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Old Nov 12, 2012, 06:43 PM
anonymous8113
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Chandler, I'm not a doctor, and naturally can't offer much helplful advice except to say a few things about what you pointed out:

1. You live in an old building. Many times old buildings are loaded with mold--a ubiquitous spore-bearing mold that many of us are extremely allergic to and can develop almost psychotic reactions to. I would suggest that you go on your own to
see an allergy specialist before making the decision to go into the hospital; or, if you can't wait, enter the hospital and come out to visit an allergy specialist for extensive testing for allergens, both inhaled and ingested.

What you do is purely a choice of your own, and I realize that, and although I may write a bit strongly about it, I have lived through discovery of what happens to me in chemistry when allergens are triggers; it may work for you, too.

2. Find out if you do, in fact, have serious allergies that are causing symptoms for you. A good allergist will give you advice that no other type specialist is qualified to offer. And often, it's more than one thing that is causing the problem, (in addition to
some of the medications being used).

3. If you can track your hallucinations to ingestion of high levels of any one food or
drink, tell your allergist about it. In many cases, foods we are strongly addicted to (or crave) may be the ones causing the allergies.

4. Barring all advice from an allergist, I would definitely try to have something done about the medications (which all produce acidic reactions and may be causing an overload for your kidneys.) You may wish to go into a hospital for a short stay and
have your doctor see that your system is cleansed of all old drugs and that you have something that will stabilize your chemistry once you have obtained calmness.

5. I would ask for the results of blood chemistry analysis so that you begin to have
some idea of what is going on with your chemistry. Whatever it is, Chandler, it needs to be corrected for your long-term health. See that your allergy specialist is aware of what the blood chemistry at the hospital is. (I would even request a copy for myself and take it to the allergist--bloodwork both before and after treatment. You are entitled to that information for your benefit.)

6. Look into your diet with an allergy specialist to see if there's anything there which can be causing psychic disturbance for you.

Frankly, I almost rely more on an allergy specialist than I do a psychiatrist for help
in bipolar illness. What you're experiencing, in my view, can be corrected and you may come out on the other side of this better than ever.

Take care of yourself and feel better soon.
Thanks for this!
dillpickle1983