Can someone help me figure this out?

I have been miserable for about 2 weeks and things seem to be getting worse and worse...
It started with tendon pain on my left side. So I switched abx (went to doxy), and I also added Houttuynia, Japanese knotweed, and ashwagandha - building slowly. Started with Houttuynia 1st) about 1 week ago.

I've been up and down a bit, but mostly down.

A flare of symptoms/herxing/a combo?? Since starting abx I haven't had this many bad days in a row.... My lower left side of my back is killing!

I'm in a lot of pain - low back and left leg worst (sciatic nerve area and shin mainly) and I'm extremely depressed and emotional. Usually my symptoms move around a lot but this low back pain/leg pain and DEPRESSION is hanging in (oh I'm also having major mood swings. My poor husband. I just see red sometimes when the pain gets bad). I keep thinking "I'm never going to get better" or, " I'm never going to see my son grow up" and stupid crap like that.

I seriously don't know how much longer I can go on like this.......

Do these symptoms sound like they are related to a specific confection to anyone?

Sooooo sad. I really feel like at any moment I'm going to wake up. And I'll be so relieved...... What a terrible nightmare. But no.

I've been treating 4.5 months - shouldn't I be doing MUCH better than this - if treatment is working...?

Sounds like Bart. herxing... Houttuynia hits Bart...

I agree with Razzle - depression and shin pain are both bartonella (die-off) symptoms. I would try going with a lower dosage of houttuynia for a while.

Both my daughter and myself herxed initially with houttuynia trying to get to Buhner's recommended dosage. We ended up settling on 1/4 tsp powdered herb made into tea 3x daily. Even at that dosage I still experienced flu-like achiness for approx. 2 months.

Detox, detox. Lemon water with stevia, magnesium citrate, Epsom salt baths if you can tolerate sulphate, psyllium husk, lots of fresh water.