Please help feeling suicidal just exsisting

Scooterbug,

Dear, I send you a big, warm hug.

I am not familiar with houttynia but I am with the effects of nuero lyme; my 14 y/o daughter suffers with it. Last night was a bad night for her, too.

Oddly enough, my friend sent me an article yesterday about brain inflammation and the increased risk of suicide. What you are going through isn't you. It is the disease/infection/inflammation/herx.

I am not an expert. I know they will come along. What are you doing to detox?

Are you doing the epsom salt baths?
Have you tried Alka seltzer gold?


In regards to safety.

Have you told a family member or close friend how you are feeling? Could you stay with them until the 29th?

Do you have a counselor who is aware of your diagnosis that you can call/meet with this week?

Can you call your Dr to see if he/she has any cancellations before Thanksgiving? Let they know about your situation.

Do you have the suicide hotline number ? 1-800-273-8255


Hang in there. Even simple things like cold rags on the forehead can help a little. Keep posting here, too.

Big, warm, hugs.

Peppermint Tea

Hi peppermint tea thankyou yes still feeling awful sorry about your daughter .....yes the anxiety is all day long and it was all night long i can not even sleep i am exausted thing is i was doing better and then declined i may have to beg the dr to see me but it is thanksgiving week.so i do not know...
.My boyfriend but he is at a loss of what to do..

I remember the feeling-I used it as an excuse to see several new docs. I found Dr. Yu who got me to treat dental and parasite. That got me maybe 60-70% better.
Keep trying-throw every punch-dental and parasite are big punches

Sometimes I have some very mild palpitations, nothing too serious, and occasional chest pain. Also the left side of my body feels funky, numb almost. When all this happens, I get extremely anxious and pace back and forth and want to smash things, and generally feel like I am going to die, and can't focus on anything except how terrible I feel. And once everything calms down I feel fine.

I generally avoid going to the ER or doctor when this happens because I've done that the first few times, and they do an EKG and tell me I'm fine. I had weird chest pains as one of my first symptoms. Since I'm 24 and otherwise in perfect health, doctors told me it wasn't my heart. Once, I felt like I was having some weird heart palpitations, so they did an EKG on me and found out I had a very slight AV Block - typical Lyme symptom.

Ok thanks for explaining that i.guess mine is major depression with panic attacks....just cannot relax no matter what i do...

Scooterbuglyme said...
Should i.go get in the tub....i did order a binder but it will not be here until tues...a bath will not make me worse will it?

Have you been using Epsom baths for detox already?

You will want warm NOT hot water. And if you haven't been taking the Epsom baths - then only stay in for a few minutes

Your adrenals are probably struggling, which can also cause neurotransmitters to become imbalanced. It's amazing how many different components of our body has to coordinate in order to have like a "normal" day. A chronic illness sure knocks everything out of whack quickly and rather easily.

What I did to help is to take on ONE thing at a time:

First, I'd first reduce your dose.

Please call your LLMD tomorrow and ask for some adrenal support. If you have not had adrenal function tested, ask for a 24-hr 4-5 saliva sample + 1 urine sample adrenal analysis.

Next, try the binder and the brain detoxers for a couple of day, see if you can get some relief.

Next, try increasing your detoxing - lots of good info on the forum or that is always an interesting discussion if you want to start a new thread asking others what they do for neuroherxing.

And then I would incorporate an anti-inflammatory. The neuro herxing you're describing are often the result of inflammation, as my Lyme-knowledgeable neurologist suggests. I really like turmeric and I also take japanese knotweed - but it's also an antimicrobial so start VERY slowly. This is also another good discussion on the forum - you can search or start a new one.

Keep your houtt dose at the lower amount until you can take it with minimal - or manageable reactions. And only then titrate up slowly while maintaining all of your other detoxing and changes. Give yourself a week or so every time you increase your dose to work through the herx but don't allow the herx to get out of control. The stress resulting from extreme herxing is going to do more damage than staying at a lower dose. BALANCE is more important.

And keep posting if you need some feedback or support.

-p

I am not even going to the bathroom.....this is a new llmd i am seeingit sound like he needs to check my adrenals...and maybe thyroid....

Are you saying you are constipated? If so, try to get that resolved first, before starting the binder. Being constipated means that the toxins your body gets rid of through it's normal mechanisms are getting stuck in the GI - and likely being reabsorbed through the mucosal lining of your GI. This is one reason why it is CRITICAL that you eliminate every day.

Let us know if you're constipated and we can help you find ways to address that.

Or are you saying you're not drinking enough to pee? You will also need to rehydrate yourself before you start binding and detoxing well.

-p

Scooterbug,

Get something to help move your bowels - Miralax or Natural Calm Magnesium. And keep drinking plenty of water. Epsom salt baths, sweating, or sauna will help get some toxins out through your skin.

Lay off the houtty and abx until the herx passes like Girlie said.