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Posted 3/23/2012 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
I have been feeling surprisingly better for 4 days since being on Diox. Not exhausted, brain fog clearing up, no body pain. However day four, the wall of fatigue came back...I went back into my pattern of eating sugar because of the fatigue. I was sitting in class, trying to get through the last day of the term, and had to eat sugar to try to stay awake long enough to learn what my grade was. So exhaustion, nervous tension, nerve twitches, and pain came back suddenly. I have been working very hard on staying on a clean diet and taking probiotics, vitamins etc. As soon as the sick came back, it was like throw the good eating habits out the window. Survival mode.

Those 4 good days I actually woke up in the morning able to get up and face my day with some enthusiasm. Yesterday the morning was hard, but I didn't know it was going to lead to total wipe out.

Today, can't hardly move, but still have important things to do, so hope it doesn't come and get me later.

It was great having four days of better! I want more.

Posted 3/23/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Shinji,
Chances are that you are experiencing your first herx. This is quite common and even good news! This means that you are indeed killing off the bacteria!!

Have you read through the thread at the top of the forum titled, "New to Lyme?". In it - the second post, about 1/2 way through the post - you will find instructions on detoxing. I believe that if you start detoxing you will begin to feel better. Do be careful to not overdo the detoxing though as well. It's always best to start off slow and build up the amount of time spent detoxing, as too much detoxing can bring on it's own herx.

Please be sure to do the dry skin brushing and drinking lots of water as well! It's all very important to do. I'm sure you will have more good days once you get into the routine of detoxing!
Posted 3/23/2012 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
Drop the sugar and back away slowly......LOL

Seriously, don't eat sugar. The longer you are away from it, the better you will truly feel.

Drink lots of water.....that will keep you awake because you'll have to pee every 5 min like me! :-)
Posted 3/23/2012 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
Sugar is like nicotine, I think. I am working very hard on slowly backing away from it. I am like down to half a pack a day lol.
I do drink water...sometimes I have to pee all the time and other times I can't pee, my body just stores it or something.
Today exhuastion again. Face pain and exertion headache. I occasionally take tramadol...it seems to help deal with the pain. Today was one of those days.
I totally agree with you Sleepless, I do feel so much better off sugar.
Traveler, the detox stuff is too overwhelming. I read it but cant narrow down really want I should take. I am taking olive leaf extract right now, and that has always been good to me. I bought a body brush but it's sort of painful to brush my skin. Sensitive skin. Should you brush it everytime you take a shower or bath?
Posted 3/23/2012 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Shinji - I know it's so disappointing when you feel better and then worse again, but do try to stay focused on what those good days felt like - let it motivate you! Don't beat yourself up over the sugar - it is hard! Sometimes I find drinking herbal tea helps curb the sugar cravings - maybe just having something tasty distracts me from the craving until it subsides.

With detoxing, in general, the more you can do, the better - although always start off slowly! I think a lot of members - myself included! - have good results with the epsom salt/peroxide baths. It's best if you can brush every time, but if not, sometimes is better than never. I have days when my skin is just way too sensitive, or my arms are way too tired to brush my skin, although I can tell you you will get used to the sensation - it starts to feel good after a while!
Posted 3/24/2012 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
You don't even know how good you'll feel until you truly get away from it. Seriously, it does help, but the longer you're away the better it helps!

It really is addictive trust me, I know. I was one of the biggest sugar addicts there was. I ate cinnamon toast crunch for breakfast, bowls of it..then I'd eat dessert every night. Mind you, I'm only about 90 pounds and 5'1..I have a very small frame too and my whole family is small..

I dropped it ALL when I found out sugar fed them. It literally grossed me out to think I was feeding them. Shoot, they cause me SO many problems, I am sure as **** not feeding them!! LOL. That mindset helped a lot! I don't even rarely eat any fruit any more. I do eat almond butter. MMMMM and lots of eggs, salads, curries, We almost never eat out, but when we do I eat something like Chipotle which has abx/hormone free meats and some organic/local produce. I get a salad with chicken and some bell peppers/onions and some tomato salsa (not vinegar based I asked) and I eat that..no beans, no corn, no starch, no sugar that I am aware of.

You can do it! I know you can. We're here to help ! I eat a lot of fat..eggs, nuts, coconut, oils.......I eat alllllllll the time cause I'm always starving LOL.

I'm a fighter.......In the words of Beyonce (Destiny's child)
I'm a survivor
I'm not gon give up
I'm not gon stop
I'm gon work harder
I'm a survivor
I'm gonna make it
I will survive

Keep on survivin' yeah

Post Edited (SleeplessNJ) : 3/23/2012 7:30:03 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/24/2012 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sleepless, there was period in my life where I ate to live and didn't live to eat...but then stress, fatigue, and giving into the feeling that it was futile because all my problems couldn't be cured with diet and exercise, I had tried it and still felt badly. Anti-depressants make me eat sugar like crazy, so I am glad to be mostly off of them. My recent divorce=sugar. Returning to school=sugar. It's vicious.
But I love your point about feeding the parasites and how gross it is. The aliens are feeding off of us, and slowly killing us.
I don't like to cook :(
Posted 3/24/2012 1:32 PM (GMT 0)
I understand..when you change your mind frame it will be much easier..at least it was for me.

When you start making recipes that go with the diet and it's yummy and something you like to eat, it will help. I don't love cooking when I'm sick either..but I am so hungry, no choice!

I'm gonna start blogging about what I eat, my pain levels and such and will include some recipes. When I have it up and running I'll post a link. Hopefully it can help someone :)
Posted 3/24/2012 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
Something to keep in mind though, there are safe sugar substitutes that can be used - even if they do take some getting used to! I like Stevia. I make sure to get pure, organic stevia though.
Posted 3/25/2012 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Trav!! Where do you get your organic stevia? There's a company called SweetLeaf that is pure stevia, but honestly, it's gross..don't like the after taste. I was using Truvia for awhile and I liked the taste, but it's a chemical and I don't want to eat anything made with chemicals.
Posted 3/25/2012 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Was the stevia you were using green or white in color?

The white one is processed and has more of an after-taste.

The green isn't so bad. Or you can try xylitol.
Posted 3/25/2012 6:07 AM (GMT 0)
I like Xylitol but cant have very much of it or tied to toilet. lol
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