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Insomnia
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Written by:
Marty L.
Hinz, MD |
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President
Clinical
Research |
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NeuroResearch
Clinics,
Inc. |
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Cape Coral, Florida USA Research Office |
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Insomnia
Case Studies:
Most
patients
with
insomnia
have
multiple
diseases
relating
to
neurotransmitters
active
simultaneously.
The
follow
case
study
submitted
by
Dr.
Peggy
Rollo
is
typical
of
the
patients
with
insomnia
seen
by
the
clinics
using
the
NeuroResearch
Clinics
approach. |
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Insomnia With Multiple Problems |
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By: PEGGY ROLLO, ND |
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Portland, Oregon |
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C. is a
70 year old female referred to me by a colleague. C.
has ADHD since childhood, and she was loquacious,
agitated, and restless throughout her appointment. She
contracted Lyme disease twenty years ago, which left her
with neurological sequellae including mild MS. She has
headaches, hypertension, tinnitus, nocturia, shortness
of breath, heart murmurs, and memory loss. Her
motivation for making an appointment is intractable
insomnia of two months duration, with no apparent
etiology. In the past, she has only experienced trouble
sleeping if she travels out-of-town. |
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Because she is overly reactive to many pharmaceuticals,
C. tried taking l-tryptophan at bedtime, with no change
in her sleep. When she took melatonin, it caused
arrhythmias and chest pain. On a “good night,” 2-3
hours after taking Benadryl, she would get drowsy. If
she could fall asleep, she would awaken and not sleep
after that. |
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I prescribed Level one amino acid dosing. At our first
follow up 12 days later, after C. returned from a trip
out-of-town, she came in “a very happy camper.” She was
falling asleep, and sleeping through the night. If she
got up with nocturia, she fell back asleep. C. reported
feeling more mellow during the day than she had her
whole life. She sat more calmly through her visit, and
her responses were direct and succinct. She told me her
concentration and focus was better, and she was getting
paperwork done that she had not been able to do for many
months. |
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At her second appointment two weeks later, C. reports
that her blood pressure now runs normal, and her
cognitive function is greatly improved. She has no
headaches, is not agitated, and feels miraculously
better. Her sleep is normal even when she goes out-of
-town. She is happy to continue her amino acids and
feels no need to pursue further treatment. |
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The NeuroResearch Clinics Approach
to Treating Insomnia |
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It
is
no secret NeuroResearch Clinics uses
the nutrients 5-HTP, tyrosine, levodopa,
and
cysteine to treat medical patients
in order to get the results
documented by our doctors, Proper
use these simple
ingredients in medical treatment is not simple.
From time to time a patient will
say, "Why do I want to take that, I
can go to a health food store and
buy it?" People off the street
buying in a health food store is like going to an art
store and buying a bunch of oil
paints then going home and expecting
to paint like a mater artist even
though there was no previous
painting experience. Having been in
medicine since 1972 I can firmly
state that use of 5-HTP, tyrosine,
levodopa, and cysteine, in medical
clinics, with urinary
neurotransmitter testing is some of
the most sophisticated medical
treatment in medicine.
These nutrients have tremendous
potential due to their chemical
properties. The potential is only
fully realized in the hands of the
trained professional. Treatment is
not just giving a nutrient pill, it is the whole medical approach
doctors are trained in to manage the
disease properly and make sure that
that the whole treatment plan is on
track to get symptoms under control. |
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