Little results after over a year of intense functional medicine
I've been sticking to protocols, doing routine tests, and working hard on my health via functional medicine for over a year now. It has been very up and down, and unfortunately I cannot say that I have seen much of a result a year later. My diagnoses are MCAS and an autoimmune disease (Sjogren's). Through testing, we found out that I have pretty significant mold toxicity likely from years of prior exposures and some gut dysbiosis. I've been doing protocol after protocol and seeing shifts, but then rebounds of symptoms. No improvement seems to last and I'm not seeing sustained progress. I started the mold detox about 6mo ago and its been extremely intense. I re-tested and my levels of mold are decreasing but still present. My practitioner says my symptoms may be flaring because I am actively detoxing.
I don't know what to think anymore. I'm tired of constantly being told the issue is endless amounts of toxins, and yet even as they decrease, I feel no improvement. I'm also tired of the pseudo-spiritual advice about hEaLiNg... I've deeply addressed my trauma, emotional and spiritual concerns, and at this point its extremely clear to me that my body is stuck in an inflammatory state and no amount of emotional healing is going to change that. I've spent an absurd amount of money on this. I don't think my practitioner is a quack necessarily but I do feel like I was over-promised solutions and told they could heal me, and yet I am not seeing results. It feels like functional medicine is reductive at this point. The same message over and over: detox toxins, heal your trauma, and boost nutrient levels. It feels like it lacks nuance even though my practitoner, and others, claim to look for nuance. I don't know what to think anymore...