Hi Folks-
I've been lurking here for a little while, and while I've been tempted to ask for advice from the forum members before, my situation is more pressing now, and I'd very much appreciate some guidance or suggestions.
I'm in my mid-thirties and I've dealt with migraine headaches since childhood (bad enough to land me in the hospital a few times), and more recently, chronic feelings of disorientation and physical numbness (skin insensitivity). I've had the standard neurological tests, and results have been normal.
Unfortunately, things have suddenly worsened for me. I was recently exposed to some pesticide at my place of work. While I was in another part of the building, my boss saturated part of my work area with a can of Roach & Ant Killer, and failed to warn me. I came back in the room and continued working while it was still wet, and quickly began to feel very dizzy and detached. I saw my boss walk by with the can a few minutes later, and I asked him not to spray it around me. He said he already had, so I went outside to get some air.
Coming back in, I could smell the spray at a distance, though I hadn't noticed it when I was almost on top of it. I looked at the area he sprayed (a kitchenette which is part of my work bench), and the spray had formed a puddle nearly a foot wide. That's a lot of pesticide. I went home, took some vitamins (C and B-Complex), drank a lot of water, and hoped for the best.
Within a couple of days, I developed a splitting headache which lasted three days or so. I took this as a good sign, as I (mistakenly) assumed that the various symptoms had actually been one of my migraines ramping up. I hoped it had all been a coincidence and that the additional symptoms would pass once the migraine had run its course.
Well, it's been over a week now, and there's been no improvement: The headache did run its course, but I still feel very, very detached, depersonalized, and numb (emotionally - I can't feel a thing; and physically - my skin has lost much of its sensitivity). My muscles feel tight and numb at the same time (particularly in my face), and my balance is screwed up.
While some of these have been problems for me in the past, they've worsened substantially with this incident.
I'm wondering if detoxification would even be an option at this stage, eight days later. I fear this may now be a "damage done" sort of situation, and I'm hoping that some forum members might have suggestions along the lines of Brain-CNS repair after a possible chemical injury. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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P.S. I'm currently trying the following:
ALC 500 mg (Jarrow Formulas) 1x daily
Max DHA (Jarrow Formulas) 1x daily
Idebenone 45 mg (Kirkman) 1x daily
I've tried them in the past, with no discernible positive or negative effects. Probably can't hurt to try them again, but I'm starting with low doses to make sure. I wish I had started these right away, instead of waiting out the headache like that.
I've also got some Tianeptine/Stablon on order from IAS.
Edited by cornelius, 24 June 2007 - 03:40 PM.
