Virus or Flare

Hi All- I haven't posted on here in awhile because my health has been generally good -- I've been treating with a mix of ABX and herbs for a little over two years, and actually I thought I would be done treating by now based on my trajectory.....; however, for the past 2 weeks there is something that I just can't shake. I had been feeling quite good, and then one night I foolishly put 3 drops of nutramedix stevia in hot chocolate (made from 100% cocoa powder and coconut milk because I missed sweet!). I spent the night throwing up, felt amazing the next day - like the pre-Lyme days - but had sort of lost my voice, and then totally lost my voice the following days. Then my boyfriend and I went house shopping and put an offer on a house, which was very stressful. And here I am 2 weeks later not feeling so good. I wonder if I busted some cysts with the stevia and let some virus run loose?

I can't figure out if it's a flare or a virus....my symptoms are:

full body tingling
depression
rage
anxiety
inability to focus
shortness of breath
pressure in my ears

It reads like bartonella to me, but I don't know. I'd be interested to hear from those who have experience with flares, and how you manage them/ if you can interpret what's going on!!!

Thanks for reading my tail of woe! It's so great to have this forum to turn to.

Yeah -- the stevia was totally unintentional - but nothing changed in regards to me lyme/co-infection protocol - i was and still am on a version of the buhner protocol. i noticed that the co-infection herbs are causing more of a herx than usual....so maybe that's it

ugh, not psyched about bart.

i just got some more sida acuta, and am going to give the des bio bartonella series a whirl. not gonna lie, i'm pretty bummed to have backslid like this, but i'd rather get the infection over and done with now rather than for it to come out of hiding in the future if i accidentally bust some cysts!