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Posted 1/15/2013 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
My nausea has become overwhelming. Last night I woke up after much difficulty getting to sleep, shaking like a massage chair with my heart pounding. That was it so I went to the ER.

EKG was good, chest x-ray was good. Bloodwork okay but interesting my WBC count went from 4.5 to 6.5 and my RBC remained the same (4.4). I guess the Japanese Knotweed is working on increasing the WBC?

Some liver enzymes were just below normal but they said that is okay, high is bad, low is OK. And my MHC was a little high which is a sign of Folic Acid deficiency or Vitamin B of some kind.

Nausea is still pretty bad today had some green tea with honey and a little bit of kefir and a nausea tablet which didn't do much. I will try eating something soon even though I'm far from hungry. I thank everyone for their suggestions and I will try some of them....

Posted 1/15/2013 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Also the doc did extensive tests for autoimmune disease indicators and said it would be extremely unlikely b/c all of the test came back 0.0 for me to have an autoimmune disease so at least I can rule that out....
Posted 1/15/2013 5:02 PM (GMT 0)

Opugirl,

I'm sorry you feel so bad...

Just to confirm what you wrote: you should eat something light, an empty stomach only makes nausea worse - I had to deal with a lot of nausea before.

When I'm really nauseous, I put a few drops of peppermint essential oil on a handkerchief and breath in a normal way close to the handkerchief (don't breathe too intense, it'll only destabilize your breathing and it might smell too strong since we're oversensitive to a lot of things, although I don't experience this with essential oils, they're not synthetic). It's also good for muscle spasms (and many other things).
Essential oils are so powerful.

Let me know if it helps!


Posted 1/15/2013 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
Opugirl,

So sorry you are feeling so ill..
Posted 1/15/2013 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
Doing a little better today. Still sore as heck and nauseous but had a granola bar, some pistachios, some quinoa chips and an apple....whew my poor, poor stomach.

I'm trying the beet test tonight to see the acidity of my stomach. I hear it is a good test.
Posted 1/15/2013 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
What is the beet test Opugirl?
Posted 1/15/2013 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
Opugirl! Dang, girl! I am glad you are feeling better. so sorry to hear about the intensity of those symptoms! It is scary to go to ER.

I also went to ER once...no nausea but bad heart flopping/pounding. Everything was normal. Decent lyme and adrenal treatment took that away.


Are you on Neuto-antitox? Cannot remember. Am wondering if nausea is toxin related? Due to killing bugs and/or yeast.

If so, it could help a lot and is safe to use up to an ounce per day. This is what Dr. J told me on the phone..for neuro-antitox II cns/pns..so am asumming the basic nuero-antitox is the same. It has relieved my head funk and milder nausea symptoms.

Other thoughts: bentonite clay soaks up/binds toxins in the gut and could be a relief. But take a few hours apart from meds. Activated charcoal also does this.

Good luck!!!!
Nan
Posted 1/16/2013 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Opugirl,

Glad you are feeling a bit better and sorry you had to go to the ER.  I never researched Japanese Knotweed before until now and according to this site below, one of the side effects is abdominal upset or loose stools:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/216697-knotweed-supplements/

Maybe do some more research or stop the Japanese Knotweed for a week and see if your nausea goes away.

Hope this helps and that you feel better,

Denise

Posted 1/16/2013 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hope you are feeling better soon, Opugirl!
Posted 1/16/2013 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
So sorry to hear you are feeling so bad. Have you tried magnesium? It will help with sleep, shaking and heart palps. Lyme strips us of magnesium and it is a crucial mineral.
Posted 1/16/2013 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
The beet test tests for how acidic your stomach is. If you have red/pinkish urine after drinking beet juice, your stomach acid is not high enough. If you have normal yellow colored urine, then you have enough stomach acid. I figured it was best to check this out before I started taking Betaine.
Posted 1/16/2013 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
Awww, Opugirl!
I'm so so sorry that you ended up in the E-room!! Hubby and I were in our E-room last night - he slipped on the ice last night and smacked his head pretty hard. Since he is on Coumadin, I make him go in and get a CAT scan every time to check for bleeding. Poor guy!! LOL!!!

What are you taking for the nausea? Just the one pill and it's not helping? It might be time for you to try something different. Check here to make sure there are no bad interactions -
www.drugdigest.org/wps/portal/ddigest - then start adding in ginger. You can use ginger tea, candied ginger if the nausea is really intense, or, as I do, take capsules of ginger root. I have to take 1500 mgs of ginger root 3 times a day, but it's worked very well for me! I can even read while hubby drives on very curvy roads! smilewinkgrin

BTW - I owe you an email!! I promise to get to it just as soon as I can!!!
Posted 1/16/2013 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
Good news. I passed the beet test. As in I have plenty of stomach acid.
Posted 1/16/2013 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
AWESOME!!! Congrats!! One thing taken care of!
Posted 1/17/2013 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
my LLMD gave me phenagren for nausea...It really helped! :-)
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