Have You Experienced...
- New-onset anxiety with no obvious life trigger
- Panic, irritability, or rage episodes that feel "physical"
- Mood symptoms tied to specific environments or foods
- Partial response to SSRIs at best
- Anxiety that started after illness, mold exposure, or tick bite
- Cognitive symptoms alongside the mood changes
Quick Answer
Mood and anxiety are biology, and biology is shaped by what's in the body and the brain. Mycotoxins, Bartonella, heavy metals, and mast-cell mediators all reproduce psychiatric symptoms. Standard psychiatry that ignores these inputs gets stuck.
Environmental Drivers of Mood Symptoms
Mycotoxins (CIRS)
Cross the blood-brain barrier and produce neuroinflammation that reads as anxiety and depression.
Bartonella
One of the most common causes of new-onset psychiatric symptoms in our practice.
Heavy Metals
Mercury and lead disrupt monoamine metabolism and provoke mood instability.
Mast Cell Activation
Histamine surges drive panic, irritability, and "wired and tired" sleeplessness.
Mood that doesn't add up?
The assessment helps separate environmental drivers from primary psychiatric causes.