the body.

Cholestyramine (a prescription drug) never enters the body and is

quite safe and cheap. It is also used to lower cholesterol. I take

it once a week.

H

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A drug that has been approved for one application can be used for another

without prior approval - and this happens everyday.

Cholestyramine (Questran - brand name) is being used very effectively to

remove neuro toxins. Check out the work of Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, author of

Desperation Medicine. His website is www.chronicneurotoxins.com.

Cholestyramine may not be effective in all cases.

Dr. Kane has also developed a protocol to deal with neuro toxins.

Another example of an approved drug being used in another application is in

the new Marshall protocol where they are using Benicar (a blood pressure

lowering drug) to reduce inflammation.

Ethel

rheumatic Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

> Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 02:04:36 -0000

>

>

> & gt; For weeks now, I can not concentrate

> & gt; on anything. I start something and can't finish it. I don't

> & gt; comprehend books I am reading. I just want to lay around and do

> & gt; nothing but cry. Then someone mentioned to me about her Fibro and

> & gt; foggy brain.

>

> ***************************************

>

> Ask your DR to try Cholestyramine. You will know, after the first

> dose, if it works or not.

>

> This is the first time I got immediate and spectacular results from

> a drug in a long time! I took it in the evening and woke up clear-

> headed. I have had this & quot;brain fog and fatigue & quot; for months

> (Year?)

> and it was gone.

>

> The theory: toxins from & quot;PA or PA Drugs- Sulfasalazine? & quot;

> circulate

> thru liver, bile, intestines, and back to liver. Cholestyramine

> breaks the loop.

>

> When the toxins which are fat soluble reach the colon (I think

> that's where this happens), they both are immediately sucked back

> and the fat recycled along with the toxins, as the body conserves in

> this manner. When we take the cholestyramine, it is a resin that

> captures the toxins and they are excreted because in this resin,

> they are forced out of the body.

>

> Cholestyramine (a prescription drug) never enters the body and is

> quite safe and cheap. It is also used to lower cholesterol. I take

> it once a week.

> H

>

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Interestingly, lots of drugs are now used (and ultimately " approved " )

for things they were not originally approved for, especially most of the

" classic " RA drugs. MTX was (is) a cancer chemotherapy agent, Plaquenil

(sp?) is for treating malaria, Sulfasalazine for urinary infections and

colitis. A pharmacist friend told me that these drugs were discovered to

be useful by accident - that people with RA took them for the approved

illnesses and noticed their RA felt better. After who knows how many of

these reports, they were approved for RA. And that most of these drugs

haven't ever undergone the " double blind, clinical trials " to prove

their effectiveness in RA, since there was so much " anecdotal " evidence.

I don't know if this would happen today....

It would be interesting to know how many drugs are out there which are

now used to treat illnesses and conditions for which they were not

approved....

Regarding the " foggy brain " , I would be surprised if there's any

" medical term " . My oncologist denies this but every chemo survivor I

know insists that they have never recovered their clarity of thought -

so who's right? It wasn't a problem for me with RA, but if someone says

it is for them, I believe them.

Regards,

Jeffery scott wrote:

> " It is also used to lower cholesterol. " That is the the PRIMARY function of

>this drug. Every drug has a number of conditions for which it is approved

>for. " Foogy brain " (I would love to hear the actual medical term for this)

>is not a condtion listed for use with Cholestyramine - it was not approved

>for this. Therefore, there is no data supporting its use or effectiveness

>in this regard.

>

>----Original Message Follows----

>From: & quot;hwpiatek & quot; & lt;hank@... & gt;

>rheumatic

>Subject: rheumatic Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

>Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 02:04:36 -0000

>

>

> & gt; For weeks now, I can not concentrate

> & gt; on anything. I start something and can't finish it. I don't

> & gt; comprehend books I am reading. I just want to lay around and do

> & gt; nothing but cry. Then someone mentioned to me about her Fibro and

> & gt; foggy brain.

>

>***************************************

>

>Ask your DR to try Cholestyramine. You will know, after the first

>dose, if it works or not.

>

>This is the first time I got immediate and spectacular results from

>a drug in a long time! I took it in the evening and woke up clear-

>headed. I have had this & quot;brain fog and fatigue & quot; for months

>(Year?)

>and it was gone.

>

>The theory: toxins from & quot;PA or PA Drugs- Sulfasalazine? & quot;

>circulate

>thru liver, bile, intestines, and back to liver. Cholestyramine

>breaks the loop.

>

>When the toxins which are fat soluble reach the colon (I think

>that's where this happens), they both are immediately sucked back

>and the fat recycled along with the toxins, as the body conserves in

>this manner. When we take the cholestyramine, it is a resin that

>captures the toxins and they are excreted because in this resin,

>they are forced out of the body.

>

>Cholestyramine (a prescription drug) never enters the body and is

>quite safe and cheap. It is also used to lower cholesterol. I take

>it once a week.

>H

>

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Yes, yes....that drugs and treatments are being used for something other

than their original purpose is obvious and understood. I'm not making any

kind of judgement on whether that's good, bad or otherwise. I only stated a

general fact (see " Therefore... " ), which is simply worthwhile to consider

when evaluating one's own use of a drug. If one person over the internet

articulated their experience with using a drug to address the symptoms of a

condition for which the drug was not tested and approved for, I would weigh

that perspective accordingly with the volumes of data and information

obtained from thorough and reputable research, especially if my own symptoms

had not even been diagnosed. Knowing the intended purpose of the drug in

this regard would simply be helpful - just seems worthwhile and prudent to

me, but then everbody is free to follow their own way of evaluating (or not

evaluating) the drugs they put into their own bodies.

Foggy brain?? I think its also called being human....who hasn't gone

through peroiods when nothing clicks? I don't doubt the symptoms, but the

notion that anyone could effectively diagnosis or provide a factual basis

for those symptoms is beyond reason. There perhaps a bazillion reasons why

someone's ability to focus or comprehend becomes impaired. The stress from

excess worry is probably itself more damaging.

Jeff

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From: Kolar & lt;pinto@... & gt;

rheumatic

Subject: Re: rheumatic Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 10:00:01 -0500

Interestingly, lots of drugs are now used (and ultimately

& quot;approved & quot;)

for things they were not originally approved for, especially most of the

& quot;classic & quot; RA drugs. MTX was (is) a cancer chemotherapy agent,

Plaquenil

(sp?) is for treating malaria, Sulfasalazine for urinary infections and

colitis. A pharmacist friend told me that these drugs were discovered to

be useful by accident - that people with RA took them for the approved

illnesses and noticed their RA felt better. After who knows how many of

these reports, they were approved for RA. And that most of these drugs

haven't ever undergone the & quot;double blind, clinical trials & quot; to

prove

their effectiveness in RA, since there was so much & quot;anecdotal & quot;

evidence.

I don't know if this would happen today....

It would be interesting to know how many drugs are out there which are

now used to treat illnesses and conditions for which they were not

approved....

Regarding the & quot;foggy brain & quot;, I would be surprised if there's any

& quot;medical term & quot;. My oncologist denies this but every chemo survivor

I

know insists that they have never recovered their clarity of thought -

so who's right? It wasn't a problem for me with RA, but if someone says

it is for them, I believe them.

Regards,

Jeffery scott wrote:

& gt; & quot;It is also used to lower cholesterol. & quot; That is the the

PRIMARY function of

& gt;this drug. Every drug has a number of conditions for which it is

approved

& gt;for. & quot;Foogy brain & quot; (I would love to hear the actual medical

term for this)

& gt;is not a condtion listed for use with Cholestyramine - it was not

approved

& gt;for this. Therefore, there is no data supporting its use or

effectiveness

& gt;in this regard.

& gt;

& gt;----Original Message Follows----

& gt;From: & amp;quot;hwpiatek & amp;quot; & amp;lt;hank@... & amp;gt;

& gt;rheumatic

& gt;Subject: rheumatic Re: Foggy Brain Symptoms

& gt;Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 02:04:36 -0000

& gt;

& gt;

& gt; & amp;gt; For weeks now, I can not concentrate

& gt; & amp;gt; on anything. I start something and can't finish it. I don't

& gt; & amp;gt; comprehend books I am reading. I just want to lay around and

do

& gt; & amp;gt; nothing but cry. Then someone mentioned to me about her Fibro

and

& gt; & amp;gt; foggy brain.

& gt;

& gt;***************************************

& gt;

& gt;Ask your DR to try Cholestyramine. You will know, after the first

& gt;dose, if it works or not.

& gt;

& gt;This is the first time I got immediate and spectacular results from

& gt;a drug in a long time! I took it in the evening and woke up clear-

& gt;headed. I have had this & amp;quot;brain fog and fatigue & amp;quot; for

months

& gt;(Year?)

& gt;and it was gone.

& gt;

& gt;The theory: toxins from & amp;quot;PA or PA Drugs-

Sulfasalazine? & amp;quot;

& gt;circulate

& gt;thru liver, bile, intestines, and back to liver. Cholestyramine

& gt;breaks the loop.

& gt;

& gt;When the toxins which are fat soluble reach the colon (I think

& gt;that's where this happens), they both are immediately sucked back

& gt;and the fat recycled along with the toxins, as the body conserves in

& gt;this manner. When we take the cholestyramine, it is a resin that

& gt;captures the toxins and they are excreted because in this resin,

& gt;they are forced out of the body.

& gt;

& gt;Cholestyramine (a prescription drug) never enters the body and is

& gt;quite safe and cheap. It is also used to lower cholesterol. I take

& gt;it once a week.

& gt;H

& gt;

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