Hi Daniel

I take theophylline, here's my FAQ
http://personal.ecu.edu/wuenschk/ViralMick.htm

Slow-release theophylline is needed. Dr Henkin uses Theo-24, but I can't get
that in England. I have used Theo-Dur and Uniphyllin.

Please make sure you get a full diagnosis and have supervised treatment before
using any drug,

Mick

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> From: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Daniel Salz Engel
> Reply To: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:35 PM
> To: dysosmia@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [dysosmia] Forms of theophylline
>
> Hello, people of the dysosmia group!
>
> First, some words concerning my situation: I always had a keen sense
> of smell, but I lost a good deal of it four years ago, during a hard
> to treat pharyngitis, which came together with an also hard to treat
> sinusitis. I always had problems with my nose, always suffered a lot
> with runny or blocked nose and sore throat, but my sense of smell
> never suffered accordingly. But bad luck struck me in 2004, and this
> unfortunate thing happened to me.
>
> Since that time I have read and thought a lot about things
> concerning the nose, its diseases, and my own situation, always
> seeking to treat this hyposmia. I was operated twice, the first time
> to correct a deviated septum and overgrown turbinates, the second
> time again they worked on my turbinates. Took lots of antibiotics,
> anti-inflammatories and corticosteroids, orally and injected. I also
> tried nasal irrigation.
>
> So, because of all this attention I gave to it, my nose is good as
> it has never been before, if we are talking about breathing,
> rhinitis and sinusitis. But my sense of smell never returned to what
> it was. The hypothesis that remains is that my receptors or
> olfactory nerves are damaged.
>
> Now, the part where you can help me: I know since the beginning
> about the theophylline treatment. It is, let's not forget, an
> alternative treatment in the sense that it's not standard treatment
> for damaged sense of smell. Better still, it's an experimental
> treatment. But it seems the most promising; other experimental
> treatmens turned out disapointing. I don't live in the United
> States, and it's out of the question for me to visit Henkin's
> clinic. I need to know about the specific forms of theophylline you,
> people with experience in this treatment, use or used. What brand
> names? Long or short acting? Tablets, capsules or solutions?
>
> Here where I live it is an over-the-counter drug, which comes in
> many preparations, but it can be dangerous, and it has to be used
> correctly to have this desired effect. My physician would be
> involved in this and monitor its use. I would be glad if some of you
> who now about this could tell me more about the specific form of
> theophylline we should use.
>
> Thank you all!
>
>
>
>
>

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