Very helpful explanation. My husband started having unusual episodes a few years ago and fnd has been suggested as a possibility. His biggest symptoms are overwhelming fatigue, extreme sensitivity to light, brain fog, numbness and whole body nausea. The symptoms are significantly worse in the summer. He was found to have a Chiari malformation with restricted CSF flow and cerebellum compression. The neurosurgeon surgeon wants him to work with a psychologist before considering surgery and my husband feels very frustrated about this. He just wants the surgery and isn't really buying into this FND idea. He did have quite a violent childhood and he's had an unstable mood for our entire 35 years of marriage.
Everything I've come to believe my CFS/ME (since the 1980s) is, in one lecture. Extraordinary! Fasting/keto seems to lower inflammation and brain fog which is always a good thing. Now...to recalibrate the brain.... :)
Hello Anne, thanks. 40 or so years is a very long time, which makes any attempts at recalibration much more difficult. If you want to explain a bit more about the symptoms to me at email (matthewclphillips@metabolicneurologist.com) I might be able to help guide you better that way. Kind regards, Matt.
Hi! Yes, sometimes, but not as the primary therapy. In my experience the best way to treat is to identify the subconscious processing problem and recalibrate the brain. Kind regards, Matt.
@ Ok, thank you! I think Dr. Palmer’s Brain Energy approach is such an effective treatment for mood disorders, I wondered if it would help people experiencing that + FND.
@@julieoneofonebillion All good. The brain can, through interoceptive predictions, most likely modulate/control the autonomic nervous system, metabolism/mitochondria, and immune systems at a basic level, which means that abnormal brain processing could lead to these metabolic and other changes. So metabolic therapies could certainly help in theory. However, the primary treatment would still be to recalibrate the brain. Matt.
Thank you so much. I’ve been recently diagnosed with FND by Mayo Clinic. Most of the stuff I’ve seen on line and RUclips are years old. This is very recent and you’ve provided a good description and explanation as I am now trying to navigate this new psychological and neurological world as I understand and can apply it to my life. I will check out those resources to get more information and understanding on the subject. I am not a medical professional and a lot of this is over my head…but I am able to glean a few kernels of knowledge to aid in my diagnosis
Very helpful explanation. My husband started having unusual episodes a few years ago and fnd has been suggested as a possibility. His biggest symptoms are overwhelming fatigue, extreme sensitivity to light, brain fog, numbness and whole body nausea. The symptoms are significantly worse in the summer. He was found to have a Chiari malformation with restricted CSF flow and cerebellum compression. The neurosurgeon surgeon wants him to work with a psychologist before considering surgery and my husband feels very frustrated about this. He just wants the surgery and isn't really buying into this FND idea. He did have quite a violent childhood and he's had an unstable mood for our entire 35 years of marriage.
Thank you, Dr. Matt!
Everything I've come to believe my CFS/ME (since the 1980s) is, in one lecture. Extraordinary! Fasting/keto seems to lower inflammation and brain fog which is always a good thing. Now...to recalibrate the brain.... :)
Hello Anne, thanks. 40 or so years is a very long time, which makes any attempts at recalibration much more difficult. If you want to explain a bit more about the symptoms to me at email (matthewclphillips@metabolicneurologist.com) I might be able to help guide you better that way. Kind regards, Matt.
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Curious to know if you've seen intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet help FND?
Hi! Yes, sometimes, but not as the primary therapy. In my experience the best way to treat is to identify the subconscious processing problem and recalibrate the brain. Kind regards, Matt.
@ Ok, thank you! I think Dr. Palmer’s Brain Energy approach is such an effective treatment for mood disorders, I wondered if it would help people experiencing that + FND.
@@julieoneofonebillion All good. The brain can, through interoceptive predictions, most likely modulate/control the autonomic nervous system, metabolism/mitochondria, and immune systems at a basic level, which means that abnormal brain processing could lead to these metabolic and other changes. So metabolic therapies could certainly help in theory. However, the primary treatment would still be to recalibrate the brain. Matt.
@ Thank you so much for explaining!
Thank you so much. I’ve been recently diagnosed with FND by Mayo Clinic. Most of the stuff I’ve seen on line and RUclips are years old. This is very recent and you’ve provided a good description and explanation as I am now trying to navigate this new psychological and neurological world as I understand and can apply it to my life. I will check out those resources to get more information and understanding on the subject. I am not a medical professional and a lot of this is over my head…but I am able to glean a few kernels of knowledge to aid in my diagnosis