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Posted 10/22/2013 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Had a check up with my doc yesterday. After starting to feel a bit better for about the first 2 1/2 weeks of treatment, my symptoms were almost back to were they were when we started. She did the muscle testing and it seems those horrible little buggers adapted to what I was taking. mad She explained it all to me, but can't say it made a lot of sense. She switched all the homeopathic antibiotics (that's the best way I know to explain them) gave me a stronger enzyme, plus a few other things. Oh...and I'm on are DesBIO homeopathics where the directions say to take 1 -10 drops 3x per day, as directed by your physician. I know a couple of us where discussing homeopathic amounts.)

Anyway, I'm glad she's staying on top of things. And changing as needed as we go. She was a bit surprised to have to change so quickly, but such is life. :)

Question on energy vitamins. Doc gave me some vitamins that are suppose to help with my energy levels. It's called K*PAX ENERGY. I trust my doc, but as I got thinking about it, I'm a bit nervous to take these. Will these give me a false sense of energy and cause me to overdo things? I struggle with pushing myself too far as it is. I don't want to have this "energy" masking what I really need to be doing for my body.

Am I over thinking this? Thoughts????
Posted 10/22/2013 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
I would say be very, very careful taking these as they do contain 120 mgs of caffeine! And it makes me nervous that they don't list the ingredients on the same site they sell their product on. I did however locate this:
www.kpaxpharm.com/vitaminsandsupplements/immunesystemboosters/Energy

where you can see what all is in them. It looks good enough, but again, I would warn you of the caffeine.

And considering you are too much like me (smilewinkgrin) and push yourself harder than you should without stimulants, you may want to see if your doc would recommend something else.
Posted 10/22/2013 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
I was wondering about that, Traveler. I thought they might give me a false sense of energy.

Speaking of caffeine.....I drink coffee. Didn't think to much about until now. Not sure why. Funny thing, caffeine does not give me energy, it relaxes me. Weird I know. In the past, if I needed to get to sleep, I would make myself a double espresso. An hour later....out!!! Haven't done that in a long while. Maybe that's why I haven't thought about. I don't use it as a stimulant. But maybe I should look into giving that up. :( I typically have a cup in the morning and one before bed)


When my daughter (19 at the time) tried an energy drink she nearly passed out. I thought I was going to have to take her to the ER...scary!!!
Posted 10/22/2013 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
Do you know the status of your adrenals?

I know that when I had low functioning adrenals (although I didn't know it) I could drink as much coffee as I wanted all through the day - and like you a cup just before bed didn't bother me.....until I started healing!!

Now, if I have caffeine after 2 pm, I'll be up until 2 or 3 am! smhair There are a few exceptions, but not many. I can't even have decaff things after 4 pm, because they have some caffeine in them still.

Yep!! If my daughter had gone through that, I would have had my own conniption fit!! LOL!

Of course this is all just "best guess" - no one will know for sure until they try it. Personally, I would ask for another recommendation or find my own.

I have weird issues (still! LOL!) - I can't take most multi's because they have calcium. For some people, calcium relaxes the intestines....too much. Then they don't work like they should. Funny since I've had issues with intestinal cramping all my life! I keep on trying to find one that I can take, but hubby's getting tired of having to take all my "rejects"! LOL!!
Posted 10/23/2013 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
I know they are weak, but don't know that exact levels. That is very interesting that it didn't bother you until you started to heal. Hmmm....

What a sweet hubby you have. :)
Posted 10/23/2013 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, yes, I do have a sweet hubby!! He's been my lifeline to the rest of the world when I couldn't function.

I have a feeling that had I known what was happening, I would have known that my adrenals were in trouble, but I could drink coffee at any hour until I started healing. It didn't take long once I started supplementing my adrenals and starting treatments that I could no longer drink coffee anytime I wished without it affecting me.

I think it's mainly because I was always sooo exhausted and had so much trouble with sleep that I didn't notice how the caffeine really affected me - until I started healing and started sleeping and having real routines.
Posted 10/24/2013 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
I'm definitely going to pay attention to that. I have noticed over the past couple of weeks, I'm just not drinking as much, or even wanting it.

Amazing how the body adapts. :)
Posted 10/24/2013 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
Living free I have the same caffeine coma problem. I am super skeptical of any energy supplement, to me exercise and not putting unhealthy food in your system is the only real source of energy. But with the sheer exhaustion of Lymes it sometimes has me wanting something to help. And Traveler, I think your right about the adrenals being out of wack if you are getting the opposite effect of caffeine. It's my best guess too. What do you mean by supplementing your adrenals though? Did you take certain herbs for it?
Posted 10/24/2013 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Roots,
I first started using a Homeopathic remedy for my adrenals (& thyroid) - I figured it was the best place for me to start.

First the disclaimer though - I have absolutely no connection with wither of these companies, nor do I receive any compensation what so ever.

I started out using NatraBio products for both my adrenals and my thyroid and that seemed to work well for about 1 year - but since I was still quite ill and my Hashi's was still progressing, I had to move on to supplementing with products that delivered actual glandular products in them.

So now I use Pure Encapsulations 'Adrenal' and Solaray 'Thyroid Caps' with thyroxin-free raw glandular concentrate & support herbs. They are working pretty well for me. I have high hopes of being in a position to have my adrenal and thyroid functions tested again soon so that I can know just how well they are working, but by symptoms, I seem to be doing pretty well - always with a knock on wood!! smilewinkgrin
Posted 10/24/2013 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Roots, a friend of mine is in Stage 3 adrenal fatigue, but doing better using natural supplements. I'm not exactly sure what they are...herbal or glandular like Traveler mentioned, but she is doing SO much better. It's taken awhile as her adrenal levels were below 5. Definitely worth looking into if it's something you struggle with.

My adrenals are low (don't know the number) and doc has me on MaxAdrenal, for support while we kill off this stupid lyme. I'm in thyroid support as well. Just trying to help the body as it battles. :-)
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