Sleep and Parasites

Anyone have any tips for sleeping while on a parasite protocol? I am doing homeopathics for parasites, and I cannot seem to sleep through the night. I wake up at 2:30 and 5:30 at least and can never fully go back to sleep after 2:30. I don't do well mentally without sleep, and I have to do this protocol for at least the next five weeks. I know it has to do with the parasites being more active. Any tips would be appreciated!

bluelyme, why are you hating on homeopathics? They cause some of the most severe herxes I've ever had with lyme and co's treatment.

No need to defend yourself here. We’re all entitled to our own opinions. We were treating a type of worm last month, and giardia this month. CEDSA scan indicated that’s what the bigger problem was this month. My ND makes his own homeopathic remedies. Not store bought. He uses energy from my body to balance the solution to exactly what I need. Sounds bizarre, but it’s working. I will be adding other things like mimosa púdica and cloves, so it’s not totally homeopathic. Thanks for your suggestions. I will look into them for sleep.
For me, I think it’s wakening my body to do the fighting. Based off of lab tests I have very little fighting power on my own. But, the reaction I had starting the homeopathics was greater than any reaction I ever had on antibiotics. Leading me to believe it’s working now. And based on the continued feeling well after we switch remedies. One problem is taken care of, and the next one surfaces. Peeling the onion.
I have seen bits and pieces of Dr K’s protocol, but haven’t completely been able to get my hands on most of it.

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sebreg, I haven't tried it in a while. I am afraid to take some things like that because of some of the psych meds I am on. I'm not sure which ones are safe and which ones aren't. Last night I had some good success with sitting in the sauna for a while before my shower and bed. I slept pretty well. I also had garlic for dinner that I think helped calm the parasites down. Or at least keep them from moving around that much.

I just want to say hold on! But Please don't go over-kill on yourself either. I didn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time when I first started treating parasites. This went on for 2 weeks. And I've had a lot of ups and downs. Herbs have helped, but also practicing meditation and acceptance. This is all part of the healing journey.

I'm still new to all of this, and have had a lot of financial limitations on my abilities to treat. But I feel like I really need a slower paced protocol anyways. I had a doctor who made me so so so sick and I was literally going insane on his herbs for parasites. I had to stop going to him because he wouldn't listen to me and I realized he was the kind of doctor that makes you crippled and tells you that that is good. I'm sorry, I need my mental capacities! I was homeless at one point this year because of these diseases and the mold in the place I was living became too unbearable.

Anyways, my greatest resource through all this has been my spiritual practices and my psychology practices. I've really benefited from Dialectical behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and I've also recently been gaining so much in positive results from the Dynamic Neuro Retraining System (DNRS).

I'm not saying I don't take herbal or pharmaceutical medications, but I think the doc's are the best ones to recommend those.

Honestly, I'm up in the wee hours of the morning with a parasite flare right now.

Another thing I've been trying lately is:
-using a grounding mat
-happy lamp a little during the day
-enemas: I've felt a HUGE wave of calmness wash over me after doing an enema during parasite cleansing.

I'm searching for answers too. Sigh ..so much confusion with this disease. It's so different than anything else I've ever been aware of in my life!

And a note to bluelyme....sometimes we Lyme patients can take offense at things super easily. I may be kinda out of it right now, but I don't feel like your comment sounded like you were hating on herbs.

I get defensive with my herbal treatments too. It's hard when our culture demonized them and the fda purposely doesn't regulate them and then....oh, it's a crazy ball of wax...im trying to avoid allowing my mind to get trapped in paranoia. That's my least favorite type of symptom when things flare up!!!

Ok, I rambled a lot...lol...Lyme Brain!

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Anyways, I hope more people contribute and we can share more on this discussion. I am really searching for more answers myself!

Warm wishes to ya'll!!!

❤SongBirdie