Dealing w/Chronic Lyme and Hoping to Heal!

Hi everyone!

I have been absent from the forum for quite awhile but have still been dealing with chronic lyme symptoms. There is one positive, the symptoms haven't gotten WORSE! Although they haven't gotten worse, I'm still dealing with the same Lyme symptoms I was before; depersonalization, derealization, and fatigue. I would say that the symptoms are all pretty equal at about a 7/10. I have been going by in life since diagnosed (2012) on sheer willpower. I have forced myself to be active in the outdoors (climbing 14,000' mountains in Colorado and rock climbing) and that has greatly increased my ability to deal with the negative effects of Lyme. I'm coming back to the forum because I have fallen off the wagon and started drinking alcohol again to help "feel emotions," but have realized that is not a healthy or long-term solution to these symptoms. I have been in a great relationship for the past 6 months and these symptoms have negatively affected it by "not being present, showing affection, etc." I want my life back. I want to be able to feel emotions again. So I am going to start with the Buhner protocol as soon as I get off work by taking the smallest dose of Japanese Knotweed. If anybody has any suggestions or insight as to what might be causing the psychological symptoms, please feel free to comment below. I look forward to joining everyone on the path to healing!

-Mav

Hi Maverick, welcome back!

How do the depersonalization and derealization symptoms manifest for you?

Do you mean like brain fog? Or something else?

Mav, you have to treat in order to get rid of any of the symptoms. It will take some time and you will feel like it will never get better - that's the sad part.

The happy part is I healed with herbs and so did hubby, so it is not a pipe dream. You can do it. It takes discipline and commitment. No goofing off. It is a routine you have to do very consistently.

I did have a glass of wine once in awhile when treating. I rarely ate sugar. I did stevia in my coffee. I did very little dairy.

Everything was in total moderation except for the detoxing! I really did a lot of detoxing. I drank lemon water. I ate fermented foods. I got enough sleep. I stayed out of stress.

You can do this and I will gladly be your biggest cheerleader!

Maverick thank you for explaining what you meant, that's how I feel since I got Lyme too.

I notice on good days that there's moments where it goes away and things seem "real" again.

So just know that it's possible to go away, we just need to get better.