wow, thanks for all the replies! My brain has been mush since getting ME so i don't have the brainpower to be as informed on this stuff as I would like. I really appreciate your input.
Sadly, I don't have the option of sticking around Canada, I'm marrying a Brit.
I did sign the petition to have Ampligen fast-tracked in Canada though.
@Snowdrop
PS. Thanks for the Ampligen info
@trishrhymes
The thing that disturbs me is that I know 3 people who said the lightning process worked for them. They said it made the biggest difference in their recovery. It's hard to argue with that.
I have a BSc in Biology so I did some digging.
In theory, the LP could work. I don't really know what they do exactly but I bought the home study, which is supposed to prep you for the training course.
They quote a lot of real scientific studies, I looked them up. The placebo effect is a real thing and something that we don't understand at all, but we see everywhere. Every scientific study has a control group to try to separate the people that get better because they think they're taking a drug vs. the people that actually get the drug. Generally speaking, about 20% of people in these studies fall victim to the placebo effect and often they recover just as much as the people who got the real drug. Go figure!
There is a lot of evidence that real physiological changes happen in our body when our thinking shifts. That being said, whether or not the LP can harness this effect is something else entirely.
It's helpful to know that they've been under investigation
@NelliePledge
After hearing your reactions, I'm a lot more skeptical about the LP. I'll probably grill the LP practitioner i've been in contact with before making my final decision. I know the whole thing smelly fishy, but if it's going to make me better, do I even care about anything else? I'd trade both my legs to be well again.