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I think I have a unique opportunity, in that ever since stopping clozapine, my CFS and anxiety symptoms are steadily and predictably decreasing. I'd say that since stopping one year ago, I'm about 30% back to pre-drug me.
And I'd guess the improvement would be logarithmic, getting slower as I approach normal. Normal being what I was like pre-Clozapine, which was still a lot of anxiety, but little to no physical fatigue.
There's a possibility that if I do a lot of different lab tests, maybe once a month, I could then use data mining software to find a significant correlation between some biomarker's levels over time and a logarithmic improvement line.
Of course some biomarkers might change from other factors, like me getting more exercise as I get better. But there's a chance something changes that can be tied to CFS somehow.
I already have a load of CBC panels that I had to do once a month to once a week for the many years of my clozapine usage, along with less frequent other tests, like metabolic panels. I put all the data from LabCorp into a spreadsheet, and plan to play with data mining software with the data I currently have.
I'm looking at ownyourlabs.com for test options. These are the cheapest:
I already did a morning cortisol and CRP test last week, and they are both pretty much right in the middle of the normal range.
I'll probably continue to get CBC's monthly at a minimum, especially since it's so cheap. Any other good ones? Anyone know of some common markers that are abnormal in many CFS or anxiety sufferers?
And I'd guess the improvement would be logarithmic, getting slower as I approach normal. Normal being what I was like pre-Clozapine, which was still a lot of anxiety, but little to no physical fatigue.
There's a possibility that if I do a lot of different lab tests, maybe once a month, I could then use data mining software to find a significant correlation between some biomarker's levels over time and a logarithmic improvement line.
Of course some biomarkers might change from other factors, like me getting more exercise as I get better. But there's a chance something changes that can be tied to CFS somehow.
I already have a load of CBC panels that I had to do once a month to once a week for the many years of my clozapine usage, along with less frequent other tests, like metabolic panels. I put all the data from LabCorp into a spreadsheet, and plan to play with data mining software with the data I currently have.
I'm looking at ownyourlabs.com for test options. These are the cheapest:
I already did a morning cortisol and CRP test last week, and they are both pretty much right in the middle of the normal range.
I'll probably continue to get CBC's monthly at a minimum, especially since it's so cheap. Any other good ones? Anyone know of some common markers that are abnormal in many CFS or anxiety sufferers?