I saw Dr. Chia last April. Unfortunately, the equilibrant didn't do anything for me. I live about 2 hours from his office so I drove each way. The equilibrant was the only thing he had to offer me, apart from the testing.
I'd suggest you contact his office and ask what they recommend in terms of lodging etc. They would obviously be familiar with the area. It's southern California and all of southern California is pricey, but Torrance is not as bad some areas.
I am sorry to hear that Eq. has not worked for you. Adjusting dosage has not been easy but it has certainly helped me going from 2/10 to 4/10. As soon as I reduce it too much or delay intake some very characteristics symptoms of abdomen wall pain and brain fog come back or become more severe. I am not clear whether it is working just for the short term or just for the symptoms and how will I respond to long term use, but so far, it makes this more bearable.
Getting in touch with the clinic seems the obvious for arrangements, I have tried to phone there without success...without an e-mail is not that easy...(update: I just got in touch with the clinic by phone) : )
I looked at your supplements. I have a couple of suggestions, and if you've already researched all of this, please feel free to ignore them!
You are very kind for doing this. Many thanks!
Potassium sulfate - is this an oral supplement or injection? I found my energy picked up when I started taking potassium daily - I take 400 mg. of potassium gluconate. So I'm wondering why you're only taking potassium twice a week, unless it's an injection?
It is a solution of Potassium Sulfate for a warm bath, twice a week. I have not tried supplementing it orally (I have absorption issues I need to fix don't know how)
Magnesium glycinate or citrate may be better absorbed than the magnesium oxide. I do well with the glycinate form.
Yes, I am actually discarding Magnesium oxide, and just keep in Magnesium Oil, transdermal, I prepare from Magnesium Chloride. (My bad reactions to Vit D improved significantly after starting this).
Almost all of us need B12 but I don't see it on your list. Also, folate in the form of methylfolate (not folic acid) has made a big difference for many of us. If you check out Freddd's posts on his B12 protocol, if you haven't already done so, this might be helpful. The folate helped my energy a lot (although it didn't stop my crashing), but I felt better in-between crashing. Also, B6 in the form of P-5-P has helped my energy too.
I have methylation among the things to do. I had a bad experience with Neurobion injection and I inconsistently take a B complex. I tried sublingual methylB12 but during a setback period, thus hard to evaluate.
Again, it would be great if I discover how to fix absorption issues...I discovered Neurobiologix, a lotion for transdermal methylation developed by Dr. Kendal Stewart, but I have not tried it yet. He considers low homocysteine as a potential marker for Methylation deficit, which I did not test low but rather in the high range...23andme do not ship their kits to my country...this is another reason to travel
MethylB12 and MethylFolate are not easy to get here....plus...my absorption issues....thus when a knew about this lotion I saw it as at the easiest way...I really don't know how to start...maybe 23andme....
And, a little over a week ago I stumbled across some very interesting information re branch chain amino acids. It's a long story, I'm getting some amino acid testing done, but these might help your energy. Here are a couple of links:
http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=41341
http://www.ncf-net.org/forum/Fword.htm
4-1/2 years ago testing showed my leucine was very low, and tryptophan at the top of the normal range, but I did not understand its significance at the time and I don't think my doctor did either. But it's the first explanation I've seen for the phenomenon of crashing (PEM), with something you can actually do about it. I started the BCAAs (with glutamine), my energy did pick up, but I stopped it because I'm getting an amino acid profile test done and wanted to see what my levels are without the added BCAAs. I'm doing a lab experiment on myself and when I know the results for sure will post here, but so far these are the most promising things I've seen.
This is entirely new for me, I will look at it in detail. L-Glutamine was in my protocol but I overdid when I changed from tablets to powder, with severe effects.
I'm not trying to discourage you from seeing Dr. Chia but it is a long way for you to come and so you might look into these things.
Best of luck
Mary
I am well aware Dr. Chia has not a miracle cure for this, but test limitations from here are significant, so testing is a major reason to put an effort on it as well. (E.g. IgG without titers, no functional testing, no IgG for HHV6, no test for methylation deficiencies, etc.)
Again, many thanks for your kind message!
Sinclair