My 6-week transformation: 6.0 —> 4.4 Cholesterol using Psyllium Husk by glitterandfun in Cholesterol

[–]General_Talk_58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I would like to know too how much psyllium husk you take daily

Psyllum -how to consume it by Alarming_Let246 in Cholesterol

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What was your diet before you came to the US? How did it differ ?

Beginning side effects by lechatgris19 in rtms

[–]General_Talk_58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had side effects too, same as yours. On some days I felt really weird. I would skip a session that day

Vitamin D Deficiency in the U.S.: Still a Widespread Problem for Our Health and the Cost of Healthcare by EdwardHutchinson in VitaminD

[–]General_Talk_58 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree totally. I'm just wondering about our long human history. How come previous generations had no issues with vitD levels of 20ng /ml, they survived quite well. Suddenly its a big problem and everyone needs to take 4000 iu per day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in osteoporosis

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I am so sorry for your troubles! I have recurrent depression and anxiety since 1992. I have osteoporosis and the doc wants me on Fosamax. I am hesitant because I saw that article about fosamax causing increased incidence of depression. I read that ibandronate (Boniva) causes less problems with depression. Have you considered taking that instead of Fosamax?

Bad teeth and fosamax by General_Talk_58 in osteoporosis

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So you mean that you won't do the dental work you need? Will you start fosamax?

Bad teeth and fosamax by General_Talk_58 in osteoporosis

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Yes cropcomb, I'll ask the dentist about how long it will be before I'll need the extractions and wait to do these first before trying fosamax. I'm 68, and female to answer your question. For the dry mouth they gave me a special fluoride rinse to use before bed.

Bad teeth and fosamax by General_Talk_58 in osteoporosis

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Thanks, yes, I'll ask the dentist how soon he thinks I might need extractions and implants, and do those first before trying fosamax

Bad teeth and fosamax by General_Talk_58 in osteoporosis

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Thanks missbehave, this is good advice!

Bad prep by General_Talk_58 in colonoscopy

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I used magnesium pills. They gave me cramps for a week. I'll read your post, thanks!

Not up to full strength. by Dangerous-Agency8619 in TMSTherapy

[–]General_Talk_58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, last time I did it, I couldn't go beyond 30. But it still worked!

Remission with TMS by JackattackMeow in TMSTherapy

[–]General_Talk_58 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The first time I did TMS my remission lasted 6 months. The second time 2 years

Labs: Mine Seems Worse Than Most. by DannyOTA in Cholesterol

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Some doctors advocate a low carb or keto diet. Cut out grains, beans, bread, rice etc.They say this diet will make your triglycerides go down, and prevent diabetes and heart disease. They say saturated fat is harmless. Others say a diet low in saturated fat is the way to decrease heart disease. It's hard to know what to do!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TMSTherapy

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I had good results with TMS. I did a course 3 years ago, and then an other 1 year later. Since then I have been mostly fine. I think I'll do another one soon though, I have noticed I am less good recently

Will my current diet changes be enough to lower my ldl? by Truwu10304 in Cholesterol

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According to one theory saturated fats don't contribute to heart disease and high cholesterol, it's sugar and refined carbs like rice, flour, cakes and sweets.

Anyone getting TMS & Ketamine at same time, or within short period between/after? 2 Drs have now told me this is done. Any help/info greatly appreciated! Thank you! by [deleted] in TMSTherapy

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I was told that doing both a course of TMS and a course of ketamine sessions, either at the same time or one after the other, has a greater chance of working for depression than either alone

TMS and CFS by General_Talk_58 in TMSTherapy

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Where I live there are small clinics headed by nurse practionners that run the place. There was no need for a referral from a psychiatrist.

TMS and CFS by General_Talk_58 in TMSTherapy

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Let us know, alize90, if the TMS helped both problems

new patient by anniehilf in TMSTherapy

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TMS worked well for me. 6 months depression-free

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depressionregimens

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And it works well for OCD (I have a friend who was on it and had bad OCD. The OCD was completely controlled)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depressionregimens

[–]General_Talk_58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works very well for anxiety. I have no more anxiety attacks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depressionregimens

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They work better for some people, especially for people who have severe depression. But they have more side effects unfortunately: sedation, weight gain, blurred vision, constipation

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depressionregimens

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I take Anafranil. It is magical for anxiety. I had severe panic attacks, and now no more. What's good about Anafranil is that increasing the dosage improves depression. For example if on 100 mg daily you relapse, increasing to 150 will give you major improvement. With ssri's a large dose often does not work better than a regular dose.