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Hi, needhelp4!

I'm sorry that things have become so challenging again. Anxiety is such a terrible thing to deal with. Do you have any other symptoms flaring right now? Was anxiety one of your primary tick-borne disease symptoms before? Have you been doing any sort of treatment since you were last on the forum, antimicrobial or otherwise?

Skimming through your old posts, I can see that you have tried a lot of things, but here's a brainstorm, just in case something is helpful!
- tapping (EFT practice)
- calming supplements: chamomile, passionflower, lemon balm, kava, valerian, L-theanine, CBD, indica strains of cannabis
- adaptogens: ashwagandha, rhodiola, holy basil, eleuthero, etc.
- supplements that increase serotonin: bacopa, Saint John's wort, 5HTP, SAMe
- pharmaceuticals: Wellbutrin, SSRIs, SNRIs, benzodiazepines
- mental health therapy (especially CBT, IFS, group, etc.)
- limbic system retraining (DNRS, Gupta, etc.)
- movement: yoga, tai chi, qi gong, walks
- essential oils (topical, ingested, diffused): lavender, orange, etc.
- bodywork: craniosacral therapy, massage
- acupuncture or acupressure
- mindfulness, meditation, guided visualizations
- Curable chronic illness app, Calm app, Headspace app
- vagus nerve toning exercises: humming, gargling, gagging, breathwork, laughter, etc.
- breathing exercises
- full-spectrum light lamp therapy
- dietary changes: no sugar, gluten, caffeine
- evaluate for mold exposure (lots of your symptoms fit with mold)
- evaluate for mast cell activation syndrome

I hope you find relief quickly!

Thank You BOTH, Saraeli and WalkingByFaith for your Comforting words and WONDERFUL HELP! I have tried many of the things you mentioned above, Saraeli, in the past and it seems like I need to revisit them all again! Thank You SO MUCH! And, WalkingByFaith, that mold is something for me to look into, as well. This is going to sound strange, but for about 1 month or so, I'd been taking a certain brand of Magnesium Bisglycinate caps - 2 midday and 1 at bedtime - every time, I'd put one in my mouth it smelled/tasted like mold. I asked family members and they said they couldn't smell anything in the whole bottle. They never took any though. Anyway, I couldn't smell it either, but only having one, every single time, in my mouth gave these mold vibes. It was a brand new bottle - expiry 2027 for the bisglycinate, but finally, after a good month or so, I just couldn't deal with that and bought a different brand. Anxiety ensued briefly after that. Pretty sure.

HI (((((TRAV)))), I Hope You are doing Well! Thank you for your input! ! I am pretty sure there is a lot of inflammation EVERYWHERE - the osteoarthritis in my TMJ'S, I think are inflamed, too. Headaches now. How does one lessen this? I no longer have a Lyme literate dr. Mine just left her practice with no one to fill in. This SUCKS. Is anyone here in the forum from Ontario, Canada, who has a lyme literate dr. accepting clients? Everyday, I am in such bad anxiety and it brings along intrusive thoughts and ocd. When anxiety is low, I don't get any of that garbage. I returned to taking the Avena Sativa tincture, but it doesn't seem to be working like it used to. I restarted taking Magnesium - Bisglycinate this time ( this one doesn't taste like mold like the last bottle I took for a month or so then discarded because I just couldn't take the mold taste), so just restarted after 4 days off magnesiums because I think, the Mag Malate Renew caps during day and L-Threonates at bedtime were giving me the jitters and shaky vision when I would get up in the middle of the night. I am a Hot Mess.

OH TRAV, Thank You so much! I am saddened to learn that you have arthritis, too! UGH! Debilitating at times. I, too, had to go herbal route years ago because I am so allergic to a lot of the pharmaceuticals! The Byron White tinctures I think got me back to normal for a long period! But one needs a prescription for them which I was getting from the Lyme doc I had - she was a lyme literate naturopath. Now, I can't even get that.
I am doing the infrared oxy sauna 3 times a week - 20 minutes each session, restarted taking colloidal Silver/ Gold in water when all this anxiety started in January, trying to do some frequency "zapping" too, but can only do it on feet and not with hands holding rods at same time - tried doing hands and feet at same time and kept getting sharp zaps up my arms . I figure it is all this heavy metal/ hardware I have in my TmJ's and facial bones interacting?.
I am ok and don't feel anything when I just zap using the foot pads...but do not know if it is doing anything just using foot pads. I was actually doing SO WELL up until mid January, then I crumbled. That is when I restarted the Avena, as well. I am up to 3 times per day - 33 drops in a little water. Trav, Thank You SO MUCH for the added information. I Truly appreciate your help!

Thank You So Much Trav! I appreciate that So Much! I will back off on the silver then. Do you think I should up my sauna sessions? I have only been doing 3 x per week 20 minutes only. I did it yesterday ( took a dose of silver before doing it) and felt so woozy and sleepy when the sauna session was done.

Thank You Trav! Makes Perfect sense. I shall follow your Wonderful advice!
((((BIG HUG, Trav!))))