Posted by bleauberry on March 21, 2008, at 17:43:34
In reply to Is there such thing as a 'brain cleanse?', posted by cg1973 on March 20, 2008, at 0:08:32
I think the best we can do is counteract the things we know/think are wrong. If the tryptophan to serotonin conversion is messed up, as some say antidepressants do, then 5htp may be needed to make up for that. The same could be said of tyrosine/dopamine, dlpa/norepinephrine, gaba/gaba. But other things are probably messed up too, such as the adrenal glands and cortisol. That means testing and treating. Unfortunately, decades later after the popularity of antidepressants took rise, I think there are more and more of us showing up that now have brains that cannot function without drugs and supplements. They have lost the genes or enzymes to do it on their own.
If the brain has been under the influence of mercury, which in my opinion is far more common than realized, then the brain cleanse you are lookinig for is alpha-lipoic acid at very low doses every 3 hours around the clock, 3 days on and 4 days off for about a year. It is detailed in the book Amalgam Illness as well as several Yahoo chelation forums. ALA is unique in that it is about the only substance on the planet that cleans heavy metals out of the brain. It has to be done right or expect worse troubles. I suspect many of us originally diagnosed with depression, anxiety, fatigue, schizophrenia, insomnia, etc actually had more mercury than our genes could handle. It came from amalgam fillings, childhood vaccinations, broken flourescent bulbs, broken thermometers, andindustrial pollution.
For all we know, we might need everything to get it all back. All the neuro precursors, a tad bit of lithium, heavy doses of minerals, heavy vitamins, good oils, etc. Some drugs have been speculated to reset receptors. A diabetes drug can reset cortisol receptors.
I suspect ECT might reset everything, but at a terrible cost, and only briefly. That was my experience with it.
Hey, if I take a mere 12.5 zoloft for a week, then stop, 2 days later I feel absolutely perfectly normal and brand new again. Then it is gone. Back to the dumps. But at least I know for sure the brain can still do it. How to manipulate to stay that way is a mystery to me.
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