So tired......

I got diagnosed the first test from Igenx with Lyme Disease. I have taken two months of Doxycycline and now have moved on to Azithromycin and Planquil (?). I am so stinking tired I can barely function. I think the only reason I get up in the morning is due to the 5mg Adderall I take. A lot of my Lyme S&S manifested as neuro. Enough that I thought I was going crazy with bipolar depression/Alzheimers/Lupus/MS/Arthritis/ADD. So now I am undergoing treatment. My doc told me that I would probably have to take a month of antibiotics for every year I was sick. So far the thought is that I developed this thing 15 years ago in North Carolina when I pulled a tick of my scalp. I have tried that Horrible, Horrible diet (no sugar, no bread, no dairy, no nuthin). I have done some of the baths with epson salts, taken lots of herbs. I am just so darn tired I can barely wash my hair. I was just wondering if anyone else had this tiredness. Also, has any of the ladies out there had symptoms that were exacerbated around their periods?

Thanks

Oh yes and the anxiety from pms was almost unbearable. I do take calcium and vitamin d3 to help with the symptoms. At times I had no period then I had very heavy periods and Motrin will cut the flow somewhat.

My daughter definitely get worse around her cycle. Worse headache, back pain, tiredness.

Many people are helped by eliminating gluten, some skeptical that it would make a difference, but it has. A good diet is very important to help you heal. Sugars feed the bacteria. You can easily make baked goods with buckwheat flour, coconut flour, almond flour, etc. Just going low on grains in general can be helpful too.

It seems you may need to detox more. Have you read through the "New to Lyme?" thread at the top of the page? There is a lot of info. on detoxing and diet there, among many other things.

Maybe your doctor needs to change how you take your antibiotics, maybe doing one at a time for a while, then switching to another for a period of time. It may just be too much for your body to handle.

I'm glad you found your way to this forum so you can get some good support and find out what others are doing for their infections. Welcome!!

Thanks Garden Peace. I have read all the info "in new to lyme" and also books, etc. I know that I need to detox more but my motivation is so low to want to move very far from this couch. But don't worry I am not depressed or anything. Just tired and always in "the fog". Though it does seem like my muscle pain has diminished. So that's good.

I too know what you mean. Everything feels like having to climb a mountain.

Take or accept all the help people are offering you. Even if it is against your personality (I know what I'm talking about...). Give your body what it needs.
Some detoxing methods are really easy like the epsom salt baths. Like taking burbur, frinking lemon water. You could try to build these in into your daily habits. Bit by bit.

I don't really feel a difference around my period.

Tiredness can make it hard to be motivated. Foots soaks might be easier for you to do since it doesn't take much time to set it up and easier to do if it's during the heat of summer. I'm glad to hear you've been learning about Lyme. That's important for anyone new to Lyme disease to do.

Whine all you want to on here! :)