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Posted 4/9/2014 1:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hello!

The past couple weeks, I have been having horrible, vivid nightmares. I wake up in the middle of the night crying from them and am so scared, that sometimes I am afraid to go back to sleep.

Could that be Babesia causing it? I never had these it seems until I started the herbals. I am doing a couple of Dr. J's tinctures (2 of the Neuro tox ones because most of my symptoms are neuro) and started Buhners CSA to treat Babs.

Any opinions would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Posted 4/9/2014 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
I have been having horrible nightmares as well! But with Babs are you waking up with drenching sweats? I have just been having nightmares almost daily, but they are more like regular dreams of this whole situation. That is taking all these antibiotics and pills, and having my Mom not believe there is anything wrong with me just adds to the difficulty of the situation!
Posted 4/9/2014 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Lymepickle,

I was having drenching sweats. They were so bad I even chopped my long hair off because I couldn't stand waking up with soaking wet hair.

Since I started treating with Buhner's CSA, the nightmares started but the sweats have definitely decreased.

Now, just as a reminder, I never had night sweats at all during the beginning of this although I had other classic Babesia symptoms. The sweats finally started once I switched to Zith and Ceftin about 2 months ago (I am off these now due to stomach issues and just treating herbally for now).

My mom also believes there is nothing wrong with me. I was trying to explain to her Monday night about the different co-infections and she basically just said she had to get off the phone. LOL.
Posted 4/9/2014 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
LoL. You should see my situation it's terrible. I told her about how sick I am and she got angry and basically said "No you are NOT sick I have seen sick people and you are not one of them", then she gets angry at all the supplements and drugs I have to take and says this is what is making you sick! She then went on saying my doctors are quacks who are using me for my money. She said something isn't right about this situation. Anyways I am getting upset myself because people around me are having a very hard time understanding this illness, and I'm starting to think it's really not worth explaining to them lol. Might as well give up on that I guess.

Or how can I explain it? I guess maybe have her sit in on a converstation with my Lyme Literate Doctor is all I can do?
Posted 4/9/2014 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I totally understand everything you just said. My mom just keeps saying "just think positive, you can talk yourself out of this".

Ugh I want to strangle her when she says this. I have Lyme disease, not a cold. It's easier to think positive when you just have the flu or something.
Posted 4/9/2014 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
Elleon, I'm so sorry to hear about your nightrmares. I had them as well. I dreaded going to sleep. I wish I could help. They started about 3 weeks into treatment, and last about 5 weeks. It was awful. I was initially just treated for lyme. My doc clinically found no co's. Last week she diagnosed my with babesia. The med I take just once a day this week. I took it before dinner last night and had the worst dream ever. I wonder if it's the medication that causes the bad dreams. Or maybe the medication causing the die off. I don't know.

I'm sorry to hear your mom doesn't understand either. Before we found out what I was battling, my hubby would say similar things. He felt bad once we learned there was a true cause. Perhaps with more education she will be more understanding.

*hugs*
Posted 4/10/2014 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
So sorry!

Do you have a dog or cat you can sleep with?

Or a hubby?

Once or twice, I've found myself in the middle of a bad nightmare, probably screaming, and get this, my dog licks my face until I wake up! Now I wake her up when she's having a nightmare!

Just imagine you have a guardian angel right next to you who's keeping an eye on you and soothing you.

Margaret
Posted 4/10/2014 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
My poor dog: one time I was having a really bad nightmare and I must have kicked her or something cause the next day she acted skittish around me. After awhile, I got them so often that my husband and puppy didn't even wake up when I started kicking and shouting! They finally subsided. This was before I was diagnosed. I had no idea it was Babs!
Posted 4/10/2014 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
I had nightmares and really vivid dreams when I first got sick. Once I started treatment they subsided.

Sorry to hear your moms are not supportive... Have mom issues myself. Not Lyme related but more just not caring. Haven't heard from her in 2 months. Knowing how much I love my kids, I just can't imagine having so little love for your child, especially one that is sick.

As with moms not understanding... Maybe you can print out some Lyme info thy could read and how this disease is affecting you? Sometimes that's easier then trying to explain.

We just don't need loved ones making us feel worse than we already do... I cried all morning on Saturday thinking about my mom. I was pmsing and more emotional than usual...

Hope the bad dreams subside for you soon...
Posted 4/10/2014 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you everyone for the support.

I do have a hubby to wake up when I have nightmares but I try not to because he has to work early in the morning. It is nice knowing that he is just right there though if I need him.

I don't have a dog. I have 2 cats but they are too crazy so we don't allow them in the bedroom. lol
Posted 4/10/2014 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Elleon, I noticed that I suffer from nightmares if I have a large meal a few hours before bedtime. It gets even worse if my last meal contains beef or pork. I guess the meat takes longer to get out of my stomach and that gives me nightmares.
Posted 4/11/2014 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
I've heard about that somewhere else Healing.

Margaret
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