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Posted 10/9/2015 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Can anyone relate?

I Have had several herxing episodes that take away my ability to even say one word. The longest I went with out talking a word is one week. I detox by using a sauna (140 degrees for 50 minutes), salt bath, and started oil pulling. Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else?
Posted 10/9/2015 6:19 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry to hear about what must be a frightening experience!

It hasn't happened to me but, it sounds like you need to lower the doses of whatever you are taking....or even stop taking them until these herxes subside.

Herxing prevents us from healing.
Posted 10/9/2015 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
I remember 2 days of being in bed
and not having the energy to
do anything but sleep,
drink broth and be a slug.
I couldn't do my herbs,
I don't think I did much
Talking then,
So, yeah, backing down
your herbs/abx will help
your body catch up with the toxins
=]chloe
Posted 10/10/2015 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
While I haven't experienced just an inability to speak, I've had the words so jumbled up I couldn't get them out, and I've experienced such severe stuttering on every 3rd word that I chose to not speak - one sentence took me about 4 minutes to get out.

I have, however, read about others that have lost the ability to speak for a period of time.

You really need to increase the number of things you are doing for detoxing so that your symptoms are so severe, so that your healing will continue instead of you needing to be in a hospital due to a cytokine storm that can't be stopped any other way.
Posted 10/10/2015 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for all the tips!

I have read some previous posts about a gene mutation that some people can't rid the toxins easily. I feel like the detoxing that I do helps very little or not at all. I am currently in my constipated phase again and get sicker if I eat. I do have bowel movements but are small and insignificant. I have a hard time drinking a lot of water b/c I feel bloated ,like I have to vomit, and when I urinate I feel like my bladder does not empty. If I don't eat and drink I feel sick and when I do eat and drink I feel extremely sick.

I am having a hard time with fruits and vegetables. These seem to do more harm than good with my digestion. I eat mostly meat protein. This leaves me sick but not as sick.

I Was going to look into coffee enemas. I Don't know if this will help. I feel like all I do is take meds and detox.

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Posted 10/10/2015 6:14 AM (GMT 0)
hello
Little Bear (LB there is no such thing as quit.... you always have to remember people love you and need you to be alive!!
Posted 10/10/2015 6:26 AM (GMT 0)
I really am not sure about anti toxins... But i have learned my body doesn't like alot of anything??maybe there is something to that old wives tail(to much of anything is no good for you?) heck like i know!!I never do that cleansing thing,i do what i want pretty much .. yet somedays my bodyslaps me in the head cause i had oatmeal!!! geezzz!!!pass the cheese!! lol...find what you like and go with it!! you are the person who knows your body the best!! that pizza..gives ya gass..(loose it( the steak you had WOW (you feel bad for two days!!) but if you listen to your body ,and if it gets a bit mad you back off on that food.. i figure you will make 80!!
Posted 10/20/2015 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
I saw my LLMD today and I have been unable to talk since yesterday evening. She is going to test me for the MTHFR gene. And added more detox to my already fun filled day of meds. and detoxing. When is anyone ever supposed to eat!

I am only able to take 4 drops a day of A-BAB, because every time I try 5 a day I loose my ability to talk.
Posted 10/20/2015 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Little Bear, it is important to move your bowels. You should try taking fiber or magnesium because if you aren't moving your bowels, the toxins can't get out. Does that make sense?
Posted 10/20/2015 1:47 PM (GMT 0)

Barrylink said...
I really am not sure about anti toxins... But i have learned my body doesn't like alot of anything??maybe there is something to that old wives tail(to much of anything is no good for you?) heck like i know!!I never do that cleansing thing,i do what i want pretty much .. yet somedays my bodyslaps me in the head cause i had oatmeal!!! geezzz!!!pass the cheese!! lol...find what you like and go with it!! you are the person who knows your body the best!! that pizza..gives ya gass..(loose it( the steak you had WOW (you feel bad for two days!!) but if you listen to your body ,and if it gets a bit mad you back off on that food.. i figure you will make 80!!

There are many of us on this site - and many other sites as well - that not only MUST detox, but will not heal if we don't. That you don't feel that you have to detox is your own choice, but you need to realize that it's not the case for most people.

These bacteria put out toxins when they die, and if the body isn't detoxing well on it's own, these toxins can not only increase our symptoms into insane levels, but it can be life threatening for some as it causes a cytokine storm. Please do not make light of detoxing and the plight of others that are working their tail ends off to detox enough. This is no wives tale - this is real life for many.
Posted 10/20/2015 1:49 PM (GMT 0)

Little Bear (LB) said...
I saw my LLMD today and I have been unable to talk since yesterday evening. She is going to test me for the MTHFR gene. And added more detox to my already fun filled day of meds. and detoxing. When is anyone ever supposed to eat!

I am only able to take 4 drops a day of A-BAB, because every time I try 5 a day I loose my ability to talk.

This kind of a reaction is typically either from an allergic reaction or an overload of toxins. Maybe it's time to try something other than A-Bab??
Posted 10/20/2015 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
Just to reiterate what Traveler said:
"Detoxing is an essential part of fighting Lyme Disease and achieving relief from a herx. Many people just think about what antibiotics to take and let the body do the rest from there but killing the bacteria is only half the job. One must help the body remove the endotoxins that spirochetes release in the body once they're killed. In fact, well over 90% of the time you're not feeling well is due to a a body that is not detoxing effectively."

http://www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html
Posted 10/21/2015 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks sarahm620-
I have been trying to eat more prunes and I know I have to get things moving more. I will look more into magnesium. I already take 110 mg in my multivitamin, but maybe I need more :)

Thanks Traveler-
I think you are correct on the overload of toxins, because the not being able to talk happened couple of times when I was just on antibiotics and had not tried A-BAB yet.

Thanks again for the replies!
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