I previously posted this on another list:

As I see it, D-MER describes experiences and indentifies symptoms that

women are having. Giving something a name or "diagnosis" may make

people think we know what is wrong with them, but really we are simply

naming what we see. This is why holistic medicine does not rely on (and

in many cases discards) diagnoses.



Just as with so many other "disorders, conditions or diseases", there

is rarely a treatment that does not simply address symptom control as

opposed to systemic healing. Why is the mother having these

experiences? What is happening with mom's hormones? What is going on

nutritionally? What about her structure? I recently worked with a mom

with these symptoms and they resolved after a chiropractic/CST

adjustment. Mom has many food allergies and her adrenals are fatigued.

Symptoms resumed after several weeks and she needed another

adjustment--she had fallen and injured herself in between. Mom is also

now on a health-supporting diet and supplements that have likely played

a role in her improvement.



If an inappropriate dopamine activity is the cause, then what is

causing this? Again, food allergies and poor nutritional profile can

cause this. So can structural problems. I have real concerns about

mothers taking a drug to treat hormonal imbalances. People who take

these drugs often need to raise their doses over time to get the same

result. This is known to be true when you are trying to prevent

re-uptake of dopamine. And, preventing re-uptake does not actually

increase production of dopamine, which can be done nutritionally.



I also spoke with a naturopath about this and she said it is very

difficult to raise dopamine levels w/o raising norepinephrine.

Wellbutrin raises norepinephrine and seratonin and she doubts its

action as a re-uptake inhibitor would be the reason for its success, if

indeed there is success.



If you want to make more neurotransmitters, you need the co-factors.

This means good nutrition. B-complex, magnesium and tyrosine are the

most important co-factors for all neurotransmitters all along the

pathways. The first thing I have moms do when they have that "sinking"

kind of feeling is magnesium.



IMO, American women are terribly malnourished and that is the issue

that needs to be addressed. I would love to see these mothers evaluated

for inflammation and properly nourished, treated structurally and then

see what happens





Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC

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