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Posted 9/16/2016 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,
during last two weeks I have developed symptoms like POTS or adrenaline fatigue. Suddenly I feel sick, dizzy, grasping for air and then my heart starts running like crazy, I feel pressure in my chest and then I suddenly need to lie down. If I cant lie down, I faint.

I had 2 episodes of that and both around 3pm.

This morning something new came up - I felt weak and dizzy all morning, still manage to do something at home. I don;t work anymore. But about 3. pm shivers started, felt cold, totally weak... managed to eat some salt, made tea with loads of sugar. Very bad feeling. My BP was normal 110 to 70 and pulse 74... but I feel like a big cat sitting on my chest. Had to lie down and it went over very slowly.

Was in hospital yesterday, normal ECG, normal USG of the heart. More tests will follow but it will take time. It is like POTS, but also different.

I started my Lyme journey full of optimism 2 months ago, but this makes me very worried. Is this adrenalin crisis? Should I keep something at home for this? What is going on? I will see a doctor tomorrow, but thankful for you experiences and advise.

Horrible how Lyme symptoms keeps changing all the time.
Posted 9/16/2016 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
VLG, I feel for you. That is so uncomfortable. :-(

Hopefully Traveler wil see this and reply. She has had a lot of experience with adrenal fatigue.

It is probably good that you are testing just to be on the safe side.

One thing that has helped me the few times I have dealt with similar symptoms is Pinella and Burbur. If you have some on hand, take a dropperfull every fifteen minutes till symptoms let up.

(((Hugs)))
Posted 9/16/2016 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks a lot. I will go and take those ASAP. Still feeling terrible.
Posted 9/16/2016 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, Denikeef.

It could be connected to your adrenals. Be sure to get tested so that you know for sure though - taking things to support adrenals when you don't need it could lead to them crashing.

The best test for adrenals is NOT a blood test, but a saliva test, where saliva is collected 3 or 4 times a day to correctly gauge what your cortisol output is throughout the day, rather than what a blood test would do, which is just a little "snapshot in time", or how your adrenals are functioning at the moment your blood is drawn.

If your doctor won't order it for you, you can order it for yourself through this company: www.truehealthlabs.com/Stop-the-Thyroid-Madness-STTM-Recommended-Test-Panels-s/1947.htm?searching=Y&sort=5&cat=1947&show=100&page=1

Until you get the testing done and get the results back, do be sure to eat several times a day (at least 4) and make sure that you are getting a lot of protein each time you eat.

Rest!! If it's your adrenals, pushing yourself to do too much will only make things worse - and believe me, you don't want them crashing completely. I've found it very difficult to manage my healing of both Lyme and adrenals.

Now, in case it's more of a real need to detox or just because we sometimes do just kind of crash in the afternoons like that), continue to increase your detox and rest during that time of day.
Posted 9/16/2016 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Traveler!
Does it mean that now you are symptom free since 2012? (I am reading your signature text)

Anything from Nutramedix to heal adrenals or to stimulate?

I think I will order that saliva test imidiately because with doctors everything goes very slowly.
Posted 9/16/2016 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
PS. I write and I also feel that all my spelling is gone. :( I do not remember how to spell words... crazy.
Posted 9/16/2016 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately no, I was reinfected after my adrenals crashed and took my thyroid down with it.

I'm not aware of anything from Nutrimedix for adrenals, but I'm not that familiar with the brand/protocol to be sure. I started out using what is known as glandulars (specifically Standard Process brand) and then had a falling out with my doc and am now making progress using an over the counter Homeopathic product called NatraBio, because there are no doctors in my area that will treat adrenal fatigue other than the one I started with - and she wouldn't acknowledge that I had plateaued and needed to raise my doses or do something different.

And I too got to that point - and worse. It was mainly due to toxins, so I encourage you to increase your detoxing and to look into supporting any system in your body that's not functioning well.
Posted 9/16/2016 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
Could this be a Herx from your current treatment?

It wouldn't hurt to supplment the adrenals. Selenium, Vit C, Sea Salt, Milk Thistle are important.
Herbs wise, ashwaghanda and Licorice are the ones I see recommended most.
Posted 9/16/2016 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much, Caramba!

I have Milk Thistle drops, just bought. Do you know how much should I take? I also have selenium. And Licorice - you mean as a capsules or just as sweets? Please advise.

Dear Traveler, so sorry to hear that you not being so well again. :( Getting reinfected is the worst nightmare.
I will detox more. I stopped a bit because I felt so bad. And I was thinking maybe I am overdoing detox?

This week I don't have any abx just to find out if this is from herx or side effects of Flagyl. But I am actually feel worse, my feet pain coming back.
Posted 9/16/2016 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
If you weren't doing much for detoxing, it's much more likely that you weren't doing enough detoxing. Feeling worse is an indicator of either the wrong detoxing (full body detox baths are bad for me), or you need more. We can go over that with you if you wish. It's one of my favorite topics! LOL! Or so I've been accused of. smilewinkgrin

It sounds like you need more detoxing if you aren't in treatment for a short break and are feeling worse - that's the bacteria "rebuilding their numbers" and the toxins still hanging around.

And just to be clear, the only way that milk thistle helps the adrenals is to help detox the liver. Less stress on the body will mean less stress on the adrenals.

Selenium and sea salt (although I prefer the pink or Himalayan salt) are both helpful directly to the adrenals.
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