My mother, 76, was diagnosed with Parkinson(ism) less than two months ago. For a few years she has been slowing down, and we thought it was just due to aging. We first started noticing bigger changes...
Good point. Something I may very well look into. Thanks....
The topic never really came up, so I guess not. I was asymptomatic when I started; all I had was the bulls-eye. The only symptoms I felt once treatment started were neurological....
Thanks for the suggestion. I've actually been off the Doxy since early May and herbs since--three different combinations of stuff like Cat's Claw, Byron White A-L, Serrapeptase, Samento, and other...
I got Lyme back in March and began treatment with a Lyme-literate ND a week after my bite. Once treatment started, the first month was rough, but since May/June I've felt pretty much how I feel now,...
Well, my doc is an LLMD so she is familiar with this formula. I even double-checked with the office to make sure I wasn't reading a typo when they shipped it to me. I appreciate the advice and will...
I am about two-and-a-half months into my Lyme treatment. Have transitioned off the abx and still taking herbs (Cat's Claw, J Knotweed). Right now I feel just about my pre-Lyme self; I didn't have...
Yeah, I'm a rare user too (last time 7 years ago, before that who knows). Well, I hope you're managing and at least you know what DOESN'T work....
Any speculation as to the cause? In six weeks of Doxy, I had a brief period of nausea for less than two days, then was normal. This bout is a bit worse, yet I've been off the drugs four days. Maybe...
No, haven't let up on the probiotics (afraid to since I'm in the risk period for c diff, which I got the last time I came off abx). I may skip a dose of my cat's claw/knotweed tincture and the...
After a low-key few weeks, I finally finished by six-week course of Doxy four days ago. I have continued a good diet as well as my 80 billion units of probiotics a day, along with Florastor...
Thanks for responses. I'm doing very well, and for the past week or so have basically felt normal (like pre-Lyme). Though I'm done with the Doxy at the end of the week, I'm continuing with the herbal...
I'm nearing the end of six weeks on Doxycycline, and have been very careful to avoid dairy (per instructions) due to its calcium content. I've been taking extra vitamin C, however, to help my...
The hits just keep on coming. I never thought I'd post so many times in this forum, considering I was asymptomatic when I began treatment for my bite. But anyway. My stomach started feeling off...
Traveler--So is this the way it goes? Too much in your liver: Step up detox Too much in your bloodstream: Slow down Now if I could just tell when it's the liver and when it's the bloodstream......
This should probably be self-evident, but I'm a beginner here: If I'm having an off day, is that a sign to step up or pull back on the detox? Right now my "off day" is just feeling weak in the legs....
If only profanity could also be used as an antibiotic. This thing would be over in ten minutes....
Traveler--Yes, my current protocol with a LL naturopath calls for an additional month at 400 a day plus Nystatin and herbal stuff for cysts and biofilm. Discovering this forum is what sent me to a...
PeteZa--Thanks for the good info. Wondering if I should take a day off the abx, too, or at least my morning dose. And I do wonder if that is what clocked me (The ND who originally got me on abx...
Thanks. I do have CALM and also transdermal mag oil. For detox I do take Milk Thistle, as well as Alka Seltzer Gold and lemon water along with the skin brushing and baths. Yesterday was my first full...
Yesterday I began feeling an ache in my kidneys and a warm feeling in my limbs similar to the adrenaline dump I'd get after being chased by dogs on bike rides. As I was tucking into bed last night,...
Hi. I'm being treated for early Lyme (started eight days after bite, no symptoms then except EM rash). As I progress through the Doxy protocol (among other things) I'm getting new discomforts almost...
Here's a fragment from a post I recently saw on someone's blog: 02/14/15 "My son was infected May 2014. He had his wisdom teeth extracted a week ago; the very next day he had three bulls eyes." WOW....
And then tonight I picked up Stephen Buhner's book Healing Lyme. Herx reactions get minimal treatment; he says only 15% of patients get them, and even those tend to be mild. If that is the case, why...
Nosila--I've had my SavvyRest Serenity for nine years. It has a 20-year warranty and I've read that getting 30 years out of a good latex mattress is not out of the question. If you buy, make sure you...
I sleep on a SavvyRest latex mattress, encased in wool. Sometimes I wonder why I spent $2,500 on it, other times I'm glad I did. The only other option would be a good used mattress that has had years...
Spoke with the LLMD's assistant this morning. Apparently this IS a Herx reaction, which blows my mind. Here is how I understand disease and recovery: Feel unwell > Get treatment > Feel better Here is...
I've already posted about the headaches I've had since starting Doxycycline, which may or may not be detox-related. But over the past several days I'm also experiencing flashes of...
Thanks. I should clarify that my "LLMD" is an ND; I used that term because she is a highly literate Lyme doctor and educator. I'm on Nystatin for the fungus and taking Florastor and some herbal...
What am I doing for detox: I just emailed my LLMD that very question, since we didn't discuss it. (I started treatment ten days after my bite without any symptoms, so maybe she didn't consider it a...
I've had a dull on-and-off headache ever since I began Doxycycline over two weeks ago. Not painful, just annoying. But I'm about to double my dose (beginning new protocol with LLMD) to 2x200mg a day...
Thanks for all the responses. A lot of references to "detoxing"--what do you guys use for that? My doc gave me some herbs for cyst-busting and biofilm, but nothing for detox specifically. (Maybe she...
I've read a lot in this forum about "herxing" in relation to whether someone is recovering from Lyme. Does this apply to everyone? I started treatment within ten days of my bite and had no symptoms...
I've seen at least a couple of posts on this forum claiming bed bugs can transmit Lyme. (One was in response to my post about getting bed bug bites on vacation but getting Lyme rash along with bb...
As it turns out, it says clearly on the bottle TAKE WITH FOOD. (I'm a proofreader as a profession, so this is especially embarrassing.) However, in my defense, the fine print literature that came...
Thanks for the responses. There isn't much sun in New England this time of year, but since I have an indoor trainer anyway I plan to do all my riding indoors until off the abx (another month). I'll...
I was diagnosed with early Lyme a couple of weeks ago, started treating it then with my ND but just transitioned to an ND Lyme specialist yesterday (far more aggressive program). One question I...
I'm two weeks into my Doxycline regimen. This evening after going to the bathroom what was left on the toilet paper was rust-colored, so if it's blood it came from further up the GI tract. Has anyone...
I really appreciate the responses so far. For those of you advising stronger or longer treatment: Do you base that on your own experience or on established guidelines? I wonder what you think of this...
On vacation in Florida earlier this month, I woke up one morning with 15-20 very itchy bites, and suspected bed bugs. (Never found out, because I had to check out early that morning and catch a...