Irregular heartbeat - scared

I think you should call the doctor on call or go in to an urgent care. The more worried you are, the more your heart will probably skip beats. Call your doctor and see what they want you to do.

I agree with the others, Scandic. Get a hold of your LLMD. S/he should have an emergency number, and -in my opinion - this would qualify. Especially since you have been having issues with your heart.

Lyme can cause some very serious heart issues for some people, so don't brush it off. If your LLMD doesn't seem to be taking this very seriously, then it's time to find another LLMD!

In the mean time, as Border suggested, take a deep breath and try to relax with a cup of chamomile tea, or even have hubby give you a foot rub - that relaxes a lot of people!

Also I would suggest that you and you LLMD go a little slower with the meds - your body isn't up to a full on attack of the Lyme evidently. Chin up though!! You are in good company still!! Several here have to move slowly with our treatment - including me!

I got some sleep, thanks to the ambien, then spent three hours lying awake feeling my ribs vibrate...

The LLMD wants me to come in tomorrow. I had an appointment for next week already, but he doesn't want to wait. (neither do I, so am relieved he suggested to come in sooner)

It's a 2 hour drive, my husband is going to have to do some explaining at work on short notice so he can take me. I think he can do with having a talk with the doc himself, get some of the frustration out.

His secretary said he is blocking extra time for me. Guess I'm turning out to be a tricky case... I must have sounded pretty wonky when she spoke to me, because she said she'd email my husband the appointment time to confirm...

Right now it's headache, sore throat, all the herxy stuff I guess, which I can just crawl under a blanket and get through. Hoping no more creepy heart stuff tonight.

Well, did the big trek to the LLMD and back yesterday.

I think it did my husband good to vent some frustrations and hear that it was a bad herx, that there is most likely nothing wrong with my heart (but I can go to a cardiologist to get it checked if I like).

I was given the "be more patient" speech, which I didn't really appreciate. Let him try to sleep with vibrating ribs that wake you up every 10 minutes and see what the sleep deprivation does....

Bottom line, he thinks the Candida is a bigger problem than the Lyme right now and my body won't be ready to heal until we clear it.

Thinking back, I've been complaining to my gyno & house doctor for over a year (so way before the tick bite) about not feeling right, sleeping badly, heart too fast at night, etc... so it's probably been candida for a while.

I'm being given a few days off meds to catch my breath, and then on Monday I am to start on low dose Naltrexene, which he is hoping will calm the nerve vibrations, continue with the Fluconazole, but 1x/day instead of 2 and take some olive oil/ozone drops called Ozol to help with detoxing. 6 weeks of that, then go see him again.

I apparantly am one of his over-sensitive patients, I herx easily and badly... (great...)

I asked about doing tests to confirm the suspicions (because if I hadn't mentioned that my tongue seemed odd a couple of weeks ago, we wouldn't have ended up on the candida track), and he said he felt he had enough info, but did want to do a 24 hour urine test to check my thyroid levels (apparantly more accurate than in the blood).

Heart has calmed down now that I'm off the meds for a few days.

I'm bummed though, a few weeks ago I was doing one-hour walks and was able to go out and do errands, now it's a struggle to just change the cat's litter tray. I feel worse than when the Lyme was not being treated...

Yes, magnesium, no coffee, no chocolate and taking probiotics. Drinking Green Water to detox. Chlorocaps.

LLMD told me to stay away from detox baths because of the heart, but I tried them anyway (not too hot), but don't find the baths make a difference.

Thankfully, heart stayed calm today, but I've been horribly tired, anxious and depressed. I tried napping, but just couldn't fall asleep.

Do herxes last for 5 days? I've been feeling utterly crap since Monday. (and I guess this is a candida herx???)

The house is a pit, we're running out of food and catfood. Thankfully, it's weekend, so my husband can go out and shop.

What else can I do to try to feel a little better?

I agree with the Springsjean, Scandic. You need to rest. Your body is waging a great war inside of you - feels like it too, huh? If you don't already have any 'hobbies' to occupy you, it's time to find some! I discovered that when I have to be still like that, I enjoy quilting! Start doing some little things that you think you might like if you aren't sure where to start - jigsaw puzzles, reading some books. If your brain is still working well, then what about taking some online courses?? Most likely you'll be back to doing the things you enjoy -like your walking - before long. You just need to let your body repair first.

Detoxing is essential in my opinion, and it sounds like you could be having some of the issues I have with detoxing. You can still do things like dry skin brushing, drinking plenty of lemon water, and juicing certain foods that help your body detox. Maybe you can ask your LLMD next time you see him about taking a binding agent like activated charcoal or something to help trap and expel more toxins?

I know what you mean, Scandic! I used to be the same way - I couldn't go outside because of the tempurature fluctuations, and I didn't have enough energy to even go on a short walk. Although I can tell you that with treatment, I now have a rather active life -considering where I've been!

Hang in there, get through this time period. It won't last forever, but you should find some new activities to do while you are in this position. Keeping your mind active will help not only it, but it'll help keep you from spending too much time in thought about your illness.