Herx or getting worse? Frustrating :(

Hello- I have been diagnosed about 9 months ago. After years and years of weird symptoms.. I was diagnosed with IBS.. Depression.. and lately Lupus/ RA from a doctor. I see a naturopath that i trust more though and she says it's lyme. My question is how can i tell if i'm getting better or just not fighting this off well? In Feb. I had a flare of something and I thought it was mono. My neck was stiff, Lymph nodes swollen bad headaches. These were all new symptoms added on to the others I have had for years and years. I slowly was getting a bit better, but about 2 months ago i started getting really sore and tired again. Headaches/ Fibro type pain. When i went back in to my naturopath she took me off my antifungal ( Berberine) and now i'm just doing Endoncrinpath (energetix) and Milk thistle also L Lysine , bozwelliazyme, vitamin C. This is the last couple weeks and the pain in my back/neck is much better, but now i have a sore throat, Stabbing head pain (migraine) Feeling fullness in my ears, puffy eyes/ swollen lymph nodes, i'm very tired and a yeast/ bv infection that isn't going away. I also have been more bloated and having pains in my abdomen and lower back.
I guess i am happy that the pain in my back is better, but since i'm not on anything to kill the Lyme is it just getting worse now?! I believe i also deal with candida and possibly EBV now since Feb. I know i have a hard time detoxing.. I do epsom baths nightly and dry brush. I also drink lots and lots of water and eat well (clean, no gluten , dairy) very little sugar etc. Anyone have suggestions of what i might be missing? I see my naturopath every 4 - 5 weeks. I work full time and have 2 kiddos and I hate that this is taking me away from my family and friends!!

Hi MsZaiger -

I'm sorry you're in the "Lyme maze" - it is quite familiar to most of us here.

I agree with everything Jo mentioned.

It's tough to know where to start but take the issues one at a time. There are generally 3-4 things to try to address/reduce first before you're ready for an optimal approach to Lyme & Co. so that your immune system isn't overloaded and you have the best chance for success:

- Improve GI health/immune function
- Reduce viral loads
- Reduce yeast/fungal overgrowth
- and implement a solid detoxing routine - which you're already doing.

The IBS is really just a name for a group of symptoms but the underlying cause can be many things, including yeast/fungal overgrowoth and Lyme and many other GI imbalances. You have a good diet so that's a start but you should cut out sugar altogether until your yeast/fungal overgrowth is well under control.

It's a good idea to implement some healing methods while you work on the y/f overgrowth. Here is a lot more info on yeast/fungal overgrowth to help you figure that out:
Y/FO post in the "New to Lyme?" thread:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=1606610&g=3644275#m3644275

The Lysine is good for viruses but if you're like me, you need much more than just Lysine when so many other things are going on. There are quite a few natural antivirals that you can also implement - most often, more than just EBV is involved with Lyme infections - the ticks can carry much more than just Lyme:

Lysine
Olive leaf
Oil of oregano
Licorice
Houttuynia
Ginger
Chinese Skullcap
Astragalus
(there are many other herbs that have anti-viral properties)
Provocation Neutralization
Samento
Reishi mushroom
Androgaphis
Japanese knotweed
Cat's claw
Mullaca38

Hope this is helpful -

-p

Post Edited (Pirouette) : 11/13/2017 8:16:30 PM (GMT-7)

Hi MsZaiger - just wanted to welcome you here...and glad that you're happy to be here!