Dry and burning / confused

I'm on Buhner's protocol for Bartonella plus cat's claw, Gou-teng, danshen/skullcap, lions mane.

A couple days ago, I had a resurgence of dry eyes and mouth, tightness in my face, and feel dried out all over. This morning after I got up and took glutathione, I started feeling burning in my scalp in the back of my head and neck.

I had most of these symptoms before, but somehow it seems different this time - maybe from all of it happening simultaneously. The weather turned cold a couple of days ago, too, but I don't think that caused it.

Months ago the doctor suggested hormones could cause dry eyes/mouth and suggested Estrosense, which I've taken daily ever sense.

I don't know what to think. I don't know if toxins, die off, Lyme or co is causing it.

Any thoughts? Can anyone relate?

I just feel kinda miserable.

Also, when I first started isatis/houttynia/alchornia, I had 2 good weeks and felt cognitive and emotional improvement. Then everything started going south again after I slowly increased doses and added cats claw and sida acuta and danshen/skullcap. That was about 2 weeks ago. about 5 days ago,I took a chance and added a whole 1/2 dropper full of lions mane. It seemed to help but now I'm feeling all dry and burning.

Also, the last few days, I've had bouts of unrestrained anger and yelling at people and getting trembly and unglued and unable to speak clearly when emotionally upset. The normal me has always been emotionally stable and not easily intimidated or unraveled. I don't know what is happening to me.

I feel trapped. Things are changing faster now, and I feel like now I'm having to increase doses and herbs to stop symptoms, whereas before I had to back up. I feel confused. I don't know if I'm even making sense. I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel with treatment and it's moving too fast and I can't get off.

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 10/31/2017 11:05:56 AM (GMT-6)

I actually just got back from my second appointment with my doctor. One of the diagnoses I received was for an autoimmune disease, Sjorgen's Syndrome. I'm just now starting to look further into it. Some of the main symptoms are dry eyes, mouth, skin, organs, and also vaginal dryness. Joint pain and fatigue as well.

I drink tons of water day and night and I cannot get myself hydrated no matter how much I drink. I have most of the symptoms you listed. My other diagnoses are Bartonella (main issue), Lyme, and high mold levels. The dehydration and excessive dryness could possibly be an autoimmune response to the Lyme and cos. I still have much to learn myself.

Here is a link: https://www.sjogrens.org/home/about-sjogrens

It looks like the tests he used to diagnose me were LabCorp: Early Sjorgen's Syndrome Profile and ANA Comprehensive Plus Profile.

Dadeen said...
I actually just got back from my second appointment with my doctor. One of the diagnoses I received was for an autoimmune disease, Sjorgen's Syndrome. I'm just now starting to look further into it. Some of the main symptoms are dry eyes, mouth, skin, organs, and also vaginal dryness. Joint pain and fatigue as well.

I drink tons of water day and night and I cannot get myself hydrated no matter how much I drink. I have most of the symptoms you listed. My other diagnoses are Bartonella (main issue), Lyme, and high mold levels. The dehydration and excessive dryness could possibly be an autoimmune response to the Lyme and cos. I still have much to learn myself.

Here is a link: https://www.sjogrens.org/home/about-sjogrens

It looks like the tests he used to diagnose me were LabCorp: Early Sjorgen's Syndrome Profile and ANA Comprehensive Plus Profile.

Was this your Lyme Dr. - (your second appt.)

I had symptoms of Sjogren and Lupus - but most went away with lyme treatment.
I wouldn't 'jump' to treating an autoimmune disease with steroids...if you do INDEED have lyme and co's.

Hi In July when I switched over from abx and herbals to just herbals everything had turned bad for me.

I had to back down on all the herbals I was taking and take just enough so they were still in my system.

I took a few weeks or more to settle everything down.

I was then able to slowly build up again and have had very good improvement.


One factor could be that when you are increasing the herbals it is too much too soon and causing more herxing.

I didn't think I would make that mistake since I was on Buhner for so long but it can just e too much sometimes for our bodies to handle.

Part of it sounds like both of you, WalkingbyFaith and Babsbunny had increased treatment and then an increase in symptoms came about.

Sometimes herxing comes days/weeks later also.

I would step up the binders and detoxing and see if that helps too.

Take care, Jo