How long before benefits of self treatment begin to show?

~Jude

I am on day six of Neuro Anti-tox (it is a Dr J product)... my worse
symptom is the brain fog issues... i have been feeling slightly more
clear headed each day.

For me...i started on the lowest dose (which made me feel tipsy the
first time i took it)... because i am rather sensitive to meds... and
figured that i would be to herbs as well.

I will be upping my dose on Monday...and expect to have an adjustment process with that as well. I am pleasantly surprised with my progress so far... as i did not expect to see results so soon.

I have Ammonia issues that the Anti-tox is addressing... one of the symptoms is dark urine (not caused from dehydration) it has a particular odor that i could not identify at first...but then realized that it is an
ammonia type smell.

The day after i took the Anti-tox stuff... i noticed an even stronger odor... so i presumed it was due to the ammonia being pushed out of my body.

I have many other bothersome issues...but for me the ammonia was most important. Because of the toxicity and damage that it can cause in an already taxed body. And because with brain fog it is difficult to remember or follow anything at all really.

And a Key component is eating only organic foods...which is quite challenging... but it is very crucial to my recovery. Because my body
cannot fight the toxins in foods... and fight Lyme & Co... its just to much.

Hope this helps :)

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I am going to bump this, as I really want to know how long it took others to begin seeing benefits of using their herbal remedy regimens. Please offer some insight, if you will.

Hi Jude, in a nutshell.....I have been ill for approx 4 yrs now but been under steady treatment (with some short breaks) for approx 1.5 years. I have only done western abx along with supps and some detox tinctures thus far. It has been slowwwwww. BUT in hindsight when I look a back (esp. when I review my journal), I find myself saying "wow, im glad I dont have that symptom anymore...or this symptom anymore"). Anxiety was the first to come for me and the first to go...however it still arises when Im herxing.

Its just a slowww progressive healing. --From my personal experience anyway

It depends alot on how long you were sick prior to treatment and how 'chronic' you are with the bacterial load. Also, how many infections one might be dealing with and have to go after with treatment also.

Best to you
-Courtney

Oh also, the first herx's were VERY rough for me. Honestly I had to halt treatment and resume later (I couldnt hardly breathe for like a month to mention one of the scariest parts among other things).
So.... when did I see improvement? It was getting past mostly of my worst herx's, so I would say it was at about month 4 give or take.

Everyones different though is the thing.

I also have to say I have learned not to "let" myself herx so bad that I become immobile. Way too tough mentally, physically & emotionally. I believe in the slow and steady approach now with moderate herxing! ;-) I believe (and have learned the hard way!) it is wise not to try to go to war guns blazing with this. I start one med at a time and at a low-dose and build up for the full dosage. However, I do believe it is not wise to start a med at a certain dose, be tolerable of it but then reduce the med to lower dose if the herx gets too bad. The bugs will adapt to it this way and resistance can develop. It is best to just back off the med ENTIRELY, and then resume the dose you were on when herx has subsided. However, I have read others on here doing it differently though I cant say I agree with.


Hope you feel better soon!
-Courtney

Thanks to everyone that took the time to respond so far, it certainly has given me food for thought. I have an idea of what I am looking at now; no matter how vague it might be, it helps!

I haven't been in here for, um, not sure, near a week I think... because I started treatment and it took me dowwwwn. So very tired, and every single joint, muscle, and bone in my body ached so very badly that I could barely move. And then there was the diarrhea as well... but anyway, I moved forward in the best way I could. I think the learning curve is going to be steep in this case.

I tuned in pretty quick to the fact that my husband thinks I'm exaggerating re how bad what I'm taking leaves me to feel; I was hoping he'd understand, but alas, no. I know I am not alone in that though... it's part and parcel of Lyme disease for many I think...

Thanks orchid_rain, or Courtney, not sure which you'd prefer...

I appreciate what you're saying, yeah, no hurry I guess... I recently figured out that I didn't contract Lyme in 2005 as I originally thought, so I have had this roughly 33 years, so no hurry indeed!

I should add, that on the upside, I had a small burst of energy today, in between a carpload of pain... that's promising! That Japanese knotweed extract is amazing stuff.

Thanks for the support, I appreciate it!

Jude,
I agree, it's a slow process that takes every bit of patience and positive energy you have. Our bodies can only handle so much at a time, so it's important to listen to your body and back down on the herbs if you need to.

One thing I wanted to mention is, and this is the hard part....you will feel better and stronger...but then the body says, "yay, I'm stronger, let's dig deeper".... Over and over and over.......

So, it's like herx for awhile (days, weeks, months)
Then you get a break, but watch out because there's another herx around the corner...(that's why everyone talks about detoxing so much, it has to be a part of your daily routine...)

Luckily the good hours turn into days, then weeks then eventually you're home free!

Good luck