nrg grl, I'd never considered the possibility that calc was actually suppressing my symptoms! I can't remember ever having the TMJ-like symptoms, but I could have had them and forgotten them. With the earwax, it's hard to say whether it was qualitatively different from the usual, but it was certainly copious. The remedy also had a pronounced effect on some premenstrual symptoms I happened to be having when I took it. Strangely, the insomnia seems to stem indirectly from an improvement in another symptom (inability to concentrate at work; the result is that I have been working much harder than usual). So perplexing!

To add to my confusion, I just read that milk, among other things, should be avoided when taking calc. carb, and I drink tons of the stuff. Always have. Would the milk antidote the calc carb? Maybe my stuffiness is from drinking milk (but it is a new symptom...?????) Hope I don't have to give up milk & other dairy products -- I crave them terribly.

I guess I really do just need to find a practitioner.

[This message has been edited by CRA (edited 19 January 2001).]