Digest Number 2979

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Hi Lee

 

I had a similar problem with a patient last year. It sounds as if your

patient may be going down the same route.

It is most important that you check if her medication is affecting her.

With my patient no matter how much I tried using TCM acupuncture where I was

constantly treating for Liver blood deficiency and wind, her condition

would improve for a couple of days and then get worse again. Her GP

diagnosed her with Parkinson's without getting this confirmed by a

neurologist, then added Parkinson's medication to an already vast mix of

Bp medication and medication for depression after a bereavement . I was not

happy with the fact that the onset of her symptoms were not typical with no

pains or tremors developing in either of her arms or hands, or any sign of

a Parkinson's shuffle, despite an increasingly severe tremor of her lips

and head. Diagnostically her colour was becoming more and more sallow and

green, and more blood deficient. Fortunately after I persuaded her to put

some pressure on her GP to get a referral to a neurologist, the

neurologist recognised that she didn't have Parkinson's, then took her off

all her medication. Then Hey Presto! her head shaking began to stop of

its own accord. The green sallow hue on her face has reverted back to

her normal red hue, and the blood deficiency is nearly gone. Interestingly

my patient also developed severe heartburn which was also an additional mix

with the cocktail of drugs she was taking. This has also nearly

disappeared.

 

Good Luck

 

Helene

 

 

> OK! Today I had a very strange case. A 69 year old female came in with a

> persistant case of head shaking. She had gone the western medical route

> that had included botox injections and pt. Nothing so far has helped.

>

> She presented to be in really good shape. The doctors of course put her on

> BP pills although she claims not to have high blood pressure along with

> Cholesterol meds. And let us not forget the Parkinson drug

> (Gabasomething.)and the Toprol. I think the problem is a side effect of

> the meds, but she insisted that she they are not related. She also takes

> lots of vitamins and ginger for hearburn.

>

> She really did not present with anything out of the ordinary. Tongue

> looked swollen in heart area, pale pink with a thin white coat. Pulse was

> deep and weak except in the liver position.

>

> I treated for wind and phlegm. Symptoms persisted. I followed with scalp

> acupuncture for movement disorders and opening the gates.

> HELP!

> Lee

>