Due to my impatience and I guess adventurous nature, yesterday I tried Level 2 in the morning only. I had wicked bad insomnia last night, and remember a disturbingly violent dream. I can't remember having a violent dream since the late 1980s (yes, yes, I am dating myself).
I wish I hadn't started this blog because, according to all the materials I have read, the FWS can offer meaningful relief to people who are suffering from debilitating conditions. At worst it seemed that it should be neutral. According to the Fisher-Wallace company, "less than 12% of our customers return their device for a refund." If accurate, that is a huge success rate. On the Fisher Wallace website, a Dr. Bartky states, "There's no harm in trying the device; it can only help."
Yet here I am reporting only negative effects (don't get me wrong, I am writing this as a report on an experiment rather than criticism). I hope I don't scare away people who may really benefit from the FWS. On the other hand, if you are like me and appear to have paradoxical reactions to many treatments, then maybe this blog will somehow help you. Right before I started trying the FWS, I tried a stimulant that is supposed to offer some mood benefits, and it made me incredibly sleepy and groggy.
The Fisher Wallace website says that the FWS will: "gently activate the brain’s production of serotonin, beta-endorphins and other neurotransmitters required for healthy mood, sleep and pain suppression."
I'd love to know what that means for my own brain. What are the "other" neurotransmitters being activated? Is my challenge these other neurotransmitters, or is it somehow that my wires are crossed and I am having a negative reaction to the activation of the "positive" neurotransmitters? Wish I knew.
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