scared to start treatment...need help coping

I completely understand how you feel.

I approach any new treatment with extreme caution.....I start slow and low. There's never a convenient time for a herx.

What might not be a bad idea would be for you to get a solid detox protocol going.

The fact that you are dealing with symptoms tells us that your body has toxins in it. The toxins are what drive our symptoms.

Detoxing will help clear those toxins and continuing with detoxing will help immensely with treatment.

We have some great detoxing suggestions in the "New to Lyme" thread that sits at the top of the forum and it includes a link to my fav site for detox suggestions:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

You'll definitely want to take things slow even with starting your detox protocol. Otherwise, you're at risk of mobilizing more toxins than your body is able to handle.

It's best to do multiple things that address the body's various detoxification systems.

For example, you'll want to consistently drink a LOT of water to flush toxins out.

Dry skin brushing before your bath/shower will clear toxins out of your pores and mobilize lymph fluid. A cold rinse at the end of your bath/shower will do the same.

Epsom salt baths are best approached with caution because they have the capabilities of moving large amounts of toxins. Some people start with short foot baths.

Sweating is another great way to clear toxins whether it's from exercise or a sauna.

Taking liver support supplements such as milk thistle can only help.

The site I linked explains how each method works so I think you'll be able to create a protocol that works well....and just know you should add to it once you decide to start treatment.

Hopefully, your doctor told you to start one med at a time.....and at a lower dose for at least one week. You could then add the other med (lower dose) for the next week as long as you're doing well.

You really need to start treatment because your infections will spread otherwise. Just take it slow.

Thanks so much for your reply. @cd no my doctor did not tell me to start low and slow. He prescribed 500mg of the zithro once a day and 750mg of the mepron twice a day. How would I adjust that?

Do I start the treatment protocol prior to treatment (since you mentioned adding to it after starting)

@jrpsf my doc did not give me any supplements to take. He mentioned that I should take vitamin b,d, probiotics, fish oil and sam- e. That was it.

I ordered a dry brush, the pills and the Epsom salt baths. Can I get the alkaseltzer gold over the counter?

How often am I supposed to detox? Do I do all methods everyday?

Hopeful-most of us take magnusium. Many of us take nattokinase, serrapeptase, and chlorela or another form of cleaner like activated charcoal. Chlorela is a bit less complicated to take with abx's than charcoal.

I order from amazon and use doctor's best brand for the first three items listed and Now brands for the last.

http://www.betterhealthguy.com/topics/detoxification This is another good link for detox info. His whole site is full of good info.

Take your detox 2 hours away from your abx's.

Start and reward yourself for starting.

Great link, jrpsf! Thanks for sharing!

And, for those who might need a hyperlink, please click here:

www.betterhealthguy.com/topics/detoxification

Hopeful I'm going to respectfully disagree with your doctor. Here is the link I book marked when I first started treatment and was researching-way before I found this site.

http://www.lymediseaseblog.com/jarisch-herxheimer-reaction-lyme-disease/

If you read through that you can see that there are a lot of things you can do that make a herx easier on your system. I see an LLND versus an MD and in California ND's are highly regulated which also allows them to write rx's and more. If you are not in one of the states that has the tougher regulation it might still be a good thing to see an ND to help you with detox. They have access to products that you can not access otherwise. The more you detox the less of an effect the herx has on you but imo it is still a no pain no gain process. As afraid as you are I wouldn't trade the tougher times I have had this last year for the progress I have made.

I'm a huge NHL fan (season ticket holder) and I've missed the last two season. I go with my son and I missed that so much. It's our thing. I'm planning on going, praying that I can handle all the stimuli. The people I sit by know what has been going on so if I sit with noise blocking head phones and just watch at times.....that will be amazing and the idea of going wasn't even in the realm of a dream a year ago.

It's worth it....you can do this.
Janet