What are your favorite herxing remedies?

I am having a VERY difficult time herxing on my combo and it's the first time I've done something that I know is strong enough to make some headway. I don't want to back down. My liver is finally cooperating.

My main problem is very bad muscle pain that just started recently and was not a typical symptom for me, extreme shivering which is practically full out hypothermia, increased numbness in various limbs, severe muscle weakness and loss of strength, and very severe exhaustion.

I am normally able to get up, go to work, do what I have to do even though I feel badly. This is making it so that I am literally crying at the thought of having to leave my bed. I start uncontrollably shaking from cold even though I sleep in several shirts, fleece pants, socks, and a winter coat! I didn't even want to go get a vitamin IV and I normally look forward to that because it helps me so much. I had such a hard time getting there. It did make me feel slightly better, but only for my brain-fog/out of it feeling. And it will only last a day or so before that returns. I'm only working a slight amount and severely struggling financially so taking off is not an option. I don't get paid for off days.

I need some ideas for new remedies for any of this stuff so that I can stay on. This is historically a bad week in the pattern of starting a new med or combo so it was expected and I know it's a herx. I have tried so far: Turmeric, alka seltzer gold, green powders with chlorella, my vitamin IV (that helps the most), ginseng, dry brushing, lemon water, magnesium (I already take a ton of this daily) etc. What else can I try? This has been the most unbearable herx I've had so far in over a year of treatment.

Because of the extreme chills, I cannot tolerate epsom salt baths or any other kind of baths.

Post Edited (Summer3) : 11/6/2012 5:27:59 PM (GMT-7)

Hey Summer3 -
I can't remember if you are on abx or doing an herbal regimen. I too have successfully used charcoal. My doc said that you shouldn't take benonite clay while on abx (I can't remember why). With the charcoal, you need to take it 1.5 hour to 2 hour away from food and other supplements.

If I find that things are tough, I am willing to give up some of my minor supplements in order to allow myself to keep on taking my abx and probiotics. I pick and choose and I only use the charcoal (I use capsules) 3 times a day. I tend to see results within the first few hours and after about 12 - 18 hours I feel much better and I usually only have to do this for 2 days to get through everything.

I saw that you mentioned magnesium wasn't successful. I have been on 3 different magnesium supplements over the past 9 months. None have worked. I was recently put on magnesium oil. I am blown away by how great it is. I rub it on my skin and under my arm pits and it gets into my lymph system and into my muscles.

My feet get warmer and my muscles just relax and stop hurting and cramping. I have only been using it for under a week but from what I've read it can be ingested (I'm only applying topically) and that after a month of daily use it can re-balance magnesium levels which seem to be low in many lyme patients. My only warning is that if you are going to use magnesium oil you shouldn't take it orally too so you'd need to talk with your practitioner about that. I'd highly recommend it. For me muscular pain is huge for me during herxes and this seems to be helping.

I hope you feel better soon. I just had my first IV with this doc. It was high doses of Vit. C. I'm struggling a bit from it so it will be interesting for me to see how I feel tomorrow. What type of IV do you use and is it for pain relief or energy or detox help or other? Just curious what others are using out there.

Alka Seltzer GOLD (MUST BE GOLD) seems to have helped me through my herx (from ABART by Byron White formula)

FIR Sauna too!

Summer,
I would like to speak about the uncontrollable shaking - I used to have this for the longest of time!! Mine was due to anxiety actually. It was just a part of my "attacks" - something that I had no control over and rarely knew when an 'attack' was going to happen as it never was a real response to any anxiety.

Are you taking anything for anxiety - natural or pharma? I would look into that to try. For me it was horrible! I would literally bounce myself right off of anything I tried to sit or lay on. Embarrassing as well! How do you explain something that severe? My Practitioner was even surprised at the severity of it when it happened during a visit.

Before, when my body temp was 97 & lower, I assumed that it was because I was cold, but as my body temp came up (YEA!!!), those shiverings continued, so I realized that it had nothing to do with whether I was cold.

Once I found an effective anxiety med - for me it was a tincture that I take 3 times a day - those shivering sessions slowly came to a stop. I don't think I've had one in over 4 months now, and I was at one time having them several times a week.

Have you tried high doses of vitamin C IVs? I too don't have a picc line but can get those IVs once a week. I did the vitamin C on Tuesday and I herxed a little but felt SOOOOO great on Wednesday and today. I know it won't last forever but my doc believes that if we can get the toxins moving out of my system that the IV will help for a longer period of time. Also, I tried ondamed at my dr's office too. It seems to help and if done correctly, it is slowly increased over time and there is no herxing. I have been sleeping better just by doing this so I'm excited to see how that helps but it is supposed to help with getting toxins out so you won't herx as much.