Nice to meet you Alwin in Village in Lancashire.
I use the bed three times a week for 10 minutes per session. My mom uses it the same, three times per week, but she can go for 12 minutes. I burn if i do. We started back in late August, and we've pretty consistent, with the exception of a week off for Thanksgiving.
As to changes, we both noticed changes after the first session, just as many people have described in the studies, and De Bartolo in his book, Lupus Underground. (I don't advise you buy it.) Less brain fog, less fatigue, less pain.
Do I know if uva1 effects serotonin? No, I've never read anything to that effect. I wish it did. My lupus pain is relatively well controlled, but my fibromyalgia pain is through the roof. I used to take Amytriptiline for it, but I took it without ever having been diagnosed as bipolar, so it took me for a massive manic ride the likes of which I've not been on before. (I bought thirteen properties and nine cars in 2 months). Before the amy, I tended towards bipolar, but I was hyper-functional. Anyway, I had to stop amy, mostly 'cause I ran out of money, (sorry, bipolar joke), but now I'm taking Lyrica and it almost works as well. I tried 5-htp, but it just doesn't do the job for me without an iv drip. (No, there is no such thing, just wish there was). I had to take it every couple of hours or I was just wiped out by the pain. Serotonin, I need you.
I'll stay in touch as to the progress of the uva1 therapy. I thought maybe I should quiz my mom again on how it makes her feel, and she told me yet again how totally convinced she is it makes a difference for her. We both took a week off for Thanksgiving, and we both felt worse, but that could be placebo talk or maybe just my relatives, I'll have to think about that one. I'm waiting on my DS-anti-dna to come down under 200 so I can see a difference, but so far no luck. If I do drop below 200, it'll be the first time in several years. My c3 and c4 are below the recordable range (i think i have a lazy lab tech), so if those improve, that would be major too. Either way, I'll let you all know. And if anything goes downhill, I'll let you know about that too.
You were a cross country runner? I was too. 10k in 31:36 at the age of sixteen. But there was a really cute girl ahead of me if I remember correctly... I also had to move on to the gym, but I can't swim. I can only lift weights, and only with long pauses between sets. Otherwise it's massive pain as my muscles seize up from lack of oxygen. That's when I can work out at all. I'm glad you found something that works for you, even if it is chilly. I'm in New Mexico, so we say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." I'm always waiting for it to warm up...
Oh, and I'm male. Please don't hold it against me, the women in my family seem to....he, he, he...
I use the bed three times a week for 10 minutes per session. My mom uses it the same, three times per week, but she can go for 12 minutes. I burn if i do. We started back in late August, and we've pretty consistent, with the exception of a week off for Thanksgiving.
As to changes, we both noticed changes after the first session, just as many people have described in the studies, and De Bartolo in his book, Lupus Underground. (I don't advise you buy it.) Less brain fog, less fatigue, less pain.
Do I know if uva1 effects serotonin? No, I've never read anything to that effect. I wish it did. My lupus pain is relatively well controlled, but my fibromyalgia pain is through the roof. I used to take Amytriptiline for it, but I took it without ever having been diagnosed as bipolar, so it took me for a massive manic ride the likes of which I've not been on before. (I bought thirteen properties and nine cars in 2 months). Before the amy, I tended towards bipolar, but I was hyper-functional. Anyway, I had to stop amy, mostly 'cause I ran out of money, (sorry, bipolar joke), but now I'm taking Lyrica and it almost works as well. I tried 5-htp, but it just doesn't do the job for me without an iv drip. (No, there is no such thing, just wish there was). I had to take it every couple of hours or I was just wiped out by the pain. Serotonin, I need you.
I'll stay in touch as to the progress of the uva1 therapy. I thought maybe I should quiz my mom again on how it makes her feel, and she told me yet again how totally convinced she is it makes a difference for her. We both took a week off for Thanksgiving, and we both felt worse, but that could be placebo talk or maybe just my relatives, I'll have to think about that one. I'm waiting on my DS-anti-dna to come down under 200 so I can see a difference, but so far no luck. If I do drop below 200, it'll be the first time in several years. My c3 and c4 are below the recordable range (i think i have a lazy lab tech), so if those improve, that would be major too. Either way, I'll let you all know. And if anything goes downhill, I'll let you know about that too.
You were a cross country runner? I was too. 10k in 31:36 at the age of sixteen. But there was a really cute girl ahead of me if I remember correctly... I also had to move on to the gym, but I can't swim. I can only lift weights, and only with long pauses between sets. Otherwise it's massive pain as my muscles seize up from lack of oxygen. That's when I can work out at all. I'm glad you found something that works for you, even if it is chilly. I'm in New Mexico, so we say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." I'm always waiting for it to warm up...
Oh, and I'm male. Please don't hold it against me, the women in my family seem to....he, he, he...