Charcoal and headaches...
Could taking the charcoal be causing me severe unrelenting headaches and difficulty sleeping?
Overall, depression is better with the changes i made. F/u with doc next Friday. Hoping for labs! Will probably start pulses.
Thanks for all your help and suggestions!
Lynn
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Lynn
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Cpnii, Mpn, CFS, Hypothyroidism, Fibromyalgiaii, Myofascial Syndrome, IBD, Tinnitusii, Hx Partial Temporal Lobe Seizures
Its unlikely, although I am
Its unlikely, although I am no expert, charcoal is innert (does not interact actively with your body) . Think of it as swallowing a sponge, it soaks things up but does not give anything out... In ERs they give it to people who have swallowed poisons and caustic substances to minimise damage....
Michèle (UK) GFAi: Wheldon CAPi 1st May 2006. Daily Doxyi, Azi MWF, metroi pulse. Zoo keeper for Ella, RRMSi, At worse EDSSi 9, 3 months later 7 now 5.5 Wheldon CAP 16th March 2006
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Michèle (UK) GFAi: Wheldon CAPi 1st May 2006. Daily Doxyi, Azi MWF, metroi pulse. Zoo keeper for Ella, RRMSi, At worse EDSSi 9, 3 months later 7 now 5.5 Wheldon CAP 16th March 2006
Switch to yaeyama chlorella
Switch to yaeyama chlorella and see if it makes a difference. Charcoal dehydrates and I find that dehydration triggers headaches in me that are bad enough to wake me up.
PPMSi-misdiagnosed 2001-diagnosed 2006. Minocycline 7 mos.- resulting bronchitis 5 months. Talked Hopkins neuroi. into: HRT (estriol and progesterone as neural protectant re Voskuhl,UCLA).Wheldon CAPi 3/2/07 - 200 doxyi; azith MWF. 4 pulses. Rockville,Md. Loo
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PPMSi-misdiagnosed 2001-diagnosed 2006. Also maybe csf and Lyme -- who knows?! Minocycline 7 mos.- resulting bronchitis 5 months. Deserted by Hopkins neurology dept. and going to private md. out-of-plan. Wheldon CAPi 3/2/07 - 200 doxyi; azith MWF. 5 pulses.
Ah, ha! Makes sense. B/c I
Ah, ha! Makes sense. B/c I tried it during the day and didn't notice headache.
Lynn
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Cpni, Mpn, CFS, Hypothyroidism, Fibromyalgiai, Myofascial Syndrome, IBD, Tinnitusi, Hx Partial Temporal Lobe Seizures
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Lynn
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Cpni, Mpn, CFS, Hypothyroidism, Fibromyalgiai, Myofascial Syndrome, IBD, Tinnitusi, Hx Partial Temporal Lobe Seizures
good job Nancy, good point
good job Nancy, good point about the dehydration aspect & headaches. Charcoal is to be taken with LOTS of water, that is for sure.
CFIDSi/ME 25yrs, FMSi, IBSi, EBVi, Cpni, (insomnia - melatonini, GABA, tarazadone, triazolam, novocycloprine, allergy formula, 3 gm tryptophan), Natural HRT peri-M, NACi 2.5 gm, 6-07 Doxy 200 mg day pm, Azith 375 mg M/W/Fday, 2-6-08 6th pulse 1 X 375 mg 5day
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CFIDSi/ME 32 yrs, FMSi,
IBSi, EBVi, CMV, Cpni, chronic insomnia, Lymes, HME, Natural HRT peri-M, NACi 2.5 gm, 6-07 Doxy 200 mg day pm, Azith 375 mg M/W/Fday, Pulse#13 1240 mg X 3 days 8-7-08