Posted 11/20/2014 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there,
I know what you mean about being irritable and on your husband's case. I was a total witch, and hated everything that my husband did and reacted badly to anything that crossed me.
One day my stoic unsentimental burst into tears after I blew up about something. This was such a shock to me. He didn't want to tell me what was wrong but I made him. He told me that he felt like he was living in an insane asylum. He didn't know what was going to set me off and he spent much of his time trying to figure out how to keep me happy and it was impossible.
I realized I was going to have to protect him -- from me. I found ways to diffuse my frustration and anger without involving him. I took better care of myself and allowed myself time to recover from things and removed myself from situations that bothered me.
And I got my doctor to get more aggressive with my treatment (in particular stepped up the Babesia treatment). It is important to realize that it is the disease that makes you feel like this. That way you can step away from it mentally, saying, "I feel like this but I don't have to act on it."
Nowadays, if I start to get irritable beyond reason, I know that I am backsliding and need to increase medication/detoxing. I also let my husband know that I am having a "crazy" day and he steers clear of me or does it best to remove irritants from my path.
Overall, I am pretty free of this symptom and I hope you will be soon, as well.
As for the skin dryness, increasing your oil intake can help. Fish oil and coconut oil are good candidates for this. They both taste yucky to me but they work!