I think you experienced a Herx reaction. It looks like it boosted the immune system and with that your body was able to wage a response to a cold virus. Where before the immune system was too low to...
For me, the biggest rise I’ve seen in my cd57 was when I was using Samento. Once I got to 20 drops a day my cd57 reached 100. The higher the dose of Samento, the higher the cd57 came back. Things...
I have also been really fatigued lately. Feel like it came on with time change. Thought maybe I should get a sun lamp? I’m dealing with tickborn infections and depression but my fatigue definitely...
Hi! I have read about Ketamine… thank you for mentioning that. I actually researched that bc I’m on opioid medication and wanted to reset my receptors so I can take weaker medications but I also read...
Hi everyone, I know many of us try different antidepressants and sometimes go back on medications we have been on before. I have gone back on Zoloft, Pristiq, Wellbutrin and Trintellix and every time...
I’m feeling the same as you. Have been trying for 3 years and no success. I was on Pristiq for many years and did pretty well on it until my Dr. thought it was time to try something else. She put me...
I know this was posted a few months ago but I can really relate to your post and imagine myself in the same place as you at your age. I’m pretty much there now. I’m 48 and have been sick with Lyme,...
Hi all! I’ve read through this discussion and find it very interesting. I’ve been sick for 8.5 years with Lyme, Bart and Babesia. Starting to lose hope that’ll I’ll ever get better. I herx terribly...
My twitching had resolved with treatment. I would only get it occasionally when herxing. I stopped my herbs to start Disulfiram since the tinctures had alcohol in them. Twitching came back big time!...
Maybe you need a higher amount of probiotics? I take over 200 billion a day. I raise my probiotics until I stopped getting gas. I started Wellbutrin 2 months ago and have had problems with gas again,...
Hi everyone! I wanted to see what you guys think of the situation where our cd57 is low, below normal, what are our chances of surviving this virus? I don’t get sick at all. I normally got a few...
The mineral salts in celery could be causing a herx if they were lacking in minerals and attachment sites were filled with heavy metals instead. The heavy metals could be getting released and causing...
I tried cordysepts supplement and herxed from it. I herx very easily though. I guess it’s a good thing, it’s doing something to fight off the bacteria, but it’s hard to deal with. Best bet is...
Thanks Karen... that’s probably good to try as well. Don’t know if therapy alone will help enough especially if the anxiety is caused by chemical imbalance, but I think it would help them learn to...
I have 3 kids and 2 of them have some social anxiety. They’re ok with people they know but are afraid to talk to people they don’t know. They both somehow manage to make friends but don’t hang out...
Just started taking Lysine as well due to getting a cold sore and started feeling crappy as well. Really bad fatigue and more achy. I’m thinking the Lysine is boosting our low immune system and it’s...
Mareish- glad going to Columbia has been a positive experience for you so far. I went about 5.5 years ago. Maybe they do things differently now or you met with a different Dr. than I did. I never got...
I had been there. It was not a good experience for me. They don’t believe in chronic Lyme there. I went there having been treated somewhat for Lyme. Came in with recent lab work that showed I was...
Thank you Karen! Did you experience any weight gain with Abilify? Trina... thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry for what happened to you. That is really terrible what he did. I don’t know...
Just wondering if anyone has switched from Pristiq to Effexor? I’ve heard Pristiq is a newer version of Effexor. Pristiq stopped working for me and wonder if I switched to Effexor, that it was...
My Dr. had me try Cymbalta. I was on Pristiq. The Cymbalta caused GI and sleep problems. We went back to Pristiq. I’ve been on 50mg for a month and on 100 mg for 31 days. In full blown depression and...
Thank you all for your responses!! HT - The comment about bipolar not showing affection doesn’t mean they don’t love you meant so much! Thanks for stating that. Needed to hear it! Any suggestions on...
Hi all! My hubby has been hypomanic for a little over a year. He was initially diagnosed with depression and was in Zoloft for several years. As soon as Zoloft started working I noticed a change in...
Hi Karen, Yeah, the weight gain from these meds really stinks. So hard to lose it too when you have medical conditions that make it hard to exercise. I started losing weight the past couple months....
The pain is better today so hopefully it’s just a side effect the will go away soon or maybe it already has. Took 2 doses so far and it’s crazy how quickly it’s helping me! Had some trouble getting...
Hope it works for you! Everyone’s chemistry is different so you just have to try something and see if it works for you. The best I felt on a med was Zoloft. But it stopped working. Next best was...
Thank you for sharing! So happy it’s helping you! I have chronic Lyme too and the cognitive decline sucks! We switched up meds lately and I’m not feeling well. Pristiq worked for me for 10 years and...
My experience was the same as Kct. I have chronic Lyme too. Cymbalta made me more tired and I slept terrible on it. I was on Pristiq before that for about 10 years and did well on that. Now back on...
Hi everyone! So here’s my story... I was on Pristiq for about 10 years and it was working quite well. I’ve also been sick with Lyme disease and coinfections which cause depression and anxiety and...
Hi! I wanted to ask if any of you are using herbal tinctures with DSF? The one story that was posted, they mentioned they were taking a few tinctures along with DSF. I know the herbs are extracted...
Thank you guys!! Hopefully the med will make me better and I won’t need the tinctures. Otherwise if I stop them, I will have to go back to 1 drop when I restart and build up all over again. I herx...
I’ve always been a person that tends to walk barefoot. After hearing about earthing, I especially tried to go barefoot as much as possible. Can’t say I’ve felt any effect from it. But at the same...
I was on Dapsone and my Dr. said it has activity against Babesia, but in my experience it didn’t have much activity against Babesia. Felt like crap... between the herxes from killing Lyme and Babesia...
So great that you’re doing better! I also have the gray dry patches in my knees and could not figure out why I had them. You think it’s related to Mercury toxicity?...
I’m wondering if any of you on disulfiram take herbal tinctures? It just hit me that my tinctures are alcohol based. Just wondering if taking the tinctures gave you any problems?...
I took for awhile a few years ago and am on it again now. A few years ago I would get really bad stomach aches after 3 days of taking it. I think I had a large parasitic load at the time. Now I don’t...
Babesia can make breathing really difficult. I have Babesia and breathing problems and sweating are my worst symptoms. Have never tested positive for it but I definitely have it. Treating it eases up...
Wisco woman... I know, I would think they would want to be here for us too. They are all about being successful and to them it probably appears that he’s doing better than ever. Meanwhile they don’t...
WiscoWoman - Thank you so much for your response! He definitely is going through something... I really think he’s manic and can’t really help his thoughts and feelings. I just don’t know how to make...
The Dude Abides- really great suggestions!! Thank you so much! I agree with you on everything you said! You’re right, one step at a time is all I can do. Really hard to not think about the worst case...
Thank you so much everyone for all your input! Girlie- thank you for your kind words! Unfortunately I don’t have anyone who could take me in. My dad died of cancer many years ago and my mom is barely...
Hi All... I’ve been sick for 7 years. My husband hasn’t been very supportive or helpful with my illness. I’ve just taken antibiotics and herbs to heal but am not getting better. It’s been hard to...
My concern too with taking Mepron for just 2 weeks and stopping for 2 weeks, Babesia replicates pretty quickly and it seems with having 2 weeks off not treating, you’ll be back to square 1. From what...
This started happening to me as well recently. I also started getting an upset stomach when I eat pizza. I’ve started having some gut issues though since starting Cymbalta, so it might be related to...
Hello, I’ve been sick with Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia for 7 years. I got sick when my kids were 4, 7 and 8. My husband has never been very helpful during my illness. It was so incredibly difficult...
I was on Pristiq for 9 years. It controlled my depression well. I know in the first month or two there can be some side effects that go away once your body gets used to the medication. I don’t...
Treating Lyme, I get no improvement in symptoms. The only thing that has improved my symptoms is Clarithromycin or Alinia, both for Babesia, even though I tested negative for Babesia. Turns out...
Curcumin didn’t seem to help me. I might not have taken high enough dose or long enough. What does help me though is Resveratrol. I ran out of it one time and it took a while to come in and my pain...
I will call his doctor tomorrow. I go to the same place but see a different dr, so I have the phone number. I’m going to reach out to his family as well. If there’s more of us urging him to get help,...
Tim Tam... I was thinking about calling his psychiatrist and let her know how he’s acting and have her guide me as to how I should approach it. As of now, I haven’t said anything to him that I...