🤯 Migraines or fibromyalgia? It might be high copper.
Over 200 of my last migraine patients turned out to have copper toxicity, not just headaches. Copper issues also cause neck and shoulder pain that mimics fibromyalgia. The only accurate way to know? Check serum copper, serum zinc, and ceruloplasmin, then run the NCC formula (you can grab it from our site or Substack). If your NCC is over 20%, copper is likely your real problem.
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MAKE SENSE OF YOUR COPPER RESULTS
Use your zinc, total copper, and ceruloplasmin blood results to estimate NCC and the copper:zinc ratio.
This uses the formula in Dr. Purser’s handout: NCC (µg/dL) = total copper (µg/dL) − 3 × ceruloplasmin (mg/dL). NCC percentage = NCC ÷ total copper × 100. Copper:zinc ratio = total copper ÷ zinc, using the same units.
Calculated NCC is an estimate. Test methods and how much copper is bound to ceruloplasmin can affect it. It differs from a direct lab measurement of labile or exchangeable copper. It cannot diagnose fibromyalgia or copper toxicity, or choose treatment for you. Read about the limits of calculated NCC at Mayo Clinic Laboratories ↗
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