homeopathic herbs??
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carld
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homeopathic herbs??
Has anyone here tried acupuncture and Chinese herbs?
Last edited by carld on Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:28 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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I encourage anxiety prone UCPPS people to consider L-Theanine
Age, 44 onset age 37 Feb 2006 Freq. need to urinate. Sensation of having to urinate soon after going. Perineum discomfort/burning/tightness, pubic area discomfort @ times,poor urine stream, post urine dripping/spray. All symptoms have improved with my protocol. At the worst I give it a 1 to 2 on irritation and discomfort and frequency. Helps: Elavil 5mg for anxiety and mast cell protection, (will only take it as needed) self internal PT as needed, stretching, walking, stairmaster cardio workout and light weights, reducing stress, moment to moment relaxation, deep breathing relaxation and using a Theracane. Makes worse: sitting for long periods, stress, over focusing on it. Currently 95%-98% recovered. Stay positive, relaxed and control your anxiety.
I encourage anxiety prone UCPPS people to consider L-Theanine
Age, 44 onset age 37 Feb 2006 Freq. need to urinate. Sensation of having to urinate soon after going. Perineum discomfort/burning/tightness, pubic area discomfort @ times,poor urine stream, post urine dripping/spray. All symptoms have improved with my protocol. At the worst I give it a 1 to 2 on irritation and discomfort and frequency. Helps: Elavil 5mg for anxiety and mast cell protection, (will only take it as needed) self internal PT as needed, stretching, walking, stairmaster cardio workout and light weights, reducing stress, moment to moment relaxation, deep breathing relaxation and using a Theracane. Makes worse: sitting for long periods, stress, over focusing on it. Currently 95%-98% recovered. Stay positive, relaxed and control your anxiety.
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londoner
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Just a point of definition here: herbs are not homeopathic.
A herb may have a number of active ingredients in a material dose which act upon our nervous systems. In other words, they are similar to man-made medicines in that a quantifiable, recognizable amount of the medicinal drug is found in the herb.
A homeopathic medicine has no active ingredient : its ingredient has been diluted in water so many times that not even one molecule of the original substance remains in the pills or liquid you take. The theory is that the water that it is diluted with retains a sort of memory of the original substance and in this way acts gently but dynamically on the system.
A herb may have a number of active ingredients in a material dose which act upon our nervous systems. In other words, they are similar to man-made medicines in that a quantifiable, recognizable amount of the medicinal drug is found in the herb.
A homeopathic medicine has no active ingredient : its ingredient has been diluted in water so many times that not even one molecule of the original substance remains in the pills or liquid you take. The theory is that the water that it is diluted with retains a sort of memory of the original substance and in this way acts gently but dynamically on the system.
Age: 44 | Onset Age:41 | Symptoms: abdominal pain and discomfort, urinary frequency, low libido | Helped By: quercetin, diazepam, neurontin, Elavil | Worsened By: sex, alcohol, caffeine
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LightningTree
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Yep, londoner is right about that.
I've never heard of Kai kit Wan. What is it known for?
I've never heard of Kai kit Wan. What is it known for?
This is not medical advice, and I am NOT a doctor of medicine or a related field.
* Age:33 Onset: February 2004.
* 99.9% IMPROVEMENT in 2.5 Years with the first year being the really hard part
* Current Symptoms: Mild irritation of perineal muscles on occasion. Relieved for days at a time by a specific stretch (see below).
* Initial Symptoms: Terrible penile, urethral, rectal, and perineal burning/aching with addition afferent sensations.
* Current Treatments: Deep stretching of the legs and pelvis. Most effective: Deep psoas and levitar ani stretch using the first phase of the "pigeon pose" from Yoga. When a deep pulling is felt in the middle of the pelvis next to the upper rectum, symptoms are completely alleviated for several days.
* Past Treatments Hyperprotection of the perineum for 1.7 years, Walking, Rectal biofeedback, Stanford/Wise-Anderson Protocol, Conditioned deep relaxation practice, Men's Multi-Vitamin and an Extra B-complex pill, all seemed to help.
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MastCells
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...which is why I'm very skeptical about the efficacy of any homeopathic medicine!londoner wrote:A homeopathic medicine has no active ingredient : its ingredient has been diluted in water so many times that not even one molecule of the original substance remains in the pills or liquid you take. The theory is that the water that it is diluted with retains a sort of memory of the original substance and in this way acts gently but dynamically on the system.
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MB
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Homeopathy is placebo. There was a large and properly done study at the university of Bern in Switzerland and published in the Lancet that found no benefit in Homeopathy. Yet, the debate is not closed.
http://www.nzz.ch/2005/09/10/eng/article6072491.html
http://www.nzz.ch/2005/09/10/eng/article6072491.html
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carld
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I encourage anxiety prone UCPPS people to consider L-Theanine
Age, 44 onset age 37 Feb 2006 Freq. need to urinate. Sensation of having to urinate soon after going. Perineum discomfort/burning/tightness, pubic area discomfort @ times,poor urine stream, post urine dripping/spray. All symptoms have improved with my protocol. At the worst I give it a 1 to 2 on irritation and discomfort and frequency. Helps: Elavil 5mg for anxiety and mast cell protection, (will only take it as needed) self internal PT as needed, stretching, walking, stairmaster cardio workout and light weights, reducing stress, moment to moment relaxation, deep breathing relaxation and using a Theracane. Makes worse: sitting for long periods, stress, over focusing on it. Currently 95%-98% recovered. Stay positive, relaxed and control your anxiety.
I encourage anxiety prone UCPPS people to consider L-Theanine
Age, 44 onset age 37 Feb 2006 Freq. need to urinate. Sensation of having to urinate soon after going. Perineum discomfort/burning/tightness, pubic area discomfort @ times,poor urine stream, post urine dripping/spray. All symptoms have improved with my protocol. At the worst I give it a 1 to 2 on irritation and discomfort and frequency. Helps: Elavil 5mg for anxiety and mast cell protection, (will only take it as needed) self internal PT as needed, stretching, walking, stairmaster cardio workout and light weights, reducing stress, moment to moment relaxation, deep breathing relaxation and using a Theracane. Makes worse: sitting for long periods, stress, over focusing on it. Currently 95%-98% recovered. Stay positive, relaxed and control your anxiety.