I saw Dr. S on Monday, and he helped to get rid of the side effects of the nasonex, and my head ache for the most part. I am now starting to have snippets of good times in between chunks of bad times. My fatigue level has gotten back to 'normal' for me, and my head doesn't feel as thick as it did. I am no where near 100%, maybe not even 75% better, but it's still going in the right direction.
I am still being plagued by the off-balance feeling and dizziness, and a dull ache just up and behind my left ear. I had that same dull ache before, but it was a lot more intense when I still had my infected tooth. I am not sure why it has stuck around, but it could be just remnants of the infection and sore muscles from working through the tmj discomfort I had during that time due to bruxism. Sometimes when something has so much trauma put on it like that area did, it can take several months for it to return to normal. The ache is not without it's power, though - when it is more irritated, it causes me to feel pain radiated through the rest of my head and down into my neck.
Dr. S and I discussed more about why he wants me to wait for more dental revision when I was there on Monday, and now it is more clearer to me that it's not because he doesn't agree the amalgams are causing my problems, he does, but he said because I am so sensitive to so many things right now I am not stable enough to have more work done. I need to get through this latest issue with the sinusitis before I can put more trauma on my system. That made a lot more sense to me.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Extreme fatigue, nausea, bloody nose, neck pain....
The title of my post today are side effects I started having with nasonex. They were all above and beyond the normal problems I have. Included in that list is a sore throat high up in my sinus cavity, irritability, and headache. You may wonder how I could attribute them to nasonex when I have all of these other symptoms I deal with on a daily basis. They all acted differently than my "normal" symptoms. When I started on my third day of being so tired I could barely get out of bed, I decided to see what the side effects actually were for this "wonderful" drug, and found this website. http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20762&name=NASONEX
I immediately decided at once to get myself off it and figure out a different way to deal with the sinusitis. I'm less fatigued now, but all of the other symptoms are being slow to leave my body. Probably because nasonex is a corticosteroid and takes awhile for it to dissipate.
I just want everyone to be properly informed if your doctor wants you to try this medicine. Of course some people do fine with it, but as you can see in the website, there were a LOT of people who had problems like me.
I immediately decided at once to get myself off it and figure out a different way to deal with the sinusitis. I'm less fatigued now, but all of the other symptoms are being slow to leave my body. Probably because nasonex is a corticosteroid and takes awhile for it to dissipate.
I just want everyone to be properly informed if your doctor wants you to try this medicine. Of course some people do fine with it, but as you can see in the website, there were a LOT of people who had problems like me.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Wouldn't ya know it....
Of course when I finally got my thoughts back together, I realized that there IS a connection between sinusitis, rhinitis, etc. and dental amalgams.
http://www.talkinternational.com/mercury-symptoms.html
http://www.cfs-recovery.org/mercury.htm
http://www.yncnaturally.com/newsletter12104.html
Okay, so these are only a few websites, but I just wanted to get them out there for your perusal. If you are intrigued and want to find out more, just google sinusitis dental mercury or amalgams. You'll obviously come up with something like I did.
I've done the meds a couple of times now, and of course don't feel much different yet. I do notice a little freer breathing after taking the nasonex but I've only done the saline rinse once so far and I'm not really supposed to be noticing any improvements yet anway. I actually have been working through some deep muscle spasms and aches in the left side of my neck at present, and it started about 20 hours ago. It doesn't feel good, and sends horrible feelings up into my head. It's a worrisome feeling, but that pain is slowly diminishing, and I am hopeful it will be gone soon.
http://www.talkinternational.com/mercury-symptoms.html
http://www.cfs-recovery.org/mercury.htm
http://www.yncnaturally.com/newsletter12104.html
Okay, so these are only a few websites, but I just wanted to get them out there for your perusal. If you are intrigued and want to find out more, just google sinusitis dental mercury or amalgams. You'll obviously come up with something like I did.
I've done the meds a couple of times now, and of course don't feel much different yet. I do notice a little freer breathing after taking the nasonex but I've only done the saline rinse once so far and I'm not really supposed to be noticing any improvements yet anway. I actually have been working through some deep muscle spasms and aches in the left side of my neck at present, and it started about 20 hours ago. It doesn't feel good, and sends horrible feelings up into my head. It's a worrisome feeling, but that pain is slowly diminishing, and I am hopeful it will be gone soon.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
I like to be prepared...
I went to see an allopathic (western medicine) doctor today. She (Dr. A) was really nice, but I probably freaked her out a little bit. Since I'm so used to doing research and making lists and having things organized (I am an organizational nut on my good days), I prepared my list of symptoms for her, had my family medical history in order, brought a copy of my dental work-up, and had information about my naturopathic doctor, Dr. S. I was ready for any type of test and theory of what she thought I might have. She probably thinks I'm a hypochondriac since my list of symptoms filled a page of copy paper typed. Now these symptoms were not all ones that were bothering me today. They included symptoms that I've had since I was a child, to symptoms that have come and gone over the last two years, to the ones specifically that I wanted her to address today. I explained to her I wanted her to see the entire picture in case there were symptoms that go together. She probably still thought I was a bit on the crazy side- maybe I am, but I blame it on the mercury! :)
Anyway, Dr. A believes that the dizziness/off-balance feeling and headaches are being caused by acute sinusitis. She gave me some trial meds to take (nasonex and an OTC sinus rinse). She said that both of these together should clear out the "thick" feeling I have going on in my head and relieve the pain and pressure I am feeling. It will probably take up to a month to feel relief though, so she wants to see me again then, and decide whether or not I also need a visit to an ENT at that point.
I will certainly be thankful if I can get rid of these problems - it will sure make life a lot easier. Even if I feel 100% better in a month, I am still a supporter of getting rid of amalgam fillings and will continue to have mine removed.
Anyway, Dr. A believes that the dizziness/off-balance feeling and headaches are being caused by acute sinusitis. She gave me some trial meds to take (nasonex and an OTC sinus rinse). She said that both of these together should clear out the "thick" feeling I have going on in my head and relieve the pain and pressure I am feeling. It will probably take up to a month to feel relief though, so she wants to see me again then, and decide whether or not I also need a visit to an ENT at that point.
I will certainly be thankful if I can get rid of these problems - it will sure make life a lot easier. Even if I feel 100% better in a month, I am still a supporter of getting rid of amalgam fillings and will continue to have mine removed.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Still Feelin' Crappy....
I haven't been in here in a few days because I've been feeling pretty rotten. Either the candida cleanse is working, or I have other issues that need to be addressed. I'm still feeling badly, but I thought I should update so that when I look back on this I will know what was going on.
I have been having some serious headaches that mostly happen behind my eyes, but it sometimes moves slightly upwards or backwards farther into my head. Bright lights bother me, and I've noticed that if something isn't in focus to begin with, my eyes get REALLY irritated by it. My lower left eye lid has been twitching for the last week, too.
I was also having some problems with my neck, but I think buying a new orthopedic memory foam pillow has helped with that, plus I saw my doctor last week and he did some acupressure on my head along with acupuncture. The pain isn't gone, but it is feeling somewhat better. I'm dizzy still, and feel off-balanced most of the time...Dr. S was hoping to help that with the two procedures, but no go.
When I woke up this morning, I felt pain in my teeth (all of them), deep in my ears, behind and above my eyes, and the bridge of my nose. I have also been having issues with my arms, especially my left one, but they both fall asleep often. My left arm aches horribly at times from just under the shoulder down to the wrist. I also get adrenaline rushes, mostly upon waking, for no reason at all. My feet get a burning feeling, and my plantar fasciitis acts up even when I haven't been on my foot. My mental clarity lately has been down to almost nothing when my headache is going on - which has been pretty much non-stop for the last week. At times, it feels like my body is vibrating, like my blood vessels are going nuts. Last night I woke up about 3 a.m., and my middle finger on my right hand felt like electricity was running through it. Now today, I get aches in that hand that starts from half-way down my elbow to my fingers, and makes my hand "feel" useless, but I've been able to use it.
Die-off symptoms of candida are as follows: headaches, nausea, brain fog, dizziness, fatigue, sugar cravings, minor skin breakouts, cold hands and feet. I've highlighted the ones I'm noticing for me so far. This is the second and last week of the cleansing, so it's the time when this should happen if it's going to. I haven't totally been able to keep sugar out of my diet as it is in almost everything, but I've sure done my best to keep it minimal. Hopefully these symptoms I have will start going away as the yeast dies off.
I have noticed one positive since I started this diet. Before, if I didn't eat something every couple of hours I'd feel terribly sick to my stomach. Now I can go between meals no problem without anything, and my stomach gives me no problems, except for a hungry growl from time to time.
Dr. S. told me if things don't start getting better in a few more days, he suspects I could have carotid artery blockage, an ear infection, or a sinus infection. I'm hoping for one of the latter two, since the first one is scaring me a bit.
I haven't forgotten that I still have the five crowns with amalgam under them. Dr. S thinks that by now I should be feeling about 95% better, but I think I disagree on that. He wants me to wait until I'm more stable before I do any more dental revision, and I will, but I'm not sure how much more stable I'm going to get.
I have been having some serious headaches that mostly happen behind my eyes, but it sometimes moves slightly upwards or backwards farther into my head. Bright lights bother me, and I've noticed that if something isn't in focus to begin with, my eyes get REALLY irritated by it. My lower left eye lid has been twitching for the last week, too.
I was also having some problems with my neck, but I think buying a new orthopedic memory foam pillow has helped with that, plus I saw my doctor last week and he did some acupressure on my head along with acupuncture. The pain isn't gone, but it is feeling somewhat better. I'm dizzy still, and feel off-balanced most of the time...Dr. S was hoping to help that with the two procedures, but no go.
When I woke up this morning, I felt pain in my teeth (all of them), deep in my ears, behind and above my eyes, and the bridge of my nose. I have also been having issues with my arms, especially my left one, but they both fall asleep often. My left arm aches horribly at times from just under the shoulder down to the wrist. I also get adrenaline rushes, mostly upon waking, for no reason at all. My feet get a burning feeling, and my plantar fasciitis acts up even when I haven't been on my foot. My mental clarity lately has been down to almost nothing when my headache is going on - which has been pretty much non-stop for the last week. At times, it feels like my body is vibrating, like my blood vessels are going nuts. Last night I woke up about 3 a.m., and my middle finger on my right hand felt like electricity was running through it. Now today, I get aches in that hand that starts from half-way down my elbow to my fingers, and makes my hand "feel" useless, but I've been able to use it.
Die-off symptoms of candida are as follows: headaches, nausea, brain fog, dizziness, fatigue, sugar cravings, minor skin breakouts, cold hands and feet. I've highlighted the ones I'm noticing for me so far. This is the second and last week of the cleansing, so it's the time when this should happen if it's going to. I haven't totally been able to keep sugar out of my diet as it is in almost everything, but I've sure done my best to keep it minimal. Hopefully these symptoms I have will start going away as the yeast dies off.
I have noticed one positive since I started this diet. Before, if I didn't eat something every couple of hours I'd feel terribly sick to my stomach. Now I can go between meals no problem without anything, and my stomach gives me no problems, except for a hungry growl from time to time.
Dr. S. told me if things don't start getting better in a few more days, he suspects I could have carotid artery blockage, an ear infection, or a sinus infection. I'm hoping for one of the latter two, since the first one is scaring me a bit.
I haven't forgotten that I still have the five crowns with amalgam under them. Dr. S thinks that by now I should be feeling about 95% better, but I think I disagree on that. He wants me to wait until I'm more stable before I do any more dental revision, and I will, but I'm not sure how much more stable I'm going to get.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
More tired than you should be?
Mercury toxicity can cause chronic fatigue. I am a firm believer in that, as I have suffered from chronic fatigue for as long as I can remember. I have had amalgam fillings since I was in grade school. I know that I have touched a little on this in a previous post, but I wanted to make sure that I gave it a solid place among the things that I'm highlighting that mercury does to the body. If you want to get technical, thyroid problems, low blood sugar, and anemia also factor in to this equation, and also can be caused by mercury toxicity...I have been told by my doctor I have problems in all four categories.
Being tired ALL of the time is wearing. It zaps energy that I need just to get out of bed in the morning. I can positively say that I'm not a procrastinator. But due to my being SO tired all of the time, it takes me a long time just to get enough energy to think about doing things most days. And then when I realize how much energy it's going to take to do a certain task, I base getting it done on whether or not I know I can do it in a timely fashion. Some days my other symptoms factor in, and I just can't deal with even thinking about getting enough energy to think about doing something. So, that said, I have some websites below explaining the mercury/chronic fatigue link.
http://www.cfspages.com/
http://www.karlloren.com/ultrasound/p24.htm
http://www.immunesupport.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-causes.htm
http://www.cfsn.com/fatigue.html
http://www.trans4mind.u-net.com/cfs.htm
http://www.icnr.com/cs/cs_11.html
http://www.wicfs-me.org/mercury_cause_cfs.htm
http://edta.net/chronicfatigue.html
http://www.cfs-info.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1173
Being tired ALL of the time is wearing. It zaps energy that I need just to get out of bed in the morning. I can positively say that I'm not a procrastinator. But due to my being SO tired all of the time, it takes me a long time just to get enough energy to think about doing things most days. And then when I realize how much energy it's going to take to do a certain task, I base getting it done on whether or not I know I can do it in a timely fashion. Some days my other symptoms factor in, and I just can't deal with even thinking about getting enough energy to think about doing something. So, that said, I have some websites below explaining the mercury/chronic fatigue link.
http://www.cfspages.com/
http://www.karlloren.com/ultrasound/p24.htm
http://www.immunesupport.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-causes.htm
http://www.cfsn.com/fatigue.html
http://www.trans4mind.u-net.com/cfs.htm
http://www.icnr.com/cs/cs_11.html
http://www.wicfs-me.org/mercury_cause_cfs.htm
http://edta.net/chronicfatigue.html
http://www.cfs-info.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1173
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The Candida Connection
I have decided to do the candida cleanse for myself along with Doshi for the next two weeks...actually the whole family has decided to cut back on sugar and things with yeast, so we'll see how things go. Doshi and I will be doing the extra stuff like acidophilus and fortune delight, the others will just tag along with a little healthier diet for a couple of weeks. I am hoping that I find a little difference with how I'm feeling when I am done.
I will quickly share with you some websites regarding candida and mercury toxicity....
http://www.natural-lifestyle-made-easy.com/natural_dental_health.html
http://www.noamalgam.com/
http://www.puristat.com/candida/endocrinefactor.asp
http://www.nuresearch.net/?page_id=7
http://www.candida-society.org/ncs/digestv1i3.htm
http://www.webhealth.co.uk/a_to_z_of_health/candida.asp
http://www.candida-albicans-cure.com/tooth-filling.html
I will quickly share with you some websites regarding candida and mercury toxicity....
http://www.natural-lifestyle-made-easy.com/natural_dental_health.html
http://www.noamalgam.com/
http://www.puristat.com/candida/endocrinefactor.asp
http://www.nuresearch.net/?page_id=7
http://www.candida-society.org/ncs/digestv1i3.htm
http://www.webhealth.co.uk/a_to_z_of_health/candida.asp
http://www.candida-albicans-cure.com/tooth-filling.html
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