Thanks PeteZa - glad that Buhner took care of some of the nerve/muscle twitching . . . so maybe good for my neuro issues? Thanks for your reply Purrrsiankitty . . . I've been on Cowden for nearly two...
Hi all :) Hope you're all doing OK today. I posted a few days ago about how I've been on Cowden Protocol for nearly two years now, and although I've made some progress and it's kept me stable, I'm...
Thanks Trav - I may well do that later on :) And yes - stay stubborn!!! :-) xxx...
Thanks so much for that info Traveler - I'm off to read the link you gave me. And thanks so much for the suggestion that I may be able to get help here with advice on doses etc :-) xx. So, maybe this...
Hi Traveler! How are you doing? Healing hopefully, and getting and staying well!! So, the thing I like most about Cowden is that it's all laid out for you - exactly what you have to buy, what you...
Hi guys! Well, so much for me checking in more regularly, as I had planned for this year! So sorry - I really am useless, but I do think of you all often, even if I don't always make it to the...
Hi Lymie Girl - so good to hear from you again, and thanks for the lovely welcome back :-) xx Glad to hear you're making progress, and hope we can both kick this thing into touch before too long! ;-)...
Hi everyone - lovely to be back with you! (although obviously I'd prefer it if none of us needed to be here in the first place! ;o) ). I did try Buhner-type protocol for a couple of months Traveler -...
Awwww, what a lovely welcome back Traveler! I REALLY wish I'd stayed in touch more now :o( - this really is a lovely group xx Sadly no, I'm not miraculously recovered, but am making slooooowww...
Hi everyone! Oh my goodness, I have been meaning to check back in here to say hello and see how everyone is doing for AGES now! I'm so sorry to have abandoned you for so long. Everyone was so helpful...
Sorry traveler - what is MCAD? I really don't want to have any more conditions, to be honest :'( . . ....
Thanks keylime. I'm literally just following the full Cowden protocol, so it's all laid out for me . . . days one, two and three were just to take burbur, pinella and parsley, which I did, but the...
I've got my activated charcoal capsules :-) . . . Now, do I take them just after food (as it says in the bottle) or do I actually need to take it away from food, on an empty stomach? :-/ Thanks! xx...
Aw, thanks happyjo :-). I stopped abx a couple of weéks ago, prior to starting Cowden. So I am still slightly concerned that symptoms will come back as a result of that :-/ . . . but hoping to be...
Thank you so much traveler. And thanks again to cd for helping me so much too, and all who commented. I feel so wiped out today, kind of like you feel when you're getting over flu or something (but...
Thank you traveler - you're a star :-) xx I will definitely go ahead and order some then, and hopefully it will help to get these toxins OUT! :-/ xx...
No, it's ok, I didn't actually SEE a yucky powder option, it's just that that was how I was imagining it! ;-) So yellow lid, green lid? Any difference? :-/...
Sorry cd - me again ;-) . . . Just looking for the natures way activated charcoal on amazon . . . I'm seeing two kinds, one with a yellow lid, one with a green lid, both seem to be the same thing :-/...
Yep, I've definitely had all the emotional issues cd, & I absolutely recognise your description . . . but I had been feeling so much brighter the last few months . . . it's horrible to feel it...
Thank you so much cd . . . your last four words - "You will feel better" - have made me cry . . . think these darned toxins are messing with my emotions too! *sniff :'( xxxx...
Thanks, that is a great thread, and yes, that was something that has been difficult for me to get my head around too! For example' when I said how ill the detox herbs had made me, people said I must...
Thank you so much cd' for your understanding, and for such great tips for detox. Your comment about Epsom salt baths was interesting, because I did try one once, probably 18 months ago, and I felt SO...
Thanks cd. No, I haven't had the testing . . . I really can't afford any more testing at the moment :-(. To be honest, because I really haven't had any major herxing throuh my abx treatment, I just...
Thanks so much for your replies essentialoillover and cd, and sorry I missed them before . . . I've been feeling so sickly that I haven't checked the thread for a couple of days :-(. I've been...
Thanks Antonio, yes, I'm just hoping that this means that it is at least having an effect, even though it's way too much to cope with at my current dose! :-/ I still feel pretty horrible tbh - not...
Thanks so much traveler :-). Why do the official protocol instructions start you off on such high doses I wonder :-(. Now I look at it, and having experienced what I've just been through, I can see...
Hi there traveler! :-) how are you doing? xx Yes, I honestly thought this Cowden protocol would be a piece of cake, after tolerating abx for nearly two years with barely a whiff of a problem . . ....
Cd - thanks so much for all that great info and explanation. I so appreciate you taking the time to do that. I will look into all your suggestions. It's good to know that you had your worst herxes at...
Thanks cd, I really think that's probably sensible advice. I think I thought that detoxing meant that the toxins would be helped to be expelled through the body - hadn't really thought that they were...
Thanks so much for your replies - you really are so great :-) Thing is, I did feel a bit queasy (plus start of diarrhoea) in the morning, BEFORE I'd actually taken my first dose of banderol,...
Hi everyone, sorry I haven't checked in for so long. I've missed you! Hope everyone is doing OK. I think last time I was here, I had started mino plus rifampin, and was getting increased tingling...
Thanks for your thoughts traveler . . . I agree, it looks like she's giving that tick quite a pummelling, and yes, aside from the fact that she must undoubtedly be stressing/agitating/irritating the...
Yes, it does look really effective (although I have to tell you that it really turned my stomach - they really are the most disgusting creatures! :-/) . . . just not sure if it goes against...
OK . . . but does all that agitating of the tick not stress it though? :-/...
I thought that ALL the advice says not to put any substance - eg liquid soap, white spirit, Vaseline etc - on the tick as this can stress/shock the tick and cause it to regurgitate the contents of...
We'll miss you traveler . . . but hope the surgery goes well, poor you! :-( Hope to see you back on the forum when it's all over and you're feeling up to it . . . take good care & look after yourself...
Thanks sayyadina :-). That's great that you're making some progress on these brain issues. I will look into the herbs you mention - hope to start pinella next week - although unfortunately, I don't...
Thanks girlie. It's really quite frightening isn't it :-/. You just feel like your brain is leaving you . . . :-( xx...
Thanks for that bellyful - it is quite a hefty read but I did get the gist of most of it I think . . . So, ammonia then. It would explain the brain fog issues I guess. Also the MS-like brain plaques...
Thanks lymie girl :-), and thanks too, happyjo - so maybe it's not just me then! :D. I don't think I realised that this was something lymies suffer with . . . I know when I first confessed on a lyme...
Thanks so much lymie girl, that's so encouraging. It's like trying to think through a sponge all the time . . . I've almost forgotten what it's like for my head to feel normal :-( . . . I'm looking...
Thanks for the link - with the timing! - bellyful :-). I'll have a look at it in a minute . . . thank you xx...
Haha! Thanks sillysheep for giving me a laugh :D I needed that today. I suggest you give up on your marking - just give all of them a B and go & put your feet up! :D xx...
Thanks sarah :-) - I really appreciate your concern . . . I really do understand the importance of detoxing, and am doing my best with it - drinking lots of lemon water, green tea, taking supplements...
Thanks so, so much for your reply bellyful. It does help to know that other people are experiencing similar things, although obviously I'm sorry that any of us are going through this. The spelling...
Thanks celeste, I'm sorry you're having similar problems but yes, it helps to know I'm not the only one. I wish you lived up the road and then we could swap crazy stories over a cuppa! ;-) I do feel...
I'm back on abx after a 3 week break, as I developed stiff neck, headache and emotional issues when I came off the abx. I've had brain fog and a ton of neurological issues, but yesterday, I had two...
Sillysheep - thanks so much for the hugs - I really need them at the mo. Sending some back your way too :-) xx Celeste - thanks so much, I am actually really touched by your concern. I think that I...
Thanks for your help - have taken my first dose tonight, after my meal. Here's hoping it helps :-/ Sillysheep, I'm glad you've got your mum over to help out for a bit. Try & have a rest! Sorry about...
Thanks girlie & lymegirl - I've taken so many different types of abx that I can't remember when/how I took what! Do you take the doxy after your meal then, or during, or before? Sorry . . . xx...