Spoke too soon?

A couple days ago I posted that I was feeling a bit better, and had a few good night sleeps.

Well, last night...sleep not so good...4 wake-ups in the night, and couldn't sleep past 7:00 a.m.

Today - having a bad day.

I just increased the knotweed yesterday - to 3 caps 3X daily (was 2 caps 3X daily)

Is it possible that it's too much? I was going to increase the cat's claw tomorrow....but having second thoughts. Am I herxing? I don't know how to tell.

Should I go back to the 2 caps 3X daily knotweed? or continue with the 3 caps 3X daily...do i just need to get used to it?

I'm hurting bad today - all over my back, ribs, arm...the usual places, but more intense...and have a general bad feeling.

Yes you killed more spirochetes=more neurotoxins=no sleep and more pain. You need to detox as much as you can. Keep working at this!

Hang in there! It's always a roller coaster.

So, should I not drop back in dosage...and continue to increase?

If I continue...will it get better...or do I need to drop back until the toxins back off a bit?

Will i kill more quicker if I continue to ramp up? If that's the case, I can tough it out...

Calcutie - Prior to my illness....I was a professional sleeper..haha...no one could sleep better than me.
On week-ends to catch up on my sleep, i would sleep 9 hours...but if I wanted to, could sleep longer.
If I needed a nap in the middle of the day...no problem..close my eyes on the couch, catch a few zzz's.
Put me passenger in a car....don't talk to me...I'll sleep for half an hour.

So, to NOT be able to sleep is very frustrating for me.

What's happening now, is I go to bed at 11 ish...and wake up throughout the night - every couple of hours...but at 7 a.m....can't get back to sleep if I want to.

Hi Girlie,

That achy feeling does sound like a herx to me - keep in mind many herbs take awhile to become fully potent regardless of what dosage you are on. Hang in there, up the detoxing. You might want to consider starting a journal with your symptoms and what you are taking. That way you can really track improvement/slide backs but also have an idea of what is working.

~beth

Calcutie - No pain first thing in the morning...just can't get back to sleep...I think because I've woken so many times in the night and gone back to sleep...that at 7:00 a.m. my body just won't do it one more time.
yes, if i lay there long enough, I get the adrenaline rushes, vibrations...all the fun stuff that I've had since September. The symptoms that the docs just ignore...
Just to clarify - what I felt yesterday wasn't a step back to how I was before I felt better - it was worse than how I've been feeling. Not an achey feeling, but really bad pain. Nerve pain.- back/shoulder, arm, hand, finger.
Katebirch - my protocol: Japanese Knotweed - at 10 caps daily now, Cat's Claw - at 6 caps daily , Sib. ginseng - at 1 cap daily. Will ramp up the Cat's Claw to 10 caps in a few days...delaying it a bit. (Basically Buhner's protocol...but not the brand on the website - buying from our health food store)
Kate: what was your friend taking? abx or herbs....or both?
I'm looking for more encouragement for the natural herbs to treat.

Other supplements I take: B12, VitD, Cal/Mag, extra Mag GlyCinate, B complex, Adrenal supplement, Omega 3, Co Q10, vita c 1000 mg, Bio-K (probiotics)...and maybe a few more.

Wow. I had no idea other people had the same thing. I really thought I was alone with this particular symptom. Thank you.