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Posted 6/20/2016 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
So I took an epsom salt bath tonight in warm water for maybe 15 minutes. about 20 minutes later my chest thumping kicked into overdrive for about 2 hours. This is one of my main symptoms the last 5 months and apparently the salt and/or bath kicked off the more severe symptoms. During this episode am I just stirring up the bugs or am I actually killing them which is causing the more intense symptoms? Hence the term productive pain ;) Thanks for any replies.
Posted 6/20/2016 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
I would get into a warm shower and yell like the witch in the Wizard of Oz "I'm melting!" Those bugs loved the hot or warm water and caused me to feel like I was melting into nothing.

I ended up taking many cool showers and according to my husband they were the quickest he has ever seen me do in 28 years.

At least I was his laughable entertainment.

However, I still have to take cool showers and fear I will never be able to do the hot scalding lobster skin showers ever again.....
Posted 6/20/2016 2:57 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Rikky -

Your symptoms came after the detox bath so it's likely a herx from too much detoxing. Detoxing doesn't involve killing anything --it's removal of toxins so all The bath did was draw toxins out a little more quickly than they could find a way out of the body. But it's AWESOME that you are doing the soaks.

Keep them up but for the next one, use only one ingredient, make the water a little cooler and soak for half the time. And slowly work "more" in over time, you know the drill.

-p
Posted 6/20/2016 3:40 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Pirouette I think the baths are too much for me right now so I'm going to try epsom salt foot soaks for a bit and see if that's a less impacting procedure.
Posted 6/20/2016 12:09 PM (GMT 0)
Rikky,

I tried doing epsom salt baths a while back for detoxing and also got the racing heart symptom you mentioned. I stopped doing them because it freaked me out. Note that this symptom never occurs when I detox through other means such as the sauna.

I just looked it up and it seems like the magnesium absorption could affect the heart:

"Magnesium and calcium need to work together at very precise ratios to ensure your heart functions properly. If you have a cardiac history, talk to your doctor before using magnesium therapies including epsom salt baths. "

/answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110224205556AAzPVHg
Posted 6/20/2016 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
You know project you may be right. I'm on a lot of magnesium supplements already + getting Meyer's cocktails weekly so maybe I'm overdoing it with this particular detox path. I'm going to try the foot baths as there's less impact + who doesn't want a good foot soak? ;)
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