Schizophrenia Treatment: Update

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Hello Everyone:

 

As per my original email, I owe the group an update on my treatment. So, here it

goes. First of all, I would like to clarify a few doubts that were raised

about my 2-month treatment in India through postings and private emails to me.

 

My stay in India was " not' in-patient. Actually, I stayed in an apartment of my

choice with my family that included my parents and when they left, my in-laws.

In fact, almost all members of my family also went through some procedures of

Panchakarma, especially the liver detox through a combination of diet, herbs,

and basti. We all stayed together and shared our experiences. We met the Vaidya

every once in 3-4 days, sometimes more frequently. I was allowed to go out and

shop around -- buy groceries, visit malls, visit temples, eat out, etc. India

has changed quite a bit in last 10-15 years. Now, there are ample places to eat,

visit, and shop -- So, you can turn your trip into an interesting and enjoyable

experience as well -- which helped with the suffering that I underwent through

the reactions due to the elimination of the toxins.

 

Another thing I wanted to add is that the Vaidya also added Jal-Neti to my

treatment plan right when I landed there. It's a procedure to clean your

nostrils and sinuses while supplying minerals to the brain. What you use is

called a Neti pot filled with lukewarm salt water (use sea salt, saindhava salt,

etc. -- not the regular one) and let that the water run from one nostril to the

other. It's a really easy and enjoyable experience once you do it for the first

time -- highly recommended for those who have sinus problems..

 

There was one issue with the Indian style toilet, which I am not used to. But

since I came back from there and having read about the colon problems (cancer,

etc.) due to the use of the western style toilets, I decided to get a step that

attaches to the western style toilet and simulates the squat position that you

are supposed to assume during evacuation. When you use it, you really feel

emptied afterwards :-) Or, else lumps of stool remain in your colon and they rot

to create more trouble down the road.

 

My last posting was about two months ago. Since then, I have continued on my

treatment and even have added a few more things to my daily intake -- mostly

once again based on the Vaidya's advice. Ever since I got back, I continued to

have the  mucus problem and it got worse every day. So, I performed a saliva

test to detect candida, which came out positive. Since then, I have been trying

to treat it. Trust me, if you go about treating your candida the proper way, it

is one of the most time taking and difficult thing to do. Time taking because

the candida is not destroyed overnight -- the allopathic pills that claim to do

so do not treat the problem at all as the candida comes back after a few weeks

-- it's also important to establish a good intestinal flora by starving candida

with diet control, killing them using means that do not kill the beneficial

bacteria, and injecting beneficial bacteria through probiotics. You can find

numerous articles on

candida treatment in this group's archives.

 

Anyway, the additions to my treatment plan were intake of crushed garlic in the

mornings and probiotics with every meal and before bed. I changed my diet

considerably as well -- stopped wheat and wheat products completely, stopped

other gluten containing grains as well including barley, rye, semolina, and

oats, started taking grains like millet, quinoa, amaranth, and buckwheat, mostly

no sugar or sugar containing products/recipes, no milk unless it's raw and

boiled once, lots of veggies, less sugary fruits, etc. The problems are still

not completely gone, but have gotten much much better. For example -- my mucus

problem has lessened on average down to almost 10%, through moderation of garlic

intake, I am able to keep the " die off " reaction to the minimum, the days when I

feel terrific have increased on average (almost 7 out 10-11 days are just

perfect), etc.

 

Another thing that I recently started is heavy metal detox using a tincture of

cilantro and chlorella. Jon Barron's website sells that formula and mentions

that the tincture removes over 90% of heavy metals from your body in about 40

days. I am half way through. During the first two weeks, I did witness some

toxins getting eliminated as my stools were smelly and greenish in color. You

also start urinately much more frequenly as soon as you start taking the

tincture which is another sign that the heavy metals are getting eliminated.

 

I started on heavy metal detox only because I still have residues of delusional

thoughts -- in fact a lot of them. During a die-off reaction, these thoughts

become quite intensified and affect my daily life considerably -- many times I

have had to take off from work! My decision to start the detox was based on the

fact that about 14 years ago, I had silver amalgams put in as tooth fillings and

I clearly recall that my mental symptoms started soon afterwards. The first

thing I did after recalling that and realizing that the mercury absorption from

the amalgams could be a potential cause behind my mental illness is that I got

the amalgam replaced with a composite filling -- you can find naturopathic

dentists in your town who can do this for you. Next, I got mercury test done on

my hair and urine samples, though nothing came out that! After reading some

literature, I learnt that within 6 months - 1 year most of the mercury is

completely absorbed by the

gut and the brain and remains there forever unless you detox them out. To be

honest, I have not read any articles that prove that the heavy metal detox

actually takes the mercury out of the areas where the mercury has become part of

the organ completely or is embedded deep inside. So, I am trying this out hoping

that it would take out as much mercury (and lead also) as possible and the rest

for the brain will be taken care of by the " tantrik pranayama " (the breathing

excercise) that I do every day.

 

How do I feel? Well, I had a record stint of 10 consecutive days without ANY

symptoms just 2 weeks ago, then 4 bad days, and then once again about 7 days

with no symptoms, and then again 3-4 bad days, etc. When I say no symptoms, I

actually feel *great* on those days! On those days, I find my brain working

faster with almost no delusional thoughts at all! I sometimes tell my wife that

I now work faster than the computer as nowadays I wait more for the computer to

respond to my commands than before! My guess is that it must be a cumulative

effect of taking the nervine herbs -- brahmi, ashwagandha, etc.

 

Also, I have now enrolled for a 5-year course in Ayurveda mostly covering Charak

Samhita in detail. So, in due course of time, I may start my clinic somewhere --

well, that's the idea anyway.

 

If any of you have a question about my treatment so far, please feel free to

contact me by email or through a posting on the group.

 

Regards,

Matt