What can help when going through a herx?

Hi there, my body and brain has become so highly sensitised I'm feeling every sensation to such a magnified degree that it is unbearable!
What I think is chronic inflammation feels like constant pulsing and throbbing all over me every sound, bright light, smell, is do powerful and I'm reacting so randomly to even the foods which were OK for me.
I thinknmy body is in a constant inflammatory state maybe because of the toxins from thr infections and from mould illness and all the other hypersensitivities I keep having to sonmany things.

I have a brain injury as well so that could be adding to thr hypersensitivities.

My practitioner has suggested micro immunotherapy by Lab Olife specifically 2L INFLAM which I hope to start this week if it arrives. Hoping that can calm this inflammatory state and then I can start treatment. Has anyone ever tried this and had experience with it?

My main question is what do people find helpful for when herxs happen? I'm fragile but need to take treatment to stop this cycle but despite detoxing carefully I really go through it and suffer horrendously when I try to take the treatment herbs.

I have managed to take some Japanese knotweed. I know I will only be able to go the herbal route at least for now when it comes to treatment herbs as tiny amounts are all that is possible and antibiotics completely nail me!

Which herbs have people found most helpful please for bart and lymes please?

Any advice would be really appreciated!

Many thanks!

Natz7 said...

I thinknmy body is in a constant inflammatory state maybe because of the toxins from thr infections and from mould illness and all the other hypersensitivities I keep having to sonmany things.

I have mold illness and chemical sensitivities in addition to Lyme/co. I understand that constant inflammatory state.

To get out of that state, these are the most important things I found in my journey:

1. Get out of mold exposure and stay out (including possessions that were in the moldy environment).

2. Stay away from fragrance, chemicals, smoke, exhaust fumes, etc.

3. Get away to places with clean, comfortable air where you feel relief and sparse people around - a beach, park, or even a large building that feels especially clean to you.

4. TUDCA helped me the most with mold and chemical sensitivities.

5. Treatment for MCAS is needed during the worst times. There are various treatments. I used Zyrtec, Cromolyn sodium, DAO supplements, NeuroProtek, AllerDHQ. Taking these REGULARLY, not randomly, can help stabilize the exaggerated responses, but it takes time and treatment needs to continue for weeks to months.

6. For herx relief, epsom salt baths helped temporarily. Alka seltzer Gold or baking soda helps some people. Hydrogen tablets can also help. Keeping electrolytes balanced helps.

7. If you can tolerate some herbal treatments, you could add those in. I used Buhner’s protocols as a guide to treat the 3 B’s. I started off with Japanese knotweed, Chinese skullcap, and danshen. I had some herxing. Didn’t notice any improvements until I added houttuynia and then Sida acuta. I used powdered knotweed and tinctures for the other herbs. I added much more later, but that’s what I started with. I started at tiny doses and increased by a drop or two at a time. Chinese skullcap and kudzu root had a relaxing effect on me and relieved some of the body tension and intense feelings.

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 1/5/2023 8:05:13 AM (GMT-8)

Thanks very much everyone! Do you think those herbs are available alcohol free?

Many thanks!

on alcohol in tinctures
one more tip and a topic that often comes up

alcohol is definitely a much better solvent than glycerine - and Buhner basically says consuming some alcohol is natural and not to worry about it and quotes significant alcohol content in bread and ripe fruits - which is all true.

but if you work out how much you would be taking if you follow the extended protocol in his 2nd edition Healing Lyme book – it is equivalent to around 3 double whiskeys a day ( given that he was originally a mathematician i worry a bit about his arithmetic sometimes!).
that's clearly too much to be healthy long term - plus I would be half soaked all of the time - and above the legal blood alcohol limit to drive!

many people here are also avoiding or at least minimising alcohol

to minimise how much i consume - i basically dose out my next portion into a glass tumbler right after i take one - and place it on a small reptile heating mat - this warms the glass to around body temperature for a few hours until the next dose is due - and the majority of the alcohol evaporates by the time i come to take the next dose

example mat here - they are inexpensive and safe
https://www.amazon.co.uk/reptile-vivarium-heat-heating-sizes/dp/b015olgtvs/

Over the counter antihistimines help me alot in reducing herx inflammation.

Famotidine (pepcid) is the best for me at the moment. 2 a day morning/evening

Cetirizine (zyrtec) is good though I can only dose 1/2 of a tablet.

Loratadine also twice daily, allows me to stay on minocycline.

Vitamin E, D and A are also anti inflammatory.

The link Girlie shared was a good one. I still haven't tried some of those detox methods myself. Detoxing my gut and brain are the hardest I think. TMI but I wasn't moving my bowels that much before so my llmd told my tudca and even bile salts with every meal I should take and it works great. If I don't poop, I feel like crap literally. It just makes me feel sic. So moving the bowels more a few times a day helped me a lot. Lemon juice was great, detoxes my stomach and liver, but celery juice can work even better. Okra powder is a good one too that many don't know about or fresh okra or cooked. I did activated charcoal for months but realized it was binding to the vitamins and minerals my body needed which wasn't good. Same thing with chlorella, it was binding to heavy metals that my body needed and leaving me deficient so I stopped taking it. I am trying great plains liquid detox bentonite liquid which people say is great. Hands down for the sauna or infrared sauna because that's made the biggest difference for me. I detox lovely from it. I only go in 2-3 min at 80 degrees because I can't tolerate any more than that but it's a start.