hardasnails1973

Thats awesome to hear. See the Samme is neutraliing the histamines which are slighly elevated based on your tests. So it is helping to aid in the liver detoxification as well as increasing your bile production. just make sure you are taking a GOOD b complex other then your regular multivitamin as precaution for homocysteine levels. Also I might suggest that you do not reheat food in microwave becuase it has been show to lower your immune system if you are already low. I had to people tell me this and it may be one of the problems that is preventing me from getting my nutrients i need escpecially the protein since reheated meat denatures to about 10% of what it was oringally before you stuck it in the microwave.

oaktownboy

I had the Cortrosyn stimulation test done yesterday. They took a bloodline sample, then injected me with Cortrosyn and then took another blod sample 30 and 60 minutes later. The rest of the day I couldn't calm down, had a problem breathing, and for some reason was extremely parched. I couldn't fall asleep for hours. This is a clearindication my adrenals are dangerousy low. I meet with my endocrinologist in 2 weeks. Hopefully he will put me on some meds to get the levels back to normal.

oaktownboy

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000357.htm

I am pretty sure this is what's gonna happen to me when I get the Cortrosyn stimuation test results back.

hardasnails1973

yeah, just let the dr know that you also have candida and get medical opinoin on how it could affect the adrenals.

Right now my focus is on reducing leaky gut
12 grams colostruma day - repairs villi
2-3,000 mg MSM - sulfur levels are low (aids constipation, gluthione production
seacure - predigested fish protein 12 tabs a day
30 grams glutamine.

relaxation exercises 2 times day 20 minutes to bring blood to the bowel so it can aid in healing the gut. when in stress mode blood is every where except where it suppose to be and with out blood in gut it will not heal because no nutrients to heal

oaktownboy

appointment moved up to Thursday..basically the last 1.5 years of being sick comes down to what my endocrinologist recommends, hopefully adrenal/cortisol medication i.e. hydrocortisone shots or IV's

oaktownboy

got it moved up to tomorrow..thank god..i kept praying a slot would open up..i thought i was suffering before..these last several days have been some of the worst

hardasnails1973

justin I found a vital thing that will help you out.
Evening primose oil 3000 mgs split between your meals. Your thinking fuck this, but taking this will take care of any deficiency you have had plus add digestion. What this will do is take care of all the steps which required to make digestive enzymes and smooth muscle contraction as well as balance your testosterone as well. We know you have candida and it converts into alcohol in your liver and when this happens it causes hormonal imbalance and with out b-6 you can not make the necessary hormones for digestion, immune system, endocrine system meaning adrenal glands testosterone thyroid. Meaning you may be taking all the neccessary fat in but it is not being turned into final end products. With out this end product your hair will fall out and you will get FAT and depressed. Some thing to thing about.

taking too much flax seed can suppress your immune system and you did not take any omega 6 to counter this.

Long term exclusive or excessive use of flaxseed oil, which contains large amounts ofomega−3 fatty acids, can result in omega−6 fatty acid deficiency and require the addition of oils containingomega−6 fatty acids to the diet

oaktownboy

So, my appointment with the endocrinologist was today. My adrenal levels look fine, but my DHEA is very low. Doctor recommended 50mg/day for 6-8 weeks. He thinks this may be what's causing my lethargy and lack of sex drive. I will get a blood test done after a month or so of DHEA supplementation to see where the levels are at. I am completely dumbfounded as to why my adrenals showed up in the normal range yet were described as "depressed" in several of my saliva tests.

TrojanMan60563

I take Barlean's Flax Oil everyday. It doesn't have just the Omego 3....it has all of them listed on the label and in large amounts.

Doublebase

What is wrong with you?

oaktownboy

reflecting on the meeting, i still think the candida albicans is the main factor behind my 1.5-2 years of suffering..i think i got candida so bad it's destroying everything else in my body...began psyllium husks and bentonite liquid (from ashes of volcanoes, or whatever) to help clear out my GI tract and shit it all out...will take Burdock to purify the blood and humifulvate, which reduces lead..If anyone here can remember, I had a large amount of lead in my hair analysis test

Doublebase

do you believe in carma?

oaktownboy

don't come in my journal with that bullshit...I am trying to educate others about the symptoms of Candida albicans and others parasites/pathogens. This is like asking me if I believe in God or Satan.

Doublebase

ok

oaktownboy

Monday, I am calling up my doctor and having him proscribe me Nystatin as well as any other meds he thinks I need to fight the Candida. I am tired of trying to fight it the natural way. I have been doing that for months and I have not improved. This is the very last resort. All I can do is pray these drugs kill it off.

hardasnails1973

Here is info that make you feel real good !!

Functions of DHEA

Functions as an androgen (a male hormone) with anabolic activity. Anabolic refers to the building or synthesis of tissues.

Is a precursor that is converted to testosterone (a male hormone). Is a precursor to estrogen (a female anabolic hormone)

Reverses immune suppression caused by excess cortisol levels, thereby improving resistance against viruses, bacteria and Candida albicans, parasites, allergies, and cancer.

Low levels of DHEA can also lead to low levels of Serotonin. Serotonin levels are associated with depression when they are low and some of the most popular antidepressants are targeted to increase Serotonin levels. DHEA does this naturally. We used to write hundreds of prescriptions for SSRI type antidepressants. We rarely prescribe them now. DHEA has such a rapid and positive effect that, more often than not, it is unnecessary to add a prescription antidepressant. Credible research has also found that in addition to helping depression and it's associated conditions, DHEA may be protective against Alzheimer's dementia and other memory problems.

DHEA (DiHydroEpiAndosterone) is what keeps us
sleeping during the later phases of normal sleep. DHEA is
also what drives most of the intensified dreaming,
memory consolidation, bodily repair and hormonal
recharging that peak during the later hours of sleep, even
while Melatonin production, and levels, are declining and
crashing.

oaktownboy

didn't realize today was a holiday...must wait one more day before getting meds from doctor

oaktownboy

The doctor required me to make an appointment with him before he prescribed me the drugs (seeing him tomorrow). He also wants a blood test done on my liver, but I am not going for that shit; no more waiting. I don't care if the anti-fungals screw up my liver. I need the candida out of my system all together.

hardasnails1973

I agree its time to end this shit once and for all. I just had blood work done, but results will not be back for 4-6 weeks. I had a fatty acid lipid profile down which goes inside the cell and sees where the imbalance is. I have an idea all these fucken idiots had me taking too much fish oil and it was driving down my omega 6 which are used to fight food allergies and asthma. Dr told me antidepressants will not do shit if your membranes can not incorrect ratio. Alot of people with mental and phyiscal fatigue are shown to have alterations in omega 6 to 3. Dr told me that this test will pick up if there is malabsorption of fats from diets, as well show how acid my cells really are. Once ratio is found then correcting the imbalance will heal the cell membrane and also detoxifiy any toxins in my body and flush them out and then it will also let nutrients to enter in the cell as well. She sees alot of people that have jumped on the band wagon of fish oils and actually end up causing more harm then good. All your endocrine hormones are driven by omega 6. Just another waiting game for another 4 weeks, but in mean time i will be stopping fish oils and taking hemp oil which is in a natural 4:1 ratio of omega 6:3. PS do not ask how much it cost because she is the world specialist in fats, but similar test are available for much cheaper prices. Basicaly what I got was that the infection was not handled properly ending up irritating my intestinal wall and leaky gut causing mineral deficiency. Constipation is more so do to nervous system over load dealing with the stress of the irrtiatioin of the lining of the small intestine. My colon is perfectly fine its just that nervous sytem is short ciruiting singals from the brain to my gut due to the lack of commnication from cellls from the stress

oaktownboy

going on Nystatin and Diflucan tomorrow...doctor said Nizoral is ineffective in killing off candida so i won't be taking any of that

hardasnails1973

Good watch the die off it may be bad. diffllucan should be about 400 mgs a day for systemic candida.

oaktownboy

he has me on 100 mg/day ..dunno about the Nystatin

oaktownboy

will try to convince doc to bump Diflucan dosage up to 200 mg/day, since 100seems a bit low...Nystatin has no dosage label on bottle..just says 3/day and it requires a new prescription every 5 days..dunno why

oaktownboy

^^^after talking to doctor, he wants me on 100 mg Diflucan for a month and then we will see where I'm at...dosage for 1 Nystatin tablet is 500,000 units (that's right, it not measured in miligrams)..so I am taking in 1.5 million units/day

hardasnails1973

nystatin seems to be a good dosage...Dr seems to think too much flax seed oil over the years suppressed my immune system since I was not eating red meat for several week. She told me that amount of flax i had been taking imbalances with low omega 6 caused my immune system to not be able to fight off a simple virus or bacterial infection. Plus all the sugar after the work out was weakning it even more. She told me that if I would have taking some omega 6 my immune system would have kicked up, but being an athlete she was suspecting mineral deficeincy of magnesium and zinc which would prevent the fatty acid from metabolising instead not having enough vitamin E would cause the oils to destroy cell membranes not letting in nutrients or letting out any toxins and basiaclly ended up self poisoning my cells

oaktownboy

I am feeling very sick today. am bumping up Nystatin to 2 pills 3 times a day..will let doctor know of my decision

hardasnails1973

Your a man on a mission ....

oaktownboy

absolutely tired today...had a liver function blood test done yesterday..will get one every 4 weeks to monitor drug's effects on liver (duh)...

oaktownboy

taking 100 mg twice a day for Diflucan..Nystatin 3 pills three times a day..getting a new prescription Monday when doc returns from conference in Texas..

He agrees with me that dragging this out for months is not necessarily a good idea, considering I have been sick for almost 2 years now. I think I have convinced him hitting it straight on with full force is the best approach; meaning higher dosages...