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Posted 2/28/2016 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
What would help with this?

It's gotten so bad the past week and has exacerbated my depression.
I am so irritated 24/7 I feel like I could explode ( I don't though) everything irritates or bothers me. I had to stop Alinia because of the depression and suicide ideation increasing as well as this symptom. so I have been off Alinia for since Wednesday. Could it be a herx? I am due to start my monthly also but I've never experienced it this bad. I'm wondering if I have encephalitis going on.....

What helps with this the most??? I am slowly starting buhners herbs and have started tryptophan and kudzu.
Posted 2/28/2016 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
I had horrible depression and anxiety when I first got lyme. I had to take a prescription for it for about a month. Once treatment got going, I was fine and just quit the script.

I swear I cried every day. I was the woman with the red nose and puffy red eyes. I was a mess. I also had horrific head pain at the same time.

Talk to your doctor and see what he/she says. You don't need to suffer.

Kava tea or tincture would help take the edge off, but it is not a long term solution. It is just a quick fix once in awhile.
Posted 2/28/2016 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Are you in a physical position to exercise? Even if it's some very light yoga?

I experience the anxieties as well. I wouldn't call my situation depression but definitely mood swings up and down. I got a lot in today, yoga in the morning, basketball in the afternoon and I as I sit here typing this I'm in a great mood versus days I don't do this.

Try to squeeze in some physical activity (do what your body can handle of course).
Posted 2/28/2016 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
I have found that avena sativa (wild oats in the milky stage) helps me more than even the xanax did for those irritated feelings that seem to always hang around. Xanax was good for full blown anxiety attacks though! Motherwort also helped me quite a bit, but I had to stop that because it was interfering with my thyroid.

I'm not sure what Buhner suggests for anxiety.
Posted 2/28/2016 10:08 PM (GMT 0)

dacarte3 said...
Are you in a physical position to exercise? Even if it's some very light yoga?

I experience the anxieties as well. I wouldn't call my situation depression but definitely mood swings up and down. I got a lot in today, yoga in the morning, basketball in the afternoon and I as I sit here typing this I'm in a great mood versus days I don't do this.

Try to squeeze in some physical activity (do what your body can handle of course).

Oh my gosh you are so right. Even if all I did was walk around the outside of my house, I did feel better. Thank you decarte3 for reminding me!
Posted 2/28/2016 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
I just got some motherwort which buhner does recommend for anxiety. I will have to look in to the avena sativa. I have been really fatigued so I have just been going out and sitting in the sun for a minute and getting fresh air which helps.

What is a good starting dose on the mother wort??

Thanks guys:)

Post Edited (Sandra29) : 2/28/2016 3:39:42 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/28/2016 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Peteza,

I know what you mean! If it's too cold out side, I still walk back and forth in my house, maybe listen to music as I do it.

To the OP, we are hardwired with certain reward systems as a species. One of them is physical activities, even going for a walk.

Other things that can help, is meditation. I like the guided meditations (you can find a bunch on youtube). When I listen to them in my car, I couldn't care less about traffic lol. It really improves mood.

Lastly, try something that is therapeutic for you. For me it's cooking. I can almost instantly feel the serotonin and dopamine levels rise.

It sucks that the waves of anxiety and/or depression can just hit you for no reason. Lyme and co are just the worst. It's one thing to mess with my body, but geez, leave my mind alone. But it just means doing more things (exercise, meditate, hobbies) to push back. I know it doesn't always wipe it away, it but it's at least a pressure valve for some release.
Posted 2/28/2016 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
Sanda29 what I did was 2 drops 3xs a day and then the next day I did maybe 4 drops. Then the next day I might be feeling a little less timid so I would do 5 drops. You really just want to go slowly up so you don't herx.

You get to set your limit. When I got to 30 drops 3xs a day (which took me quite awhile), that is about a dropper full and then I just stayed there. Some need more than that, some need less. For me a dropper full was where I thought I should be.

No real rules set in stone. It is an individual thing.

Happy healing.

I need to get in the sun and tomorrow is my day for sun! Hubby is home and most people are working. Yippeeeee
Posted 2/29/2016 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
That's sounds fun pateza!!

What brands would you guys recommend? I just noticed in the book buhner says buy fresh plant tincture and mine says its dried. Shoot!
Posted 2/29/2016 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
I did the recommended companies that Buhner recommended at first. Sage Woman Herbs ships really quickly. Woodland Essence and Green Dragon Botanicals are other sources he recommends. It got so I was buying so many different Buhner herbs that I went to Amazon for the convenience. I had absolutely no problem buying from Hawaii Pharm on Amazon. I went with them because I could get the 4 oz size.
Posted 2/29/2016 1:17 PM (GMT 0)
Woodland Essence makes fresh Motherwort tincture and Sage Woman Herbs makes their tincture from fresh Motherwort extract.

I find them equivalent.

Motherwort is a unique herb that helps provide energy yet is calming....and it can help with insomnia if taken one hour before bedtime:

www.tiredoflyme.com/motherwort-and-lyme-disease-fatigue-and-insomnia-reducer-and-mitochondria-and-heart-protector.html

Buhner recommends 1/2 tsp 3-6x daily
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