drex13
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Idie, I went to my doctor today. Unfortunately I did not fax him my questions in advance so I may not get a considered answer until my next appt Mar 20. But --
My doctor agreed that my low dopamine, low serotonin, and low ubiquinol is due to BH4 deficiency and I can raise my dopamine by supplementing with tyrosine 500mg 2x/day since it bypasses the need for BH4 on that path. I do not know if this will take care of the shakes which I have developed for the last month since I stppped taking 42 pills (but cant seem to live w/o them). He also gave me BH4 (not Kuvan). I have not tried that yet. His BH4 costs $70 for a 2 month supply. Kuvn is MUCH more expensive. (My doctor is at www.heartfixer.com).
As far as whether internal trembling is actually caused by an adrenal problem cascading to a thyroid problem and originating in low iron...the only response so far was to order me to get labs.
So I tried the tyrosine and it seems to change the frequency of my trembling so that it wasn't so rapid, but it did not go away. I do not know how long it takes to make dopamine so cant tell yet if it will work.
I'll let you know what I find.
Rydra
Brenda, thanks. But I get extensive hormone labs - a HUGE lab of every single metabolite yearly from Meridian Valley labs, and then also other hormonal labs such as regarding bioidentical hormone replacement additionally (these are blood test labs). So, no, I do not have high pregnenolone.
However those of you with CFS/ME (which may be me in the futture as my doctor said one lab said I have auto-immune against the HPA (adrenal) axis), there is an nteresting article by Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.
hypothesizing that replacing the low pregnenolone of CFS might do the trick:
http://www.endfatigue.com/health_ar...w_treatment_for_chronic_fatigue_syndrome.html
Hi Rydra,
So you see the heartfixer guy ? How is that working out for you ? I was considering making an appointment, since he is on my insurance and only about 2 hrs or so away. I believe he is in Toledo, and I am in Columbus.
Thanks,
Drex