A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein's Betrayal by the Brain: A Guide for Patients and Their Physicians [Paperback]

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Paperback: 98 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (Aug 19 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0789001195
ISBN-13: 978-0789001191
Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 15.2 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 141 g

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Dr. Jay A. Goldstein’s Betrayal by the Brain can be a daunting treatise to the layperson as well as a challenge for the physician who is not versed in neurology, psychiatry, immunology, and endocrinology. Here, in A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein’s Betrayal by the Brain: A Guide for Patients and Their Physicians, Author Katie Courmel, a longtime sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, presents in layperson’s terms the salient points of the book to lead readers to an understanding of Dr. Goldstein’s theory and methods of treatment. This guide provides CFS and FMS patients with an understanding of how their brains should function as opposed to how they are now dysfunctioning. It explains the proper role and function of each brain structure and neural assembly and the neurochemicals believed to be implicated in CFS and fibromyalgia along with the dysfunctions found in CFS/FMS patients. These dysfunctions, as a whole, form the basis of Dr. Goldstein’s unified theory behind the possible causes of CFS and FMS.

Patients involved in or contemplating Dr. Goldstein’s treatment can use A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein’s Betrayal by the Brain to gain an explanation of the process from a firsthand perspective and can follow along to learn why they are given particular drugs and what response Dr. Goldstein hopes to elicit from their bodies. This understanding gives patients a sense of control and helps them weather the ups and downs their bodies experience as a normal response to the treatment.

The strength of A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein’s Betrayal by the Brain lies in its ability to simplify without sacrificing the body of information that one must understand to make sense of the multitude of seemingly unrelated manifestations of these diseases of the brain. A thorough understanding will allow sufferers of CFS/FMS to approach Dr. Goldstein’s treatment method with an open mind and improve their chances for success. Specific questions answered for readers include:

how safe is this protocol?
should I go alone or take a companion?
what should I expect during my initial consultation?
what are the effects of so many drugs?
why doesn’t the same drug work for everyone?
if my treatment is successful, how long will it last?
what happens when I leave Dr. Goldstein’s care? A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein’s Betrayal by the Brain prepares readers for a unique, sometimes scary, often perplexing, hopefully miraculous, leap-of-faith experience. It helps patients deal with the very natural sense of uneasiness they may be feeling and helps them understand, in layperson’s terms, what Dr. Goldstein’s protocol can accomplish and how it can be so successful.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Goldstein's treatment approach was very effective for me, April 7 2004

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This review is from: A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein's Betrayal by the Brain: A Guide for Patients and Their Physicians (Paperback)

I was housebound and often bedridden for 15 years with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I tried many treatment approaches but nothing had any beneficial effect. I began working with Dr. Goldstein in 2001, following the experimental drug protocol set forth in this book. I was on the meds he prescribed for 3 years. During that time, I gradually recovered. I am now off the meds, working fulltime, and living a normal life. I know this approach does not work for everyone, but it has worked for many people with CFS, and I would recommend giving it serious consideration. Dr. Goldstein's hypothesis is that CFS is the result of a malfunction of the nervous system in which the neurons are over-responsive to stimuli. Sounds, smells, bright lights, stress, etc. all over-stimulate the over-reactive nervous system, causing fatigue and adrenal exhaustion. This is certainly consistent with my own experience of the illness. The meds reduce synaptic transmission. Over time, they can restore the nervous system to normal functioning.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Wealth of Information, April 30 2003

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This review is from: A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein's Betrayal by the Brain: A Guide for Patients and Their Physicians (Paperback)

This book is full of great information about the central nervous system and it's function; how it all works together and how it can affect us when it goes awry. Dr. Goldstein is a genius in his research and approaches to Chronic Fatigue which is such a hard disease to lhave accurately diagnosed from today's medical community. It is equally hard to live with as I am a chronic fatigue sufferer. My only knock on this book is that it does not go into more depth on Dr. Goldstein's treatment plans and hopefully one of his books, or a new one he has soon to be released will. Especially since he has suddenly retired due to illness. I can only hope another doctor will decide to take the challenge and follow in his footsteps and continue the wonderful research and treatments which he has started that has helped many sufferers of this disease; and this knowledge and information will not be lost.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A Waste of Money, Mar 24 2000

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This book is utter nonsense and preys upon those of us who are chronically ill and desperatly looking for a cure for our illness. There is nothing of value in the book.

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