Six months now (or little over a week ago, but anyway). Still no worsening in my condition. Normally I'd have deteriorated quite a bit in the span of six months. I've been sleeping quite poorly lately, but I'm trying to fix that. Had a sleep study a few days ago, slept a few hours at most. My doctor wants to send me for an even more complete sleep study to measure transcutaneous CO2, he has some theory related to that. It seems like the combination of taurine and valerian works well for my sleep, but I have to investigate it further. Could be just a coincidence.
I tried ranitidine (one of Goldstein's trusty meds) and it seemed to help a bit, but I've sworn off things that "may help a bit" unless they're extremely cheap, safe and stuff. And this stuff costs about 30 euros a month so it definitely isn't cheap. Still haven't got my nimodipine. I'm kind of hoping the public sector neuros would rewrite the Rx so that I'd get the med for free, but it's not very likely, as they don't want anyone to actually get better.
I've been gluten-free for a month now, since so many patients and doctors recommend it. Haven't noticed any changes, but I'll stick with it for two more weeks, as Sarah MyHill says it could take up to six weeks to notice a change. I had a UTI a few weeks ago, the first(?) infection I've had on LDN, which is quite impressive. Though since it's been three years since my last one, I strongly suspect it was somehow connected to the diet change (pH?).
I'm working on the English version of my book now and it's progressing at a decent rate. And I'm trying to get articles about LDN on some big illness-related websites (eg. ImmuneSupport and ButYouDon'tLookSick), but no replies yet.
Next trials:
* inositol
* pentoxifylline
* nimodipine?
* DMAE?
* pregnenolone?
* pyridostigmine?
* melatonin?
Speaking of trials, the HIV/AIDS trial is finally starting in Mali! This is the best news for HIV+ folks for like 20 years.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Purple, and fine
Today hasn't been my best day. But I'm not let down because I know that tomorrow will most likely be better. And even today has been better than most days I had before LDN. The piracetam made me a bit lethargic and slightly irritable for the first days, but it's working quite well now. I'm hoping that in a few months my brain will be a bit more functional when the piracetam reaches its full efficacy.
I have something purple and wonderful cooking up on the stove (red cabbage stew, pretty much the same thing as the traditional Finnish cabbage casserole). It's one of my favorite foods, but I haven't been able to cook it for a few years now, because grating the cabbage was too exhausting. Now I can.
Even if I will never get better than this, I can deal with it. I'm still disabled, but my quality of life is way better - getting your health even 50% better can make a much bigger difference in quality of life. And life is very good now. Now I can make it better for other people, too. I'm determined to get my friend out of wheelchair, with LDN and/or something else. And another good friend of mine could use a prescription as well. I probably won't be posting much here any more, except for the LDN miracles I witness, and perhaps an update on myself every once in a while.
I have something purple and wonderful cooking up on the stove (red cabbage stew, pretty much the same thing as the traditional Finnish cabbage casserole). It's one of my favorite foods, but I haven't been able to cook it for a few years now, because grating the cabbage was too exhausting. Now I can.
Even if I will never get better than this, I can deal with it. I'm still disabled, but my quality of life is way better - getting your health even 50% better can make a much bigger difference in quality of life. And life is very good now. Now I can make it better for other people, too. I'm determined to get my friend out of wheelchair, with LDN and/or something else. And another good friend of mine could use a prescription as well. I probably won't be posting much here any more, except for the LDN miracles I witness, and perhaps an update on myself every once in a while.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Making the most out of it
Life has been much more enjoyable when I can actually do things (like exercise and cooking)m don't have to worry about the repercussions and don't have to spend time just idling and having to stave off boredom. Well, today spent about two hours feeling like a zombie, as I decided to take a long, warm and relaxing bath which was apparently a bit too relaxing, as I could have easily fallen asleep then.
I've been eating more healthily than for ages, as now I can actually cook instead of eating frozen and canned stuff on most days and I don't put off eg. eating fruit and veg due to the energy needed to peel and slice it. I'm also getting into sprouting again, my broccoli sprouts should be just about ready.
One weird thing about the LDN is that I have a lot of strange dreams every night, but I just can't remember them. Normally I can almost always remember my dreams and some nights I could easily write half a page about them, but now it's different. Eg. last night I had a whole bunch of strange dreams and when I woke up in the middle of the night I tried to memorize it so that I'd still remember it in the morning. And in the morning I can only remember that one of my friends was in one of the dreams.
I'm leaving to play badminton soon. It's been years since I have even considered playing sports (except when I was on prednisone) and it's been a decade since I last played badminton. It might be excessive, but I'm confident that the most I'll get is a set of achy muscles. Let's see if I'm wrong.
I've been eating more healthily than for ages, as now I can actually cook instead of eating frozen and canned stuff on most days and I don't put off eg. eating fruit and veg due to the energy needed to peel and slice it. I'm also getting into sprouting again, my broccoli sprouts should be just about ready.
One weird thing about the LDN is that I have a lot of strange dreams every night, but I just can't remember them. Normally I can almost always remember my dreams and some nights I could easily write half a page about them, but now it's different. Eg. last night I had a whole bunch of strange dreams and when I woke up in the middle of the night I tried to memorize it so that I'd still remember it in the morning. And in the morning I can only remember that one of my friends was in one of the dreams.
I'm leaving to play badminton soon. It's been years since I have even considered playing sports (except when I was on prednisone) and it's been a decade since I last played badminton. It might be excessive, but I'm confident that the most I'll get is a set of achy muscles. Let's see if I'm wrong.
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