How to fit all your health routines in one day???

A good time to take binders since it has to be 4 hours apart from everything is set an alarm and wake up in the middle of the night and take it. Leave it all set ready to go by your bedside and then just go back to sleep.

That's what Trav. does, but waking up in the middle of the night doesn't work for me, bc I can't get back to sleep.

CD37, that's funny!! Do you have a set routine that you adhere to?

Margaret

Yes, Margaret, I do have a routine.

I *had* to come up with one....otherwise, some stuff just wasn't happening.

I juggle all the stuff you take with the exception of binders but the addition of thyroid meds (T3 twice/day and T4 at bedtime)

Today was one of "those" days (hectic/not enough hours in the day).....My afternoon ABX were taken 2 hours late. That meant the 2nd probiotic dose of the day got pushed out.

And, because the afternoon ABX dose includes my Dorxy (delayed-release doxy), I had to reschedule my PM magnesium dose.

Half of the lemon water I made this morning is still in my fridge......



The real killer for me is the 4 (yes, 4) pillminders I maintain.

One has individual boxes for each day....and the boxes are divided into AM/PM compartments. I keep my supplements in there and the thing is packed.

There's another one for my 11AM magnesium, methyl-B12 and nystatin. (the pillminders with 3 or more compartments aren't big enough for all the stuff I take lol)

I also have one for my ABX.....and the one I keep on my nightstand for my T4 and fish oil since I take those at bedtime.

And, even though it's not stored in a pillminder, I do maintain meds in one other place: my purse. That's where I keep a small qty of T3 in its prescription bottle since I never know where I'll be for the 2PM dose. Sometimes, my 4PM ABX doses ride along :)

Yep, this Lyme thing is a full-time job lol

Post Edited (cd3764) : 1/15/2015 10:00:28 PM (GMT-7)

Hi Teragram… But I don't even really herx anymore, or feel toxic, in fact I feel completely normal right now. I killed like 99.9999999999999999999999999% of the lyme already. There's that one little germ left, I'm not sure where he's hiding but he's there I think. I'm not taking any chances!

I am taking more immune system boosting supplements, intestinew (to repair my intestines from the abx), nystatin (for yeast), transfer factors, curcumin, etc. I think I might be okay. I also take the herbs for bart… I have lingering bart left but I'm putting pressure on Mr. Bart.

Margaret

I think the fact that I don't take binders makes a big difference in my ability to juggle stuff.

I do take probiotics twice/day.....once at 11AM and again at 8PM. This allows for a minimum of 3 hours apart from my amox (TID)...and 3-4 hours apart from my Doryx that I take at 5PM.

I also take magnesium twice/day on the same schedule as the probiotics because it needs to be spaced from the Doryx as well as my thyroid meds (T3 at 8AM and 2PM....T4 at 11PM)

Since you asked.....here's my schedule:

upon awakening (since 1st 3 need to be taken on empty stomach)
SAM-e
acetyl-l-carnitine
rhodiola
first amox dose

with breakfast
a very large number of supplements that don't affect the T3
nystatin

8AM
T3


11AM
magnesium
probiotics
methyl B12

Lunch
nystatin

2PM
T3

4-5PM (depending on how the earlier part of the day went lol)
2nd amox dose
Doryx

dinnertime
PM supplements that don't affect anything (including magnesium only if it's 3 hrs. after
Doryx - otherwise I take that a little later but with 3 hrs. spacing from my T4)
nystatin

8PM
probiotics

Bedtime (11PM or a little later)
T4
fish oil
3rd amox dose

Yep, with having the cell phone alarm going off for all of these (except bedtime meds), it sounds like
Las Vegas lol And, there can be yet another alarm going off if I have to reschedule any intake lol

There have been times when I stayed up a little later to accommodate proper spacing for my T4.

Amongst all of this, I dose pinella, burbur and will soon add parsley 3X/day....and I try to sip lemon water throughout the day.

Oh, I do oil pulling while I'm cooking my breakfast and do dry skin brushing before my shower. I exercise either in the morning or during my lunch hour.

Sheesh...my head is spinning from typing this out lol

Good luck M! If you find something that works really well let me know! I have the same problem, it's incredibly frustrating. It is a full time job to get well.

I have various size pill boxes that fit in my purse. And, I have a small bag that I can use
to carry all the pill minders, if necessary.

Whenever I know pill minder access will be challenging/inappropriate, I load the boxes with the doses I'll need when out....and the cell phone alarms keep ringing lol

If I'm traveling, I can do the tinctures when back at the hotel room (I always make sure I have bottled water)

Skin brush goes wherever I'm going if I'm showering there. Lemon water is portable as well.

The only detox regimen I don't do when away from home is the oil pulling. Exercise can happen anywhere :)

Oh! I'm a big believer in the expression, "cook once, eat twice." Make double when you're cooking. Mug it's something you might not eat again soon, freeze it.

I've done oil pulling while walking on the treadmill!

I also like doing things ahead of time. Vegetables and fruit for juicing or blending can be washed and chopped ahead of time and stored in glass mason jars in the fridge.

While you're waiting for the tea kettle to boil, sweep the floor or unload the dishwasher. I like to see how much I can get done in just a couple of minutes - it's like a little game :)

abenewhere1

I've been taking SAM-e for a very long time - well before Lyme. I can't remember exactly what motivated me to start taking it but the decision to add any supplement is always based on extensive research.

I've also been dealing with hypothyroidism long before Lyme and hypothyroidism is known to cause nutrient deficiencies.

I'd been supplementing 1000mcg B12 for a long time and switched to methyl-B12 once I discovered my C677T MTHFR mutation. I upped the dose to 2000mcg in light of my Lyme battle.

My LLMD was the one who checked for MTHFR mutations - he says mostly out of curiosity since he'd recently become aware of the topic. He told me to increase my intake of green leafy vegetables (so I would get the MTHFR-friendly form of folate).

I did more research (mthfr.net and Suzy Cohen's articles on methylation) and opted to switch to the methyl B12.

Based upon my Lyme research, it seemed I could benefit from methyl B6 (can't remember the proper term) and methylfolate. I'm taking both with my LLMD's blessing.

In fact, I've been taking many of the supplement recommended in Dr. Burrascano's "Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines" and have my LLMD's blessing with those as well.