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What Are The Long Term Side Effects Of Glyphosate?
Question: I am an old employee of Monsanto. I was in Muscatine Ia. I have essential tremors. Ive had Deep Brain surgery on both sides. I'm very easy to fall down and I'm having problems with my speech and other problems keep coming up' I've been exposed ti glyphosate big time and I worked in Maintenance Ia. I was emp-loyed 1967 thru 1989. I was in the service but on a submarine 1959 thru 1962. Could I have exposure problems???
Brief Answer:
Somehow exposure is ruled out; suspect brain surgery or vertigo as cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I understand your cause for concern, but from a study conducted over individuals who were exposed to different routes of exposure to glysophate (oral, dermal, nasal, etc.) the long-term and serious complications included:
+Pulmonary edema
+Respiratory difficulty/distress
+Kidney failure
+Shock
+Heart rhythm abnormalities
+Hyperkalemia (elevated potassium levels)
+Altered consciousness
There has been no evidence to prove that glusophate exposure causes balance-related issues, and so I would somehow attribute the balance related issues either to the brain surgery you had or vertigo (which can have a list of its own causes), do write to me if you want me to elaborate on the causes for vertigo. Could I ask why and for what was the brain surgery conducted? So I can better understand which parts of the XXXXXXX were operated on.
I hope you find my response both helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help.
Best wishes.
Somehow exposure is ruled out; suspect brain surgery or vertigo as cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. I understand your cause for concern, but from a study conducted over individuals who were exposed to different routes of exposure to glysophate (oral, dermal, nasal, etc.) the long-term and serious complications included:
+Pulmonary edema
+Respiratory difficulty/distress
+Kidney failure
+Shock
+Heart rhythm abnormalities
+Hyperkalemia (elevated potassium levels)
+Altered consciousness
There has been no evidence to prove that glusophate exposure causes balance-related issues, and so I would somehow attribute the balance related issues either to the brain surgery you had or vertigo (which can have a list of its own causes), do write to me if you want me to elaborate on the causes for vertigo. Could I ask why and for what was the brain surgery conducted? So I can better understand which parts of the XXXXXXX were operated on.
I hope you find my response both helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help.
Best wishes.
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