Should I wear NoIRs, avoid natural light exposure and eliminate vitamin D before starting Benicar?
Some folks who have difficulty finding a supportive doctor or have practical reasons to delay taking the MP medications want to do what they can immediately to start the healing process. Eliminating vitamin D (food and supplements), avoiding natural light and bright lights exposure are all measures that can be followed without a doctor's prescription.
These measures are encouraged but folks should proceed with caution if they are not starting Benicar yet.
Some people who eliminate vitamin D and light exposure get some symptom relief and feel better, especially if those symptoms were due to Hypervitaminosis-D.
Some people feel worse when they begin to avoid sun exposurebecause this reduces their 1,25-D and causes hormonal adjustment symptoms - such as fatigue, dizziness, headache, photosensitivity, irritability, sleep disturbances, brain fog, etc. It is also common to become more sensitive to natural light after avoiding sun exposure because the resulting fluctuations in the level of 1,25-D can exacerbate symptoms even if the level of 1,25-D is relatively low.
Wearing the required sunglasses may relieve symptoms by calming the effect of light on the brain but it can also make it more difficult to tolerate light without the sunglasses. See The effect of light on the brain (amygdala).
Reducing all sources of ingested Vitamin D may reduce 25-D enough to allow the immune system to begin functioning and killing bacteria, thus provoking an immune system reaction. This will cause an increase in symptoms (perhaps intolerable) and possibly an increase in inflammation to joints and organs not yet protected by Benicar.
Benicar and antibiotics are essential
Avoiding vitamin D and light exposure alone may appear to be an effective treatment for some but it is only a palliative effect. Disease progression may be stalled with these tactics but taking these measures alone without the MP medications will not be enough to get well.
Benicar is a critical part of the MP. It both activates the immune system and protects the body's organs. It is not optional.
MP antibiotics are essential to weaken the intracellular bacteria and enable the immune system to kill them. This is the only way to defeat inflammatory disease.
If you want to do the MP, you need to have the healing, protective and palliative actions of both Benicar and minocycline for the treatment to be safe and effective. Delaying any aspect of MP or using some aspects and not others is unsafe and ineffective. See safety warning.
____________________ Barb: Dx Inflammatory Disease Endocrine Imbalance 2003| Depression| 24+ years not Dx| MP Aug04| ABC of MP| MP Search|
Current time is 18:31
* We can help you understand chronic disease, but only your physician is licensed to give you medical care * Always consult your physician before commencing or changing any treatment he/she has prescribed for you
