I have detox-phobia!!!!!

Ok, here I go again!!!! I want to detox but I started the detox foot and full baths before I started abx. I had some pretty intense herxes. So I backed off. I'm so confused, I know they're crucial, but why am I such a wuss?? I'm feeling somewhat ok today, a little feverish but in comparison to some other days I definitely cannot complain!

So my question is, to detox or not to detox?

My LLMD didn't really go into much detail when I asked his thoughts. I think he appreciated the fact that I knew about it. In fact, when I said, "I get rashes and flu-like symptoms after a bath with peroxide and Epsom salts". He said, "are you thinking herx?" Me: "yes". Him: "Good". That was the extent of that conversation. Oh, except he did add that the detox (foot) baths are only a very small part of the much bigger picture. Meaning diet, abx, antifungals, supplements...you know the drill.

Anyway, I know this is redundant. I know I need to take it slow. I don't know what I'm expecting to hear that I haven't already heard. I guess I just needed to vent!!! But of course I want to hear from you guys, as always! :)

Thanks tickledpink! I vaguely remember hearing about the rose hip oil before, I will add it to my list now! I've been meaning to get green Vibrance. I've just been putting it off because I haven't had a lot of extra money, but it's time I make that a priority. I did end up doing the foot bath, followed by a short yet soothing warm full body bath. I hope I don't regret it tomorrow! I'm just not good at being patient I guess. I'm an all-or-nothing kinda gal, I'm afraid :-/

you are not being a wuss...no one wants to do something that they know is going to make them feel even more ill. i think detoxing is always a good idea.

my advice is to look at the big picture(getting well) and to plan for herxing...have all the foods and meds and other support you need to help you through. i would let my closest family and friends know i may be out of commision for awhile. plan for down time with books you love to read(if you are up for it) or movies...hulu or netflix on my ipad are the easiest. i would
schedule a massage and i joined a health club with steam/sauna
and try to make it daily or every other day.

i am new to this forum and have to say i am a bit surprised at all the emphasis on footbaths since it is such a small piece of the detox regimen. diet/juicing, exercise/sweating, colon cleanses, sauna/steam, massage, acupuncture, vitamins/digestive enzymes, etc, should all be considered to help you detox.

let's face it....it can be awful to detox but truly, after a few days, if many of the above steps are employed, you will feel better. i must say that i did use samento(cats claw) as well and found it very helpful. as i think i mentioned in another post, i cannot take credit for being so knowledgabe i learned all these methods at a 3 wk program at a unique holistic health care ctr in florida. i had been so ill between the yrs of chronic lyme, tons of abx, c.diff, then many months of vancomycin for that, then yrs of pain meds.... i had had enough and knew i needed a very different direction. getting off EVERYTHING and detoxing my body of yrs of all this stuff was the answer, at that time....it was not a permanent answer because i dont have the stamina, money or discipline to follow their regimen 100% but i do follow a good portion of it.

i wish you well...honestly, ifi $ is an issue, then drink tons of water, eat really well(tons of fiber to move toxins out) or do enemas, take hot baths, have a loved one massage you or do daily
rubbing or brushing of your body before the hot bath and get rest.
donna

Post Edited (donnafromCT) : 2/10/2013 9:34:36 AM (GMT-7)

Lymer,
I'm sure you know what my response is going to be!!! LOL!! You need to detox, just take it slow and only do as much as your body will tolerate! Donna has some great suggestions for more things to do for detoxing - but again, be sure to go slow and do only that which doesn't throw you into yet another herx. Doing things like only staying in the water for 7 - 10 minutes at a time to begin with, then once you can tolerate that, begin to increase your time in the water....slowly -will help. And only add in one more detoxing strategy at a time, giving your body a chance to adjust and get used to it before adding in more.

Hi Lymer,

Remember, the temperature of the water ( if too warm) will kill the lyme and cause you to herx, and the bath will actually make you feel worse. The water should remain under 100 degrees. You can slowly increase the temp when you see you are handling it. But with you only just starting abx, you have enough of a die off, and should leave the bath as a detox and a way of feeling better than to try and kill anymore lyme...

Hydrogen peroxide also creates more oxygen in the blood, also bad for the lyme and said to be able to help kill it off. You may want to refrain from that just yet too. You have enough things killing lyme. Let the bath just be a detox and a way of feeling better for now.

Hope this helps..