Detoxing advice

Hi Everyone!

I've been popping in here and there at the Fibro board for a few years now, but recently had a doctor indicate that my WB results could be showing a lyme infection. The more I researched the more I believed it, and decided to start treatment. My doc is trying, but unfortunately I'm not very confident in his treatment and haven't yet followed it. I am VERY sensitive, and he doesn't seem to understand that fully.

He has suggested that I treat with only cats claw capsules, and interphase plus. Its like he kind of knows what he is doing, but not quite. Luckily, I have purchased and read Stephen Buhner's book, and have a better idea of how to treat. Here are my problems: I can't handle the herxing, and I don't know if I am doing enough to detox. A lady on a FB group told me I wasn't, but she couldn't tell me what I needed to do. What throws everyone off is that I can't tolerate ANY magnesium supplements -- not in ANY form, even transdermal, even epsom salt, even an electrolyte solution with 10mg magnesium oxide. Every time I throw that one out there I get people who insist I need it and I don't know what I am talking about, trust me, I do. So! I started on Buhner's protocol, and had to stop because I was herxing too hard, and apparently wasn't detoxing enough. Then I decided I would approach diet first. I already eat clean, but wanted to do the GAPS diet and see where it got me.

Well, where it got me was the ER with stroke like symptoms. It was decided it was only a headache, but that still leaves me at a point where I am terrified to keep trying. I either feel like I am dying, or I get such bad anxiety it borders on psychosis.

So what I am wondering is: what do you do every day for detox -- what does your detox routine look like. I already have a good knowledge on what I can do for detoxing, but I want to know HOW MUCH I should be doing, and what different approaches added together work best for you. Any help you can give is welcome!

Thanks for being here!

Girlie - is it safe to take chorella daily?

Here is a great thread on detoxing; www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3602759

Thanks so much everyone, that old thread was exactly what I was looking for. Do y'all think in lieu of epsom salt baths a sea salt and baking soda bath would be good? Perhaps alternating with ACV?

Hi countingstarsx,

I recall somewhere here that someone posted about not being able to take Magnesium of any form.
Try the search function at the top but make sure to put Lyme before what you search for so its from the Lyme forum.

My detox efforts:
Epsom salt baths daily for the first 6 months of treatment then every other day going forward.
Milk Thistle capsules for my liver.
Lemon water daily all day.
Activated charcoal off and on.
Zeolite off and on.
Walking for exercise.
Dry brushing.
I also try to take relaxing breaths. Its good for everything.
I believe you need to do many types of detoxing every day.

http://www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

http://www.tiredoflyme.com/4-reasons-why-you-still-feel-bad-despite-detoxing.html


There are some people that can do too much detoxing

So if you are herxing from the Buhner protocol you would need to back off on the amounts you are taking until the herx dies down. Then you can resume.

You may or may not already know this:

The dosage recommendations are not meant for everyone, we are all different.
Some people do not need the full dose to get results and others do. Some are able to move forward quickly with no bad issues on full doses. Buhner sates somewhere in the book that those dosages are just a recommendation.

You need to be able to tailor your protocol to how you respond to each herbal.

Also each herb should be started individually to see how you react/possible allergic reaction.

Start herbal tinctures slow just one to two drops to see how you tolerate.

Hope this helps some, Take care, Jo

Evanston1 said...
Is it ok to take activated charcoal daily? I heard it will absorb everything and that it should only be taken once a week. True?

Yes, daily.

It only absorbs what is in your stomach (and maybe small intestine) ....so you take it a couple hours away from food, abx, herbs, supplements.