Case 4: Generalized Anxiety
Pat is a 68-year-old woman who had been suffering with debilitating
anxiety for a period of three years.
Over those three years, she had tried a number of over the
counter natural remedies, meditation, hypnosis and a bunch
of pseudoscientific treatments. She even consulted with
a chiropractor who practiced the typical disease specific
approach rather than the patient
specific approach and suggested that Pat try a combination
of an herbal remedy of valerian root and passionflower.
The chiropractor even sold Pat on a series of 24
adjustments stating, "a C1 subluxation was one of the main
reasons for her anxiety".
Unfortunately, Pat's condition got so bad that she had
to be admitted to a psychiatric facility.
Due to the severity of the anxiety, she was prescribed
a benzodiazepine (Ativan) and an antidepressant
(Zoloft).
Although she had some relief on the above medications, she
still had "break-through" anxiety episodes.
When Pat first consulted with me she was on 100 mgs of Zoloft
and 3 mgs of Ativan.
One week before Pat consulted with me, her psychiatrist
recommended increasing the Ativan to 4 mgs and replacing
the Zoloft with another psychotropic drug.
As you can imagine, Pat was at her wits end and wanted a
second opinion. She was hoping to see if I could figure out
the underlying cause of the anxiety.
After completing my medical intake questionnaire and reviewing
all her medicals, I decided to order three specific functional
medicine lab tests.
The results of these tests were quite revealing and allowed
me to zero in on the underlying cause(s) of Pat's anxiety.
If Pat were your patient what would you have done to help
her?
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