Tag Archives: immune system

Homeopathic Remedy

Posted on January 25, 2015 by annecwoodlen

“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 | Leave a comment

What is Wrong with this Woman? Recovering from Chronic Fatigue and Depression (Part V)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by annecwoodlen

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 →

Posted in chronic fatigue, recovery | Tagged chronic fatigue, CPEP, diabetes mellitus, Dr. Roger Levine, fasting, Gerry Edwards, glucose, immune system, insulin, involuntary commitment, overdose, Psychiatry | Leave a comment

Recovery, Chronic Fatigue and Depression (Part III)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by annecwoodlen

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 | Leave a comment

How Not To Be Depressed, Part 2b

Posted on October 4, 2014 by annecwoodlen

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 | Leave a comment

Trying to Talk to the Doctor (Part I)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by annecwoodlen

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 | Leave a comment

Homelessness

Posted on January 2, 2014 by annecwoodlen

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 →

Posted in American medical industry, Housing, Medical care, Poverty, Powerlessness, Values | Tagged alternative therapies, CFIDS, Genesee Grande, home, homeless, immune system, medications, Year of the Beast | 5 Comments

The Night After Christmas

Posted on December 31, 2013 by annecwoodlen

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 | 1 Comment

The “Falci” Psychiatric Interview

Posted on June 1, 2013 by annecwoodlen

Friday afternoon I had the biggest laugh in weeks—I read my psychiatric report. When I was in the Emergency Department requesting palliative care, Dr. Jishi told me that first I would have to be screened by psychiatry. She didn’t say … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Death, Depression, Health Care, Inpatient psychiatry, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health | Tagged Crouse Hospital, DNR, immune system, Psychiatrist, Thomas Falci | 2 Comments

Crouse: The Kinder, Gentler Hospital

Posted on May 26, 2013 by annecwoodlen

So, not being complete morons, Stevie and I came up with a plan: we called an ambulance and took me to the hospital—not St. Joe’s! We had had enough of their totally botched care, not to mention the absolute absence of … Continue reading →

Posted in American medical industry, Health Care, Medical care, physician, Values | Tagged Autoimmune disease, Crouse Hospital, Dr. Jishi, Dr. Mason, immune system, lithium poisoning, St. Joseph's Hospital | Leave a comment

Exercise or Insulin?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by annecwoodlen

Sorry. A doctor poisoned me with unmonitored lithium. There is no literature about the effect of lithium poisoning on the immune system, however, I clearly have immune dysfunction, type unknown. It causes, among other things, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypersensitivity … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, drugs, Medical care, Mental Illness & Health, Pharmaceuticals, Power, Powerlessness | Tagged antidepressants, central nervouse system, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, drugs, exercise, helplessness, hypersensitivity to medication, immune system, insulin, lithium, power, Psychiatry | Leave a comment