199 - Using FSM to Address Meige Syndrome: Pons, Vagus, Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum & the Value of Looking It Up

00:00 Why Denervation Can Cause Spasticity (Key Neurology Principle)

01:09 Podcast Intro + Quick Housekeeping (Dogs, Door, and Vigilance)

02:30 The "Impossible" Case: Meige Syndrome Explained

03:42 Vagus Nerve Clues & First-Day FSM Results

07:05 Building the Brain Protocol: Pons Neurotransmitters + Botox Context

08:43 Day Two Strategy: Quiet Basal Ganglia & Cerebellum, Support the Pons

11:59 How She Decides What to Change Mid-Treatment (Intuition + Feedback)

12:44 Substrate Matters: GABA/5-HTP Support When Forcing Secretions

18:18 Emotional Frequencies + Speech Pathways (Why Words Triggered Eye Closure)

23:47 Looking It Up Is the Skill: First Principles, Collaboration, and Finding FSM

28:24 CustomCare as Ongoing Management + "FSM First Aid" Protocols

32:11 Root Cause Timeline: Stress Triggers, Misdiagnosis, and Why Medicine Gets Stuck

34:55 Quick Fixes vs Root Cause: Botox, Hyperacusis & Vagus Nerve Clues

35:59 Why the Pons Keeps Showing Up: Patterns, TIAs & Frequency Results

37:41 Rehab Courses Mindset: Assess, Measure, and Prove Progress

39:16 Setting Realistic Expectations: ROM Gains, Pain, and the "Titanium Knee" Reality

41:58 Metrics Beyond Numbers: Confidence, Mood, and the Emotional Work of Healing

44:46 Keep Learning + Resources: Advanced Courses & "Molecules of Behavior" Lectures

46:26 Case Q&A: Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Pleura Scarring, Hypermobility & Breath Coaching

52:02 Hypermobility on Your Radar: Memory Complaints, Mini Mental Status Checks & Re-testing

55:56 Trauma Cases & Documentation: Auto Accidents, Forensics, and Imaging/PT Referrals

58:52 Wrap-Up: Daughter Update, Advanced Signup, Foundation Mission + Podcast Disclaimer

In this episode of the Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) podcast, Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss approaching complex, unfamiliar cases by returning to first principles, researching in real time, and collaborating with patients. Dr. Carol shares a case of Meige (MEIGE) syndrome involving severe facial muscle spasticity and involuntary eye closure triggered by speaking, plus light sensitivity, absent gag reflex (partially restored after chiropractic care), elevated shoulders, and a history of extreme stress and childhood abuse. After identifying likely involvement of cranial nerve VII and structures associated with the pons, vagus, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and medulla, they describe an evolving FSM strategy: running protocols such as concussion and vagus/vagal tone, pons repair, increasing secretions in the pons, and "quieting" the basal ganglia and cerebellum (including noting 40/988 for quieting basal ganglia). They discuss searching neurotransmitters of the pons (acetylcholine, GABA, serotonin, norepinephrine), emphasizing inhibitory support via GABA and serotonin, supplementing with chewable GABA and later ordering 5-HTP, and the concept that using "increase secretions" can require providing precursors/substrate to avoid depletion. They also add emotional frequencies for fear/terror and note functional changes across two days, including relaxed facial muscles and improved blinking and speech-related eye control, then send the patient home with a five-hour nighttime program and a loaner device, with follow-up planned. The conversation also covers patient education, expectations and management with CustomCare devices, tracking outcomes with metrics like range of motion and confidence.