MRI Is Being Discussed

After all these years, Therapist Sheldon is suggesting an MRI. Since the VNS is super sensitive to the magnetic fields that this test would put out, I called Cyberonics who makes the device and discussed, in limited terms what, and how that could be done.  They stated that they needed to talk directly to the MRI tech so that the machine set correctly and the shielding could be done correctly. If it is not, it could ruin the device and hurt me. But I have faith that they have done these types of things before with other implanted electrical devices.

I also asked about the increased metabolism that has almost plagued me since implantation. Early on, it was great, for I had so much of the wrong foods in my system that the device would just stimulate and I would not feel it so much, but as I cleaned the body out, it became more painful, and worked on the metabolism so much the more. It keeps me up at night and keeps me eating constantly. I want to turn the device down, but fear to do so for the depression, which is only reduced, not banished, may return full force.

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Mobil blogging-Sweet!: Coordination

I have not tried this before! This mobile thing.

I will have to start letting Doctors know a bit more about what is happening to me. I have always separated the doctors out and kept the weird symptoms that I could not coordinate together out of the conversation. Now I realize that that was wrong. But I will speak of them now. And when they know the full story maybe they can point me to the right answer. Dr Karabatos never knew about most of the symptoms. Dr Anderson can not put them all together either. Even though I have given him a list. I will make a list for Dr. Karabatos and Dr. Saavedra., and nurse practitioner Hang in Dr. Sadek's office.

Could I Use SNRIs?

I have used these drugs before:

• Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
• Venlafaxine (Effexor, Effexor XR)

And found out that they worked for a while then quit. Here is an article by the Mayo Clinic:

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Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

Antidepressant SNRIs help relieve depression symptoms, such as irritability and sadness. Here's how these antidepressants work and what side effects they may cause.

By Mayo Clinic staff

SNRIs are a class of medications that are effective at easing depression symptoms. SNRIs are also sometimes used to treat other mental health conditions such as anxiety.

How serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors work

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) ease depression by affecting chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) used to communicate between brain cells. Most antidepressants work by changing the levels of one or more of these naturally occurring brain chemicals.

SNRIs block the absorption (reuptake) of the neurotransmitters serotonin (ser-oh-TOE-nin) and norepinephrine (nor-ep-ih-NEF-rin) in the brain. They also affect certain other neurotransmitters. Changing the balance of these chemicals seems to help brain cells send and receive messages, which in turn boosts mood. Medications in this group of antidepressants are sometimes called dual reuptake inhibitors.

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors approved to treat depression

SNRIs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat depression, with their generic names followed by brand names in parentheses, include:

• Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
• Venlafaxine (Effexor, Effexor XR)
• Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq)

As with some other antidepressants, venlafaxine is available in an immediate-release form that requires two or three doses a day and in an extended-release (XR) form that allows you to take it just once a day.

Sometimes, SNRIs are used to treat conditions other than depression.

Side effects and cautions

All SNRIs work in a similar way and generally cause similar side effects. However, each SNRI has a different chemical makeup, so one may affect you differently than does another.

Side effects of SNRIs can include:

• Nausea (particularly with duloxetine)
• Dry mouth
• Dizziness
• Insomnia
• Sleepiness
• Constipation
• Increased blood pressure (with venlafaxine)
• Excessive sweating
• Reduced sexual desire or difficulty reaching orgasm
• Inability to maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction)
• Increased heart rate
• Heart palpitation
• Difficulty urinating
• Tremor
• Headache
• Agitation or anxiety
• Changes in appetite
• Abnormal vision, such as blurred vision or double vision
• Muscle weakness

Nausea is less common with the extended-release form of SNRIs.

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Allergic to Olive Oil?

I did a hot oil treatment to my hair this morning. Putting olive oil on the hair, then a shower cap and wrapping it up in a towel. After about 30 minutes my lips started to swell, my depression came, stomach in butterflies (anxiety), gums started to swell. I washed what I could out and ran to get my second antihistamine for the day,  Xyzal, for I had already taken my Wal-itin, a generic store brand of Claritin, about two hours before. What would have happened if I had not taken the stuff before the treatment?
I have been eating olive oil for years, and thought I could tolerate the stuff. Apparently not in this amount, in this way, on the skin. 

Allergic Friends

In fighting depression, allergies or whatever. I have seen the support of people around me grow as I speak of the diseases. Now sometimes I become fused with the idea that I am only an allergic, depressed person, but this fusion is what is part of the problem. I am many things. One is a friend to others suffering. As I get information that others are suffering the illnesses then I begin to have hope that I can survive the constant brain whizzing and brain farts.
Erica, a friend at work is about, or more, allergic than I to things.  Her insights support me in this battle that I fight on a daily basis. She has the same balance problems that I have. Same weird thought placement. Trouble spelling, typing, even speaking when the allergies are in abundance. To know this is happening to someone else and they are willing to share the information with me is very supportive.  

Investigating SSI

Social Security income. Well, I am investigating. Andrea Sheldon thinks that I might have a neurological condition that has gone undiagnosed and could be getting worse. If this is so than that with 20 years under
psychiatric care and not being able to be outside in the weather for the allergies that I suffer to do the work that I have been able to do in the past may be enough to start the ball rolling. So I will be getting the insurance and doctor's records together to get the process started.

Norepinephrine

It seems that a clue has been laid on my doorstep. I mean I have severe allergies, probably always have. Now, in this senerio I have depression worse when the allergies are in full swing, Now enter in the epi-pen, a device that shoots adrenaline into the blood when I encounter severe reactions. Could the mere spelling be there as only a coincidence, or is there another reason? Norepinephrine  Here is an article on the neurotransmitter.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Norepinephrine (INN) (abbreviated norepi or NE) is the US name for noradrenaline (BAN) (abbreviated NA orNAd), a catecholamine with multiple roles including as a hormone and a neurotransmitter.^[3] Areas of the body that produce or are affected by norepinephrine are described as noradrenergic.

The terms noradrenaline (from the Latin) and norepinephrine (derived from Greek) are interchangeable, with noradrenaline the common name in most parts of the world. However, to avoid confusion and achieve consistency medical authorities have promoted norepinephrine as the favoured nomenclature, and this is the term used throughout this article.

One of the most important functions of norepinephrine is its role as the neurotransmitter released from thesympathetic neurons affecting the heart. An increase in norepinephrine from the sympathetic nervous system increases the rate of contractions.^[4]

As a stress hormone, norepinephrine affects parts of the brain, such as the amygdala, where attention and responses are controlled.^[5] Along with epinephrine, norepinephrine also underlies the fight-or-flight response, directly increasing heart rate, triggering the release of glucose from energy stores, and increasing blood flow toskeletal muscle. It increases the brain's oxygen supply.^[6] Norepinephrine can also suppress neuroinflammationwhen released diffusely in the brain from the locus coeruleus.^[7]

When norepinephrine acts as a drug it increases blood pressure by increasing vascular tone (tension of muscles) through α-adrenergic receptor activation. The resulting increase in vascular resistance triggers a compensatory reflex that overcomes the direct homeostatic effect of that increase on the heart, called thebaroreceptor reflex, which otherwise would result in a drop in heart rate called reflex bradycardia.

Norepinephrine is synthesized from dopamine by dopamine β-hydroxylase.^[8] It is released from the adrenal medulla into the blood as a hormone, and is also a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system andsympathetic nervous system where it is released from noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus. The actions of norepinephrine are carried out via the binding to adrenergic receptors.