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Jun 29Liked by David Shapiro

Very cool, thanks for sharing such an intimate experience.

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Jun 29Liked by David Shapiro

Incredible articulation and framing of a truly mindbending phenomenon that remains a part of the possible dimensions of the human experience and can have deep implications and things to learn that relate to the rest of the human experience if one is so aligned and open. On a somewhat side note, I just watched your interview on Win-Win and was struck by your description of your fatigue and sensitivity. It reminded me starkly of my own experience with Lupus and believe it or not the use of a 1/4 tab of acid microdose a day that plus small doses throughout the day of caffeine that have made it possible for me to do a very taxing 80 hour a week job and thought I should share my experiences in that realm if it is of any use to you in your health journey. Thanks for being the person you are, David!

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I'd be curious if you've tried anything like cryo or heat therapy or red light therapy and if it helped

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Jun 29Liked by David Shapiro

I haven't, actually! It's a fairly new diagnosis. My mom showed me an article a few weeks ago saying that bee sting venom therapy is shown to help prevent kidney and liver failure with Lupus, but I've heard of red light therapy being good for unrelated things and I'll have to check those out! Thanks for the pointers!

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My stepmom has had lupus and fibromyalgia for many years and it can be crippling. I hope any of these ideas help, and yes I've heard of people with rheumatoid arthritis who swear by bee stings (some even become beekeepers). I cannot personally recommend this idea due to anaphylactic shock, though.

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Yeah my mom actually has fibromyalgia and several different strains of lymes disease which is what she originally researched the bee venom therapy for.

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