Patient’s Success Stories

CASE 1: Chronic Depression

Traditional Medical Approach:
The patient was an adult female with a chief complaint of chronic depression and anxiety for a period of 8 years. She had previously consulted with variety of primary doctors and psychiatrists. Medical testing included regular blood test and depression test which was negative for any pathology. Treatment consisted of the following prescriptions and psychology consulting.
Zoloft 200 mg once a day for 2 years
Fluoxetine 20 mg once a day for 3 years
Wellbutrin 100 mg 3 times a day for 3 years
Lexapro 20 mg per day for one year
12 hours psychotherapy
Result was poor and not satisfactory.
Functional Medicine Approach:
Based on an extensive medical history, Dr. Mitra Tahvildarian ordered an advanced food sensitivity test along with a comprehensive blood test to identify functional nutrition deficiency and insufficiency. The result revealed that she was highly allergic to oat, gluten and very deficient in Vitamin B1 and Magnesium.
Dr. Mitra Tahvildarian instructed her to eliminate gluten and oats and prescribed her essential nutraceutical products to feed her body for her need to build natural happy hormone of her own.
After 3 weeks she was completely free of symptoms without use of any antidepressant and remained that way for the last 3 years.

CASE 2: Erectile dysfunction - low libido along with anxiety

Traditional Medical Approach:
The patient was an adult male with a chief complaint of ED, not having desire for sexual activity and panic attack time to time for 2 years at age of 38.
He had previously consulted with 3 physicians. Medical testing included standard blood test which was showing low testosterone but normal in another biomarker. Treatment considered of the following prescriptions:
Testosterone Injection 200 mg / weekly Xanax 0.5 mg 3 times a day.
Results were poor.
Functional Medicine Approach:
Based on an extensive health history and review of his lifestyle, Dr. Mitra Tahvildarian ordered a comprehensive hormone panel along with, Food intolerance and sensitivity.
The patient was under detox for 2 weeks and prescribed Healthy Man Libido + Healthy Vitamin D3+K & Healthy Gut Probiotic.
After one month he felt normal again with no signs and symptoms of anxiety or Ed.

CASE 3: ED & Low Libido

Traditional Medical Approach:
74 years old male with a chief complaint of ED and low libido along with low energy and poor cognitive had previously consulted with few physicians who performed no medical testing.
Treatment consisted of the prescription Viagra and anti-depressant.
Results were not satisfactory.
Functional Medicine Approach:
Based on a comprehensive medical history and his lifestyle assessment, Dr. Mitra Tahvildarian ordered a complete Men Hormonal panel, the result was quiet revealing which shows High Estradiol and low Testosterone. The right lifestyle and right Nutraceutical products prescribed for his deficiencies and made him able to make right amount of testosterone and decreased the Estradiol to the normal level.
He became symptom free and lost 12 ponds in 2 months.

CASE 4: Menopausal syndrome

Traditional Medical Approach:
The patient was 56-year-old female with a chief complaint of hot flashes specially during the night, insomnia, weight gain over a period of 3 years, joint pain and forgetfulness. The patient had previously consulted with one medical physician, who performed no medical testing.
Treatment consisted of the prescription Estrace.
Results were reasonable, but the patient was concerned about the drug’s potential side effects.
Functional Medicine Approach:
Based on an extensive history and review of the patient’s medical records, Dr Mitra Tahvildarian ordered a women’s hormonal panel. The results were quiet enlightening. Her Estrogen/progesterone balance was significantly compromised, with too much estrogen and not enough progesterone. This imbalance was the main cause of the patient’s overweight, insomnia and other issues.
After prescribing the proper balance of estrogen and progesterone, she became symptom free and experienced an increase in energy and lost 46 pounds in 7 months.

CASE 5: Hypertension

Traditional Medical Approach:
A 64-year-old female with a chief complaint of high blood pressure which has been elevated for over 6 months had consulted with his primary doctor who performed a basic blood test.
Treatment consisted of the prescription Captopril and Hydrochlorothiazide
Result was a temporary fix
Functional Medicine Approach:
After an extensive health assessment History Dr. Mitra Tahvildarian ordered heavy metal test, Cadmium and high level of mercury were found to make her having high blood pressure. In addition, the comprehensive Blood test revealed a Vitamin D and B12 deficiency. After 6 weeks her blood pressure got stable and remained that way for the past three years.
As a Functional Medicine practitioner, we know that different people have different causes for the same exact health condition. Since everyone is different, we need a comprehensive diagnostic analysis of evaluating each individual’s physiological biochemical function. Unlike traditional medical testing that evaluates “end-point” disease, the strength of functional medicine tests lies in the fact that not only can it aid you in the detection of unusual physiological processes but is a powerful way to help you identify pre-clinical disease entities before the disease becomes symptomatic.

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