Dear 'Queen' .... Just chiming in to say I agree, sounds like a herx symptom, and either adding to your detox strategies or decreasing your dose(s) may be needed (check with your LLMD about doses...
Welcome New to Lyme! Insomnia is one of my main herx symptoms...that and migraines, increased pain, depression, and anxiety/irritability, decreased energy.... While it is horrible to herx badly (when...
Hi New to Lyme, I just wanted to add my 2ยข to all the comments here, folks have offered you some good advice. I would emphasize that treatment can take awhile, and the need for patience is needed to...
Hello cd3764... (sorry, I don't know your name), Thank you for the welcome, and for the information. It will take awhile for me to read the links and digest all the info you have suggested, as I am...
Hi PeteZa and Girlie, thank you so much for the warm welcome....! And good eye, Girlie, to catch my typo mistake! I WAS taking Clarithromycin 500 mg, not 100, twice a day. Sorry ' bout that!! I'm on...
Greetings all, I've read through the entire thread, and I realize it is older and lengthy, so I am hoping to get some updates and info about the Cowden protocol. To anyone who has been on the Cowden...
Thanks for all the info about the VA, I appreciate your detailed reply. Since I posted originally, I found out how to apply for state funded long term care here in AZ. It is a part of the Medicaid...
Thanks for the ideas! I hadn't even thought of my dad's veteran status....he served in WW2 and died in 1981. I'll follow up on that and the other idea with AZ DES. Thank you!...
I'm afraid we are getting closer to the time that we will have to place my mother in a residential home designed for people with Alzheimer's...she is 90, but physically is like a healthy 70 year old....
My mother is 90 and has had Alzheimer's type dementia diagnosed about 2 years ago. Physically she is more like 70...she cleans, cooks, walks fine, dresses, etc. But mentally she is at the moderate...
This thread is a bit old, and the original poster hasn't posted again, but I wanted to just ask....Anyabez, are you ok? If you read this, please let us know how you are now. Please know that you can...
I actually think cruises are a very good choice for vacation for those of us with FM. I've been on two...a week in Alaska (inland passage/SE) and 18 days on "Voyage of the Vikings" (we flew to...
Thank you for the replies. I appreciate any encouragement. Just to answer some of the questions that came up....I do eat when I get up, I'm following some higher protein/ low carb life style changes...
Hi all, I am new to healingwell. Just wanted to ask if anyone has had experience with waking up with physical anxiety in the chest area...and it lasts until at least noon (starting about 8am when I...
Hi, I'm new to healingwell. 58 yo woman with severe FMx 20 years. For the past 10 years I've been on strong narcotic pain meds with a pain management doc. I know this is controversial but it's the...