![]() ![]() ![]() I sighed and further explained that I had visited a medical library to research the links between chemical exposure and mental illness and come across a 1986 study relating past exposure to lead found in hair analysis to symptoms of bipolar disorder. He quickly flipped through the pages, tossed it back at me, and in a very arrogant tone stated, “That doesn’t mean anything, lead poisoning doesn’t cause mental illness and you have bipolar disorder.” I had a copy of the results with me and handed it to him. Yasser wanted to know the name of the lab that ran the hair analysis. I told him that as these poisons began to leave my body, I was starting to notice improvements in my sleep quality and energy levels, even my night vision.ĭr. A 24-hour urine analysis after my first treatment showed the excretion of aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury. Gant had revealed high levels of various neurotoxins in my body, including past exposure to lead found via hair analysis.Īlong with using vitamin supplements and making dietary changes, I mentioned that I had been undergoing IV chelation therapy an FDA-approved, standard detoxification treatment for lead poisoning and acute radiation poisoning. Yasser that my work history included long-term exposure to hazardous chemicals, and that results of lab tests run by Dr. Gant uses a functional medicine approach to optimize his patients’ treatment by testing them for metabolic, infectious, immune, allergic, nutritional, toxicological, and other risk factors. at the Holistic Health Center that had recently opened near me. I also told him about my first appointment with Dr. I explained that I had recently started acupuncture and massage therapy treatments in an attempt to find relief from severe insomnia. Psychiatric drugs alone were not working. I told him I felt my best option was to incorporate additional therapies to try and control reoccurring episodes of insomnia, mania, psychosis, and visual hallucinations. ![]() Obviously, that was not the case, but I’d come prepared. Very calmly, I explained that I had experienced a lot of side effects from psychiatric medications and gave him a printout from my pharmacist listing my prescription history and the many drugs to which I had adverse reactions. Yasser encouraged patients to meditate in front of large fish tanks, network with each other, and attend a daily support group he led. I had selected him as my new psychiatrist because he had a unique, holistic practice that offered walk-in appointments along with a day center featuring fitness equipment and a pool table. Yasser would be different and more open-minded towards a patient incorporating complementary therapies into medication management, as I was doing. He knew little more about me than my name yet made snap judgments against me based solely on the fact other medical doctors already rubber-stamped a psychiatric label on me. I received this scolding just five minutes into my first appointment with my third psychiatrist in two years, not long after being released from the hospital after yet another manic episode. Yasser yelled, “You’re mentally ill and will be mentally ill for the rest of your life! Vitamins don’t cure mental illness! Stop wasting your money!” With his finger pointed at me and in an authoritative tone as if to discipline an unruly child, Dr. ![]()
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