symptoms got worse overnight

Like I'm actually getting scared not understanding this. One second I'm freezing the next I'm hot swesty and Clamy but no temp. I barely have the energy to stand up and sitting down is painful in my legs and hips I have nausea on and off maybe because all I ate was an apple and pear today but the thought of food makes me sick. I haven't taken anything for pain yet I'm just not understanding the severity of this before starting my antibiotics when for months I never was this bad

Since I stopped them? I stopped them in March I can't remember exactly how long about a month I picked the other ones up on my way home but I can't eat I'm trying so I have not taken them yet. It's like slowly the symptoms were coming back I had my appt Tuesday and at that point I had pain only in my hands and feet would fall asleep I was exhausted yesterday and this am and last night I took a lavender epsom bath which felt relaxing this am the pain was so much worse was not nauseous until I got to work one of the medications I take because of ADHD is adderall and I took my 30 mg this am and it did nothing for me at all. I do have activated charcoal how many and how often? Take another bath? I just don't understand why I was sick prior to antibiotics but then I felt better on them with just occasional bad days and my period being the worst time. I bought a house and moved recently which was stressful my work has lost some team mates making us take over so much work that I'm working 10 hour days or even 11 only 30 min lunch and am go go go the whole day then coming home and cleaning cooking taking care of my four kitties. But the overtime is great and needed I worked 50 hours alone last week.. what do I do?

Make sure you are taking probiotics.

I believe it is your symptoms flaring. Can you lie down for awhile..or are you at work?

If there's a flu going around and you have flu symptoms...then I would wait.

When you start the abx...start one on it's own first..and see how you do before adding in the second one.

I suggest you start the Rifabutin on half dose.

Don't start the antibiotics...give it a couple days and see if it subsides - maybe it is a stomach bug.

Try to get some fluids in...if you can.

Hope you feel better soon!

Worst night ever no sleep stomach pain all night but could not use the bathroom or throw up. I have no idea what is wrong with me

I just started the antibiotic last night though so the nausea started before I was even on them

And it's the stomach bug on top of my bartonella.. so the other aches and pains all that was the bart and the tummy pain now brought on by other stomach bug symptoms is here. That's why I feel like I can't eat it makes my stomach feel worse. And I just know as soon as Monday rolls around it will be back to stress and go go go

Please read my post - and the posts of others here. We have been giving you really good suggestions to help yourself.

But yet, that's why we are here. Most doctors won't tell you everything we have come to learn, because they have never lived through this, or never had to do all these things. We have.

I do understand your situation, I was completely bed bound, or house bound for 6 months at one point - and living by myself (Hubby was working out of state and couldn't come home to help). Are there delivery options to get things to your house? Even Walmart has a website and you can set up to have it shipped to your home -there are likely other options as well.

Plan any trips out carefully. Make a list (and be sure to take it with you -LOL!) so that you get the things you need. If you need Epsom salt and ginger, you can stop by one store on your way to work or on the way home and get just a few things. For me, it's easier to have one big day, then recover, but some find that several smaller trips out is easier for them to recover from.

You MUST take care of yourself - the cold hard truth is that no one else will.(sorry!!!) We are here to help with suggestions, but you need to not panic or let this completely overwhelm you so that you are unable to help yourself. Everything in life has steps, so it's one step at a time with everything we do.

And, are there plans to get you back into treatments? That will be what will help you the most. If you have to take it into your own hands, then please do so, as you won't heal if you are not treating.

I know this likely sounds pretty harsh, and I surely don't mean it that way, but I do feel the need to help you understand (I hope I'm not off base!!!), and to help give you a little "push" and encouragement to get you headed in the right direction again. This is the hardest thing most of us have ever gone through, so you're not alone in that -and you are not alone!!! We are here to help the best way we can.

So, sit down and see what you have that you can use at your house/apt to help you now, what you may need to still get and be determined to improve. One step at a time, one day at a time. We are by your side.

That, I can't help you with as I haven't been able to work for over 25 years now. Although, I did hear that Amazon was hiring (seriously!). I had thoughts of applying, but I have the forum, and I'm in school, so that would just be goofy of me - but it would be nice to be able to work again.

Do you really need the extra income from pet sitting? Otherwise limit what you are doing. For me, that's the hardest part. Not doing what I want or feel like I need to be doing. Sometimes you can't avoid it, because life goes on while we are sick and we have bills to pay and things we must do, but limit what you can.

I know exactly what you mean about it being soooo frustrating!!! I had it all beat!! I was symptom free for 2 years!!! I had myself believing that if I kept detoxing and eating well, taking a few things to help my body continue to function at higher levels, that I would remain healed..... until a tick found me and reinfected me. That bugger wasn't on me for more than 20 minutes, and here I sit - 2 years later - and I'm still struggling with these infections again.

I felt completely defeated, so I made myself stop and realize the good in my life that I knew I really did want to survive for (no matter how apathetic I felt about any of it). Plus, I've proven to myself time and again, the power to feel better lies in my own hands. I can live life feeling totally miserable or I can do something about it. That's my biggest motivator actually - the here and now stuff about how I am feeling.

This is not an easy road to walk, which is why we lean on each other for strength, compassion and for helping us keep going.

Hang in there!! Start slowly and get your life back on track by helping your body. You have a pretty busy schedule, so realize that you have quite a hill to climb before feeling better, but you can make it just as many of us here have. We are here to help in what ever ways we can.