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Posted 8/1/2014 7:27 PM (GMT 0)
Good Afternoon,

I posted recently for the first time regarding my situation and am thankful for the many thoughtful responses that I received. In brief, I have been experiencing many things that are symptomatic of Lyme Disease over the past couple months. Saw my PCP, blood test negative. I think I've run my course with the PCP, so have scheduled with an LLMD but have to wait roughly two months for the appointment (every LLMD within 3 hours of me is scheduling out quite a ways).

Absent a firm diagnosis, I'm looking for suggestions of things that I can do naturally (or otherwise) that have a chance at improving my symptoms until I see the LLMD. Symptoms are muscle twitching (all over) and aches, heavy/weak arms and legs, increasing joint pain, foggy brain, sensitivity to light and sound, and a bit of tingling in the extremities. Also what feels like a tightening of the esophagus and facial muscles that ebbs and flows. I do have doxyciline and am considering 100mg 2X per day for a month. I've done a couple Epsom salt baths, and I have Magnesium Glycinate pills that I started taking 4x per day. What else might work and is there anything I'm doing that I should cease?

Thanks in advance!
Posted 8/1/2014 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Rumble - Welcome. That's a long wait when you're not feeling well!
Have you read the thread on the top of the page: "New to Lyme....start here" ?
If you read the section on detoxing you will find many good ideas that will help you while you wait. You need to do epsom salt baths on a regular basis in order for them to be effective. It will be good to get into detoxing on a regular basis, then your body will be ready to eliminate the toxins from the bacteria dying off.

100mg twice daily of doxycycline will probably not kill the lyme bacteria, but it may stop it from getting worse.
You only have one month of doxy, but two months before you see the LLMD. That concerns me - you will be off the antibiotic for a month which will allow the lyme bacteria to flourish.

Have you thought about a natural protocol while you wait? There are several to choose from...and many people have only used the natural route and have healed completely.
Before I got the prescription for doxy, I was doing herbs and I believe it helped prevent things from getting worse.

Good luck - this is a great forum for support, help, ideas, etc.
Posted 8/2/2014 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
i would recommend colloidal silver. won't hurt and will at least be fighting while you wait
Posted 8/2/2014 12:01 PM (GMT 0)
You would do well to use this time to build up your immune system and start a detox regimen.

If you aren't already eating a super healthy diet, it would be good to gradually change over now. You could even load the freezer with some yummy, healthy ready made meals to have for when you don't feel well enough to cook.

Get plenty of rest, and develop ways to reduce stress and promote mental wellness (e.g. Yoga, meditation). Find a very gentle restorative physical activity that will keep you moving but not set you back (like walking or swimming), and make that part of your routine.

Look for ways to stream-line your life. When you do get treatment, you will be working mentally and physically very hard to get well so now would be a good time to clear the decks, as it were, to make that work easier.

IMHO, the doxy is going to cause more problems than it will help, and herbal treatments will not have enough time work.

I think you will find the two months is not very long and you will be in a good position to take on the work of getting well.
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