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I feel like I know this feeling exactly--brain fog--out of body--choppy speech. I still haven't been formally diagnosed with Lyme but I've been feeling like this for so long and have never found anyone who could relate to this. Can brain fog get better?? Thank you!!

-Katie

Ammonia is the usual culprit for brain fog. Ammonia is present because of the die off reaction from the bacteria.

Believe me, the brain fog can be completely reversed! I had brain fog so bad that I couldn't find my way clear to follow written or oral directions, had no working memory, driving was

out of the question as I always got lost, I went through a period where I couldn't even remember the names of my hubby or children - with them standing in front of me! It was a very thick

brain fog, but with treatment and detoxing like crazy, I have been able to not only come out of it, but have been able to really think clearly. Well, most days anyway. If I push myself

too hard, or am just tired, and I still have tough days, but I'm still in treatment. So hang in there, detox(dry skin brush too!), eat well, drink plenty of good water, and stay in treatment and

chances are really good that you will get it all back!

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I've been in treatment using only Holistic medicine for 2 1/2 years - with the most improvement I've ever had. I did use abx for 12 months to start with though. I have had these infections for over 40 years though, so they are good and deep in my tissues, brain, joints and such.

Acupuncture has been the only effective pain relief that has worked for me. I see my doc every two weeks and we are able to keep my pain levels low enough that I can use over the counter meds to keep it down to a 'low roar' now.

There are lots and lots of people that don't understand herbs, and claim that they won't work for these infections - they have forgotten that abx are relatively new in the world of medicine and that herbs used to be the only option. Certain herbs are quite strong, which is why a person needs to see someone who is trained to help them keep from combining the wrong things together and having a bad reaction. You will also notice that even the doc's who rely on abx to heal people are starting to add in certain herbs - they even realize that the herbs are effective at treating these infections! The other thing is that there are tons of studies about abx failure in treating these infections, which helped to persuade me to go ahead and use the Holistic way to heal.

There aren't any large scale studies that have been done using herbs to treat these infections, so a person can't back up what they have discovered about using these herbs with any scientific data, but that doesn't mean that they don't work. There are several Alternative Medicine Practitioners that have developed natural protocols to help us heal from these infections that have very good track records. I see a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner that is also well trained in acupuncture and is also a Herbalist, so I get the benefit of being able to use any combination of those practices to help me heal!

If I can answer any more questions, provide insight, or if you have any more questions, you can feel free to either ask them here on the forum or email me.

Hope: hang in there!! Like Trav says, keep detoxing and trying things for brain detox and the brain fog can lift.

The one that works for almost everyone is described in our "New to Lyme?" thread. If you haven't read through that yet, please do - it's full of a lot of important information.

If you just need a reminder of what it said - it's Epsom Salts and peroxide used either in a foot soak - especially helpful if you have trouble detoxing - or in a full bath soak. Dry skin brushing helps the skin to be ready to detox all that it can, and drinking at least 64 ounces (or more) of pure water daily will help flush toxins out of your kidneys, liver and bladder.

None of the detoxing is a magic pill type of solution - you have to lower the amount of toxins in your body, so it takes each of us a different amount of time to start really feeling the effects, but they are still working none-the-less.

For those that need extra help, I suggest that they look into Dr. David Jernigan's Anti tox formulas. Dr. Jernigan owns and runs the Hansa Center in Kansas, and has a Holistic practice that treats people with Lyme and other issues. His site can be found here:hansacenter.com/store/

(From time to time you can also enter into a live chat with some of the staff at Hansa!)