Notes to the Therapist: Sheldon

Current symptoms now physically:

When under the exposure these are the symptoms

loss of balance, the ears fill up with liquid

    loss of spacial judgements, knocking things over easily, missing turns in car, running over curbs

    typing becomes difficult and slow

itchy skin all over

post nasal drip

blurry eyes

gas

constipation

mental stuff starts happening

loss of concentration

short term memory loss

irritation

anxiety,

depression

Once I cover my nose and mouth with a clean cloth and breathe for about 25 minutes, not talking, not eating, all symptoms are lessened. Even the depression.

Now I have already put an air purifier and de-humidifier in my bedroom, and that has helped greatly for sleep. I used to wake up in severe depression and could not figure out why.

I have started on the generic OTC antihistamines for Zyrtec and Allerga.  Went to get a shot of steroid on last Tuesday, and it helped for about two days. They said it would last for one week Now I am on 5 mg of Prednisone. It barely helps. Right now I have to be outside for the job. So I take a lot of breathing breaks. I am taking the OTC Allerga and Prednisone together. It barely helps, even in the house (out of the bedroom with the de-humidifer and purifier).

My questions

I believe it is mold.  The symptoms are severe in rainy weather.  Even in overcast weather. What other type of thing could it be?

What types of drugs and treatments are available for this?

What strengths are  the upper limits and can be considered safe.?

I see the allergist on Wednesday and want to have a little knowledge about what to expect on the issue.

Thanks, and I hope to see you in about 10 days!

Current medications:

      Prednisone, 5 mg

      Digestive enzymes, zenpep 10,000 units, 3 to 5 caps before each meal

      Supplements

      Vit C, up to 10,000 mg daily

      Vit B 5, 2000 mcg daily

      Vit B 12 , 5000 mcg daily

      Vit D up to 10,000 IU daily

      Lysine, 4,800 mg daily

      Dindolylmethane (DIM) , 200 mg daily

      liquid Vit supplement

      fish oil 2000 IU daily

     

 Diet :

     No fried foods, no sodas, I drink, White teas, herbals water sweetened with Stevia

     95% of foods prepared at home.

     oils, fats are not hydrogenated.

     95% of foods are eaten raw

     proteins are from beans, flaxseeds,

Work done in CFBH

Sort of scared straight? There are others out there that are far worse. But before I went in I was not on medications for close to two years. Now I need that medication more than anything to hold on to the job that is outside. 

In therapy we covered how I am fused to the depression and how if I can see myself seperate from that disease, then the healing begins. Also we covered ANTs. Automatic Negative Thoughts, and I have ordered the book on the subject by Sally-Anne McCormick.

Would like to deal with in therapy here with Ms. Sheldon:

How to deal with this all together and not go deeper into the abyss 

Many food allergies,

• wheat,
• milk products
• nuts
• peanuts
• citrus
• fermented food give me problems
• plants of the mustard family, broccoli, cabbage, spinach.
• seeds
• tomatoes
• garlic
• fish
• beef
•  to the point that I cook all things for myself.
•  When eating out It has to be at a place that does not use MSG in any form.
• aspratame  can not be tolerated, only Stevia
• sugar easily grows some kind of thick spit on the tongue-so even fruits are out, so are potatoes and yams
• foods that are left must be eaten in a sort of rotation. Hard on me to do. Need help there.

Environmental

• dust
• dust mites
• grass
• pollen
• possible mold
• chemicals
• on antidepressants '93 to 1/25/ 2110, off until 10/26/2011

Started allergy shots on 11/15/11 for the top 4 in above list, 4th is still unproven.

Food finesse from Orlando Sentinel

This is a link to an interesting article on food and food preparation in my local paper, the Orlando Sentinel published on March 22, 20ll.

I think that with all of our food sensitivities, and inability to digest correctly, that preparing food to it's most beneficial state is another part of the puzzle in preventing the ongoing depression. If the food is prepared in the wrong way, then it loses the  potency of the vitamins and minerals that God gave the food in the first place.

Biotin is an extremely important B Vitamin that is rendered useless when the egg which it is in is scrambled. Biotin is crucial to energy support. We all know that in depression the severe lack of energy only adds to the feeling of psychological defeat. Just fix the egg, if you can eat it ( I have an allergy to them), by poaching or boiling them.

Many people have stated that the egg was a contributor to the increase in heart problems because of the cholesterol in the yolk. But two things are wrong here. Not all cholesterol is bad, and the yolk contains choline which is essential for brain function. Cholesterol  is made by the body to patch up tears in walls of the veins and arteries. One needs to study this controversy more closely about  the types of cholesterol and the levels in one's body. I think the drug companies are so concerned with their sales and not with one's health that they want to cram drugs down our throats and put money back into their own pockets.

The potato is a starchy vegetable and that in of itself should be a warning of the potential danger it is to the body. The sugar that it would produce in the digestive system is a huge hazard when one has mold and yeast in the body. But the article states that the frying of it creates acrylamide. This chemical is highly toxic to the body.

Meat can cause other problems. It does not digest well. It takes the longest of foods to digest. The more time that it is in the body, the more toxic it become to the body. Red meat is the worst. But any and all meat should be grass fed, not grain fed. Grain means corn. The cows should get grass from a pasture, not grain from a bucket in a feed lot. When the cows are in the feed lot they are also prone to diseases from the closeness to cows and the cleanliness of the feed lot or barn, so they are given antibiotics. It is the same with chickens. These antibiotics are then passed on to humans when consumed by them. The antibiotics then pass into the  human digestive system and kill the flora in the intestines and the humans can not digest food correctly.

The article states to microwave food. This should be kept to a minimum for microwaving food diminishes the nutrients in the food.

The next paragraph that is written concerns garlic. It is interesting that one must crush it before hand and allow it to “stand”. But this makes a lot of sense. What I have been using it for is for detox. I put it with onion and in this combination it cleanses the blood. 

Tomatoes are in the nightshade family, and many people are allergic, fortunately I am not, but my sister is. So I am aware of the fact that I must be on my guard as to different foods that relatives have problems with, because that could be a potential problem for me. I had some kind of reaction to them when younger, I would break out on the skin, like hives. So some allergies can be outgrown, or they change how they affect you. But they all cause inflammation, which, when uncontrolled in the body, can cause depression.

Broccoli has potent anti-inflammatory properties, and sometimes when at the market I over load my basket with it. I think it is a brain fart, or a guiltly conscience that says, you better buy some more, but I would still have some in the frig at home. So what to do? I steam it, along with what ever else I have in the frig that is going bad and put it in my morning smoothie. Along with stevia. Broccoli for breakfast?!!! Well, something good has to come from brain farts

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