09/02/2026
PANS and PANDAS are both disorders where autoimmune response causes inflammation in the brain. This brain swelling and inflammation can cause so many different symptoms itās hard to pin down - anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, depression, night terrors, insomnia, clumsiness and coordination issues, tics, and more.
I spent nearly 20 years chasing each of those symptoms. The short list includes SSRIs, SNRIs, CBT therapy, and finally ended up on Azithromycinā¦ for 6 years straight š³
But each of these treatments came up short because they werenāt solving for the root cause of my immune dysfunction that was driving the brain inflammation in the first place.
Spoiler alert: it took only ONE natural supplement to put my intrusive thoughts into remission overnight in a way no other treatment had before, and only a few more to balance my immune system to not experience flares any time I was exposed to strep, Epstein-Barr, and other immune disruptors.
Itās estimated 1 in 200 kids in the United States suffer from PANS and PANDAS, and because it often goes misdiagnosed, many people are struggling in ways that may can be helped with natural remedies. Thatās one reason I wrote āUnbreaking the Brainā and became a Naturopathic Doctor - to help others through many of the same struggles I myself have been through and bring light to the natural solutions that may can help! If you would like to read the full journey, be sure to get āUnbreaking the Brainā here: https://www.asintendedwellness.com/product-page/unbreaking-the-brain-paperback
