Vitamin Supplements - Immune boosting - HELP

My first step of my Lyme treatment with my LLND is to boost my immune system. She has me doing this for one month and then we will be starting the herbs. One month will be this coming Wednesday.

She started me on B12 injections, a Vitamin Mineral Supplement, Probiotic, healthier diet and drinking more water.

I'm curious how long it takes for your immune to benefit after starting these things?

I'm asking because a week ago (which would be two weeks into vitamins etc to boost immune system) I started experiencing pretty bad Lyme symptoms. Especially the last three days they have intensified a lot .. even more than my usual flare every month it feels like. What I'm thinking Is my immune system is putting up a bigger fight now that it has been supported for 3.5 weeks now and my symptoms are really bad (a herx? / toxin die off)... or is this too soon to have this effect from the vitamins?

I feel so bad... it's like I have MS. 3 MRI's over the last 5 years are clean. Positive ELISA igm/igg and weakly positive igm western Blot this past May.

Post Edited (JessicaMommy) : 8/1/2015 6:55:36 AM (GMT-6)

Should I stop taking my vitamin supplements for a few days until I feel better? It is just a probiotic and powder vitamin nutritional supplement I put in my orange juice. But I'm having a massive flare right now. Off balance, barely walk, almost spinning sensation, "brain zaps", tingling in face, fingers and back, weak legs, shaky and can't sleep at night and anxiety. Or should I continue with it? I'm on no herbs or anything else. I don't see my LLND until Wednesday.

Post Edited (JessicaMommy) : 8/1/2015 6:55:13 AM (GMT-6)

cd3764 - Hi, so do you mean maybe stopping my probiotic and vitamin nutritional supplement until I stabilize or see my LLND on Wednesday?

I wouldn't of thought these two things could cause this much of a herx... just vitamins. not even using herbs yet.. wow.

I took my vitamin supplement and probiotic this morning like usual. I feel horrible and was unsure if I should back off with it... but I'm trucking through this horrible flare. I'm also 4 days late for my period and I notice every month my symptoms get worse about a week before my period and then once I get it, it is like a relief in my symptoms. Is that weird? Like I can't wait to get my period right now because I think it is going to help that way I'm feeling. 4 days late is probably making it all worse. On top of my period and it being late, I think the immune boosting things I've been doing the last month is making me feel worse, its helping me in the long run... but adding to the increase in symptoms. I don't know... I try to understand this all but it is all so hard to understand.

I'm about to go take a detox bath in Epsom salts and I have my ice lemon water by my side chugging away.

Girlie: I don't have any burber or pinella. I want to talk to my LLND on Wednesday appointment about starting one of these when I start my herbs. She's starting me on Samento Wednesday I believe. Is one better than the other - burber or pinella, do you find?

Do you find your symptoms worsen or you have a flare in your symptoms before your period as well or not so much? It is like this for me every month pretty much.

In "The Lyme Disease Solution", Dr. S recommends Alka Selzter Gold - you can find it on Amazon.

I used to take it to help with a herx but recently discovered that some people take it daily...or twice daily.

I've just started taking it twice daily since I'm titrating new herbs....it really helps.

I take Pinella and Burbur and always take them together....according to Dr. Cowden, they work better than if taken individually.

And, if you aren't doing dry skin brushing, I highly recommend it. I find it rejuvenating and relaxing at the same time - I'm hooked :)

I've never tried skin brushing. I just have my baths with Epsom salt. What is the device I need for sking brushing? How often do I do it?