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Posted 9/18/2012 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
woke up this a.m. with an increase in all over body soreness , and fatigue. I glutenized myself several times over the past few days like a dummy and I am sure that was part of it . Anyways I was racking my brains for something I could take to get out of the pain .. and so I rememberd reading on here that tumeric helps with pain .. and then I know that cayenne helps with circulation and I think pain too . So I made a cup of hot broth with a level tsp of the tumeric , and a pinch of the cayenne , choked it down and I have to say that the soreness lifted quite a bit , my body felt lighter at first and I thought what a RELIEF! :-)

But then shortly thereafter I noticed all kinds of neuro symptoms , I caught myself doing my eyeblinking tics that I have had episodes of in the past , and its not just eye blinking it feels more like mild seizure activity , in the past I narrowed it down to green tea ( even decaf green tea ) being the trigger . Haven't really had a bad problem with it since I stay away from green tea . Then I noticed my movements felt jerky and just strange . Then my right arm and my right leg started feeling the heavy feeling I get . On top of that I had a restless energy , a bad feeling energy like my brain was racing . UGHHHH ...

I have eaten both herbs in other foods in the past because I love thai and eat both spices in curry's etc.. but never noticed whether these symptoms were after eating them  ? ?

Now just everything is bothering me , my grasp feels bad , and my right arm keeps going into charlie horse mode and i feel extremely aggitated ! Feel uncoordinated ... but the pain and soreness is mostly at bay , seems to have worked for that .

I get so sick of everything having an adverse reaction on me . Disgusted really .

So I am thinking that this is causing some sort of herx ? Or is this partly the withdrawal or after effects of the gluten I ate and sugar crap ?  I dont know anymore . ... What do you all think ?

Posted 9/18/2012 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Oh and also I keep having trouble swallowing ... I just had to haulk up my food bc my throat wouldn't close right , and food stuck halfway , scared me now my arms are feeling "locked up " and I have so much suppose to do today and I am just wanting to be unconcious because this crap all scares me so bad
Posted 9/18/2012 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hang in there, Lotsa!! It sounds like you are dealing with the after affects of eating gluten, or something else that has set off a herx, or it could just be from the meds. Have you changed the dose of any meds or started anew one (other than the use of turmeric and cayenne)?

I use turmeric daily- 1500 mgs three times a day, so I don't think that your herx was set off by the use of that. The cayenne though will thin your blood and can set off a type of herx.

At any rate, detox, detox, detox!! The symptom flare - from whatever source - should calm with the detoxing and a bit of time. Take it slow and easy today and give your body what it needs, rest. Maybe even stick to soup today because of your issues with swallowing. BTW - that is one very obnoxious symptom, isn't it?! It can drive me up a wall sometimes!!! Too bad we don't have a little picture of a 'guy' wall walking -we would sure use it a lot!!!
Posted 9/18/2012 5:13 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler , I am going to go read the part on detoxing see if I have any of the herbs or other suggestions . I have been doing epsom baths for a really long time .. in fact the first one I ever did I had a really memorable bout of water diarreah afterwards ( lol .. memorable ! ) and I just knew it cleaned out something . I know magnesium will loosen bowels but ths was different , it was like a clean out of some type . I did not drink any of the water . Just soaked in alot of hot water w/espsoms .

YOu get the choking and trouble swallowing symptom ?? !!! It is terrible when it happens , this has been happening to me on and off for YEARS .. and I get so scared when it happens . feels like I am going to choke on my own tongue , then add food to that , its really scary . but then again needing to eat and having low blood sugar makes me feel real bad .. so got to choke down something . I think you are absolutely right on about even sippin broth when thats an issue . I usually do something similar that way you dont end up famished from not eating !

Also I want to say that I think you are right about the gluten reaction .. my brain was such in a funk with my original post and an escalation of symptoms (that seem to have subsided mostly ) that I forget what I already know... gluten was one of the things I think caused alot of my neuro symptoms .. when I eliminate it completely I tend to lose alot of the limb weakness, arm and leg charlie horses, and inner vibrating /trembling symptoms . So makes sense . Seems like with gluten allergies the symptoms overlap , so it can take 3-5 days of eliminating it to start to feel normal . Its stupid that I would even touch the crap knowing how bad it makes me feel . It reminds me of the addition patterns .. its like you know the hangover is going to suck but you eat ( drink ) on impulse and its insane
Posted 9/18/2012 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
You know, when I get to feeling really low in spirits, I find myself reaching for those gluten goodies as well! Then it's that lovely roller coaster ride with the increase in symptoms, then I get mad at myself for doing it...yet again!!LOL!

Another thing is that I've discovered that when I'm feeling all icky and in pain, I really can't think very straight to know what to do to help myself!! At least I have my hubby and one daughter that are very supportive to remind me of what I need to do - as long as I complain a bit to them anyway!! LOL!!

So don't feel bad, your plate is pretty full with being a single mom, working and raising two young children on your own! I've been there, but I didn't know that I was dealing with Lyme and other tick-borne infections at the time. I just pushed through everything, which really backfired later on!

We can help remind you of the things to do when you are in that mode where you can't think of what to do!! smilewinkgrin
Posted 9/18/2012 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
thankyou so much ! I hear you clearly on the not being able to think clearly when you are feeling bad , I get like that , its like a frenzy in the whole body and that is when I alot of times I mess up on my gluten diet , which is just a snowball effect
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