Posted by TeeJay on January 21, 2004, at 21:24:43
In reply to Re: Zinc and Selenium for AD hair loss, posted by tealady on January 20, 2004, at 20:36:01
Hi Jan,
LOL, no we don't drink warm beer.......is it true all you shiela's drink sherry?
Labels! Doctors just cant seem to cope with dealing with people as individuals, they seem lost unless they can conveniently slide people into a pigeon hole of one sort or another. Not only that, but if any potential treatment doesn't fall into a pigeon hole either, they really get in a tizzy!!!
I was seeing a homeopath but he although he is very good, I felt he was always soooo busy that he didn't give me the attention I needed. That might sound a little ungrateful, specially as he would waive the fees from time to time to help me out and stuff, but sometimes I didn't need his potions, all I needed was for him to place a calming hand on my shoulder and give me a few minutes of his reassurance and "positive Chi" if that makes sense. Perhaps I'll begin writing to him again (he's 500km from where I live) and see what he suggests.I'm really pleased you are making enough progress that even the docs are noticing it (they normally don't notice a thing unless you start going blue!), it must be really uplifting for you to actually be making forward progress. I'm not in that position just yet. I stall its progress sometimes but I've not yet felt that I've actually turned the flow around yet, hence my remarks about a combo that actually makes a real difference still eluding me.
Hmmm, cold hands and feet or fibromyalgia pains. I can associate with those!
Your remarks about hormones interested me actually. I recall reading an article once which spoke of a man who suffered a testosterone problem in the brain causing him to have urges to do people serious harm, even people he liked very much. His was a very severe case, but I was thinking about the old tyrosine side effect (And my periodic symptom) of feeling like thumping someone I was taking to, even though I had no desire to do so. I had just assumed it was an anxiety problem causing the old fight or flight response to have me on that state of alert, but perhaps a testosterone abnormality could be an alternative avenue to look at? Might also explain why my sex drive is through the roof too! LOL
Although I've run out of selenium, its something I've taken on and off for a couple of years, mainly as I smoked very heavily and its reportedly good as a safeguard from lung cancer. To be frank though it didn't seem to have any discernable anti anxiety effects though.
I have to say though, having winged and moaned my way through this post, that I am feeling a little more chilled out and relaxed at the moment so perhaps the old tryptophan is slowly, slowly beginning to work its magic?
I've enjoyed talking to you too Jan. You keep away from that nasty admin board with all its bad karma and stay here where the company is good and the beer is COLD :-)
Regards
Phil
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