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Well, I just got back from the neurologist AND I don't have to go back again!!!!!
Back story:
I have allergies. I have had them all my life. They span 365 days of the year. Along with them comes sinus problems and chest problems. Every Winter I would come down with at least one sinus infection and at least one chest infection. Sometimes more than one. Yes, that meant antibiotics.
This Winter things came to a head for me. I went through my obligatory infections, but after the sinus infection was knocked out, I was still having all the symptoms of having an active infection. Terrible headaches, facial swelling, sinus pressure.etc, etc, etc. My ENT sent me over to the neurologist who told me that it is a form of migrains that I was going through. The headaches I could deal with, but looking like an old hag who had just lost a prize fight I couldn't. So when he explained that the headaches were causing the other symptoms and not the other way around, I sat up and paid attention. He prescribed a migrain med, but also told me to start taking a nutritional supliment designed for migrains. I also had to keep a diary of what I ate ect to see if certain foods or activities brought on the headaches. Ton of reading to do.... food effecting immune system, effecting energy levels, etc. All ties in together. (I was needing to take a nap every darn afternoon. Nap? I should say more like 4 to 5 hour sleep)
Well, I went on for two more weeks, taking the migrain meds, and researching.... guess what kept coming up? Yeast.
AND THEN!!! Totally unrelated to my other problems, I decided that it was time to lose some pounds and started to do Atkins.
Miracle of miracles, my headaches stopped two days later. My facial swelling went down. I couldn't get myself to fall asleep in the afternoon now if my life depended on it.
I had already been taking probiotics (have done so for years) oregano oil, capryllic acid, but it wasn't until I cut out the carbs that I saw such a dramatic change. I guess I cut off their food supplies!!
When the doc asked why my diary stopped, I told him that was when my headaches stopped. "What did you do to stop them?"
"I cut out all processed carbs, fruits and any veggies that have a high glycimic rating. I also cut my carb intake to a very low level."
"Wonderful!!"
Won't bore you with the rest of the convo as this is already too long.
Long and short of it. He gave me a pat on the head, a gold star and told me not to bother to come back to see him!
The real gold star for me is how great I am feeling.
Back story:
I have allergies. I have had them all my life. They span 365 days of the year. Along with them comes sinus problems and chest problems. Every Winter I would come down with at least one sinus infection and at least one chest infection. Sometimes more than one. Yes, that meant antibiotics.
This Winter things came to a head for me. I went through my obligatory infections, but after the sinus infection was knocked out, I was still having all the symptoms of having an active infection. Terrible headaches, facial swelling, sinus pressure.etc, etc, etc. My ENT sent me over to the neurologist who told me that it is a form of migrains that I was going through. The headaches I could deal with, but looking like an old hag who had just lost a prize fight I couldn't. So when he explained that the headaches were causing the other symptoms and not the other way around, I sat up and paid attention. He prescribed a migrain med, but also told me to start taking a nutritional supliment designed for migrains. I also had to keep a diary of what I ate ect to see if certain foods or activities brought on the headaches. Ton of reading to do.... food effecting immune system, effecting energy levels, etc. All ties in together. (I was needing to take a nap every darn afternoon. Nap? I should say more like 4 to 5 hour sleep)
Well, I went on for two more weeks, taking the migrain meds, and researching.... guess what kept coming up? Yeast.
AND THEN!!! Totally unrelated to my other problems, I decided that it was time to lose some pounds and started to do Atkins.
Miracle of miracles, my headaches stopped two days later. My facial swelling went down. I couldn't get myself to fall asleep in the afternoon now if my life depended on it.
I had already been taking probiotics (have done so for years) oregano oil, capryllic acid, but it wasn't until I cut out the carbs that I saw such a dramatic change. I guess I cut off their food supplies!!
When the doc asked why my diary stopped, I told him that was when my headaches stopped. "What did you do to stop them?"
"I cut out all processed carbs, fruits and any veggies that have a high glycimic rating. I also cut my carb intake to a very low level."
"Wonderful!!"
Won't bore you with the rest of the convo as this is already too long.
Long and short of it. He gave me a pat on the head, a gold star and told me not to bother to come back to see him!
The real gold star for me is how great I am feeling.
still have a few more pounds to go!!
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