Topic Title: Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy
| |  "Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy"
, Mon 9 May 14:40
I've recently stumbled across a fantastic site and program. I'll link the Replacement Therapy page, but I urge you to check out the whole site and learn about their theories of treatment.
One important point they make is that it takes from 3-6 months to raise neurotransmitter levels to suffitient levels and that by only replacing one neurotransmitter you are probably not doing enough, since the brain is interconnected and each neurotransmitter affects all others.
This organization appears to be doing some great things with the treatment of mental disorders and in my estimation they are much closer to solving the riddle of these diseases than the established medical community.
http://www.crossroadsinstitute.org/neurotransmit.html
I'm personally taking several amino acids, 5-htp, l-tyrosine, l-theanine, and some herbals like, gotu kola and gingko, plus B's. I also use a CES device, which is used for drug treatment - drug users depleat their supply of neurotransmitters and CES works on neurotransmission to "jump start" the brain into producing again - many individuals don't respond to amino acids because their brains are so incoherent that they no longer have sufficient neurotransmission (synaptic dormancy) to handle their current environment.
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| | "Re(1):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Tue 10 May 10:25
Where can you get this CES device and is it dangerous or does it cause side effects?
Thank you.
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| | | "Re(2):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Wed 11 May 09:49
Only side effects are a slight headache (possibly in the beginning) and redness where the electrodes are placed. CES has been used in the US for over 30 years and has an impecable safety record. The electricity that is sent to the brain is about the same level as what your brainwaves are (microamps). Btw, it is an FDA approved device, but not all CES units are prescription devices. I use the BT-7 Biotuner and I also own a Health Pax.
http://www.drdebe.com/CRANIAL.htm
http://www.elixa.com/estim/CES.htm
http://www.dynamind.com/ces.htm
Posts: 93 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | | "Re(3):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Wed 11 May 12:21
Thanks.How long have you been using it and how often. Do you use any supplements also? or just CES? On a scale from 1 to 10 how much has it helped you?
Thanks
Posts: 41 | | Registered: Sat 2 Aug 2003 0:22 |
| | | "Re(4):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Wed 11 May 13:41
I used it twice a day for 40 minutes (BT-7 unit is more powerful, the other units you can use it for 60 minutes, twice daily) in the first couple weeks, then once a day for about a week. Once you are balanced you can use it on a as need basis, but you still have to take your amino's daily (but not as high a dose).
I'd give a 10/10, but that won't happen until your stores of neurotransmitters are at optimal levels. During initial treatment it is imparative that you don't drink alcohol, or anything with caffeine, and no tobacco products. Your objective is to acheive balance and if you are continually thwarting your efforts by ingesting substances that throw you out of balance by messing with your neurotransmitters, then you'll never get completely balanced. Also, try to get plenty of light and excercise and be patient. Once balance is acheived you can drink occasionally and do some other "bad" things, but just do it in moderation. The average treatment is 2-4 weeks until balance is acheived, depending on your level of imbalance at the start.
No one said it was easy, but using CES makes it a lot easier to stop craving things like alcohol or caffeine and it is relatively accelerated compared to other methods, plus you are actually achieving real neurotransmitter balance and homeostasis.
Here is a good article about CES and Bob Beck, inventor of the BT7 (earlier called the BT5 and BT6):
http://www.sharinghealth.com/beckprotocol/whatisces.html
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| | | "Re(5):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Thu 12 May 13:01
Thanks for the input. I would like to try this. I wish the machine wasn't so expensive-but maybe it would be worth it. Do you know if many people actually go into complete remission with this and are able to stop taking supplements. I would love to stop taking the SJW because it makes my eyes burn from the sunlight, and the Tyrosine because it makes me jumpy. On the other hand, if I take nothing i can't function.
Thanks.
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| | | "Re(6):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Mon 16 May 08:57
SJW will not be needed, but you might have to continue amino's like tyrosine or 5-htp, because your neurotransmitter stores are most likey depleted. Once you bring them back up to normal levels then you might not have to take any. The good news is that CES usually enhances the effect of amino acids, so you won't have to take near as much.
I would suggest contacting Andy at dynamind.com he is very nice and he'll let you try a BT-7 for a month (which should be plenty of time) and if it doesn't work I'm sure he'll give you a full refund.
Posts: 99 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | | "Re(6):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Fri 13 May 23:03
After reading this article, i doubt if these are just dummy gadgets made to fool people and make a fast buck.
http://www.ntskeptics.org/2001/2001july/july2001.htm
If it was really helpful, it would have been very popular. That is my opinion.
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| | | "Re(7):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Mon 16 May 08:50:
Actually, there are two reasons why CES has never caught on. First, the medical establishment is so in bed with the drug companies that if anything threatens their livelyhood they will cut off funding. Remember, drug companies make billions off of mental illness and they are not about to let that go, even though there drugs only treat the symptoms and in the long run make things worse.
Secondly, some of those who do use CES devices are expecting a "quick fix" with no effort. People don't realize that depression and anxiety are indications that there is something wrong or missing within the body. In other words, you need to have the building blocks of proper neurotransimission in order to get healthy. If you don't have enough serotonin or dopamine in the body's stores, then you'll never get better. Many people become depressed because they are unable to process neurotransmission on the synaptic level and what CES does "reawaken" or "recharge" the synaptic area and allow it to once again function normally. That's why a lot of depressed people can take an amino acid like 5-htp and recieve no benefit at all. They must be able to process and transmit in order to become well. Therefore, it's imparitive that not only do you need to use CES to "diagnostically get the juices flowing again", but you need to make sure you have the juices to begin with and that comes from taking amino acid supplements.
SSRI's work by increasing the amount of serotonin at the synaptic cleft and forcing the brain to process it. The main problem with this approach is that eventaually the brain thinks it has plenty of serotonin so it begins rid itself of the "excess" , which eventually leads to complete depletion of serotonin and the medication stops working.
Here is an FDA approved CES device called the Alpha-Stim that requires a doctors prescription to obtain (see even the FDA recognizes it!):
http://alpha-stim.com/Information/Products/AS-100/as-100.html
[this message was edited by Bach on Mon 16 May 09:19]
Posts: 100 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | | "Re(8):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Thu 8 Sep 22:25
Sir,
what kind of device do you recommend Alfa-Stim or BT7?
Thank you
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| | | "Re(8):Neurotransmitter Replacement Therapy" , Tue 17 May 23:24
I read your website and started thinking a lot about why anti-depressants stop working for people after they had been working so well. You say it is because they simply run out of seratonin stores, and the drug just doesnt have anything left to work with.
However, considering you always keep your stores of seratonin up to par, this will never happen, correct? And to do this, you say I would need to alter my diet by having enough -tryptophan- so that my body can continuously replenish its stores of seratonin.
So basically any anti-depressant can pretty much be a life-long choice so long as I either a.) eat enough foods in my diet that have tryptophan, or b.) take some kind of protein supplement or tryptophan pills, right?
My mom is still on SSRI's and I have just started taking SJW, and I want to be able to keep both of us emotionally healthy since she doesn't seem to be very aware of the possibility of her prescriptions failing on her some day. My SJW hasn't really brought me back up to my full seratonin capacity yet, so I have a lot of anxiety about this at the moment. Thanks
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