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Tag Archives: immune system
Homeopathic Remedy
“Anne, you mentioned that you did work with a naturopath and were using magnesium to ameliorate your binge eating. Can you tell me more about that?” Reader, I am working with a homeopath, not a naturopath—big difference. I am taking … Continue reading
Posted in homeopathic
Tagged depression, healing, homeopathic, immune system, mercurous acetate, pharmaceutical damage, recovery
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What is Wrong with this Woman? Recovering from Chronic Fatigue and Depression (Part V)
So I went home and took an overdose of insulin, which ended me up in the Emergency Room with a glucose level of about 120, which was pretty wonderful. I was interviewed by a psychiatrist who said I didn’t need … Continue reading
Recovery, Chronic Fatigue and Depression (Part III)
I had learned that the cause of depression is the perception of powerlessness; once I got my power back then I would be all right. Um, well, not exactly. Around 2009 I moved to another HUD-subsidized apartment building in Syracuse. … Continue reading
Posted in chronic fatigue, Depression, recovery
Tagged antidepressants, Call-a-Bus, Centro, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes mellitus, disability, HUD, immune system, Institute for Human Performance, Medicaid transportation, paratransit, PNIE, poverty, power, powerlessness, recovery, suicidal, SUNY, Upstate Medical Center
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How Not To Be Depressed, Part 2b
2b. Don’t get an autoimmune disease. There is a relatively new area of medical investigation called PNIE—psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology. It says that how you feel emotionally is related to your nerves, your immune system, and your hormones. Who’d a thunk that your … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative therapies, Depression, drugs, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, physician
Tagged alternative treatments, antidepressants, Autoimmune disease, body depression, depression, immune system, miscarriage, MS, multiple sclerosis, PNIE, psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology
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Trying to Talk to the Doctor (Part I)
Hello Dr. Myhill. I am an endocrinologist in Syracuse, NY. I received your name from a patient of mine with CFIDS. She is adamant that she cannot tolerate any medications. She has very poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Medical care, physician
Tagged antidepressants, CFIDS, diabetes mellitus, drugs, immune system, insulin resistance, ketogenic diet, kidney failure, ME/CFIDS
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Homelessness
Abruptly, I decide to try the empty apartment where I still have a lease but no heat, lights, emergency telephone or furniture, except a bed. I leave the Crouse Hospital waiting room, go outside and wheel down the hill. The … Continue reading
The Night After Christmas
So back in Upstate Medical Center’s emergency room, after the attending psychiatrist leaves, I lay around waiting for Godot or Santa Claus or heaven knows what. I get no insulin, which I’m expecting, and no antibiotics. When I was admitted … Continue reading
Posted in American medical industry, Government Services, Medical care, physician, Poverty, Powerlessness, Values
Tagged Big Pharma, Christmas, chronic fatigue immune deficiency, doctor, homeless shelter, immune system, insulin, medications, Psychiatry, Upstate Medical Center, urinary tract infection
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