pins and needles

I'd like to ask you a few questions...
How long were you treating with doxy? And, what was the reason you stopped?

Ok, I do remember another post of yours - saying you got worse with treatment.

When we treat lyme disease...the result is the die-off of bacteria - when that happens, your body is flooded with the toxins...which causes inflammation - and an increase in the severity of symptoms (and even new symptoms)...this is called a herxheimer reaction.

What we can do to help - is detox...Effective detoxing will help our body flush out those toxins...and stay ahead of the die-off...this will lessen the severity of the herxing.

Sometimes LLMD's when starting the patient on a new protocol...will have the patient start at a lower dose for a few weeks...before going to full dose.

I suggest you detox as much as possible...every few days add in another method.

Here's a link to some detox ideas:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Some of the detoxing I do:
- drink lots of water - at least 8 glasses a day
- squeeze fresh lemon juice in some of the glasses
- take warm epsom salt baths
- dry brush my skin prior to the baths
- Take Alka Seltzer Gold
- Take Nutramedix Pinella and Burbu
- Take a liver cleanse
- Take activated charcoal

Also - probiotics are a must...

So you've been seeing an ID Dr.? You really should see a LLMD, someone who understands lyme disease and how to treat it.

I reread your first post...and I see you have a LLMD...(it's late...I must be tired..)

I do think that the pins and needles is most likely the lyme bacteria.

But, it is still beneficial for you to detox...this will help prepare your body for when you do start treating again. - whether it is herbals or antibiotics - you should still be detoxing. Also, even when not treating, the bacteria is dying off in the normal life cycle.

If you can add more than just the epsom salt baths and probiotics...develop some good habits.

I hope you stick around here...and update us when you have your next appt.