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Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :

My symtoms are always horrible during
the day and much less at night..
Anyone share this observation? If so
why you figure this is so???

Posted by krazykt1 (Member # 3739) on :

Absolutely my experience. I have horrible sx during the day, have'nt been able to walk for almost a year, but have had hours/minutes at night of complete wellness. Times when everything seems to be properly connected and I can walk and see etc.

I have wondered if it's that there's more oxygen at night?

Posted by Mathias (Member # 5298) on :

I have the same pattern and no clue as to why.

Posted by hatsnscarfs (Member # 6562) on :

Me too. The sunnier it is, the worse I feel.

This evening I walked to an appointment at 6:00 pm. It was still very sunny. I had a big brimmed hat, scarf, gloves etc. I felt unsteady and a bit naseous. I had to force myself to keep up a reasonable pace. I definitely felt like a sick person.

I did the return trip at 11:00 pm and I felt great, like a different person. I had more energy, my balance was fine and I felt just about normal.

I'm shifting my schedule around so I can avoid going out in the day and do errands at night instead.

Driving is very difficult when it is sunny. At night the headlights cause problems too.
I think light has a debilitating effect on me.

I've been like this my whole life but since Lyme the daytime is worse than before.

hats
hatsnscarfs

Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :

Yes it seems Sun related. When I get up
early, I have a little Brain Fog but feel
somewhat ok. By 10AM things go down hill
immediately and I am a mess till 5PM when
the Sun starts to dimm. When the sun is
gone and we have comlete darkness,
brain fog completely lifts and my mind
is 100% clear and sharp. My Fatigue
it cut in have too but I still feel it.

Do this again sound like what you three
experience ???

If it is the Sun, then why? And is there
anything we can do about it?

Posted by bg2711 (Member # 1865) on :

My symptoms are worse with daylight and sunshine as well. On cloudy, dark days, rain etc, I feel well. On sunny days more concentration problems, sun makes me feel ill, anxious, I do most of my errands around the sun too.

I have had Lyme for 13 years and am doing pretty good now on my regiment, but still sun troubles. Barb

Posted by Lymester (Member # 5848) on :

The basis behind the Marshall Protocol?

Posted by GiGi (Member # 259) on :

The body's major detoxing phase is during the night. If you do not have enough neurotoxin elimination agents in the system to get the toxins out in the AM, fully out of the body, you of course will feel worse, because all you do is recirculate the toxins in the system. Learn to have a good arsenal of these agents on board and you will feel better quickly. Read what I posted recently on Liver congestion with suggestions. www.neuraltherapy/articles gives several pages of eliminating agents, the why's and the what-for's.

There are many things you can do to help yourself. The minute you start heading for the bathroom in the morning, you will start to realize how much better you feel after that.

Take care.

P.S. you cannot keep on dumping abx and other drugs into your body without often feeling worse and worse or just not improving. Most of these are toxic to the body and the residue needs to come out.
If you have nightmares that scare the daylights out of you or sweat, or wake up with a lump in your gut, toxicity overload is a major reason for this. Be kind to your body and help it with some of the many suggestions you can find on this board. And I don't mean other pharma drugs!

[This message has been edited by GiGi (edited 27 April 2005).]

Posted by JavaBeing (Member # 6321) on :

Hi GiGi,
Your thoughts on how the body is working to remove accumilated neurotoxins at night makes sense. I always wondered if that is part of what disrupts the normal sleeping patterns we use to have.

BTW,Could you re-enter your website on neural therapies? I tried it and came up with an error message each time. Very interested in learning about support methods for eliminating these toxins. Thanks GiGi!

Health and Healing,
JavaBeing

Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :

GiGi

I somewhat buy that explanation but
not completely..

Here's why.. During the day, if I stay
out of the sun I feel better. If I
go to a movie thearte that has 100% no
light during the day my brain fog goes
away. I'm talking about just sitting in
the dark before the movie even starts.
Once the movie ends and I return to the
outside sunlight my brain fog comes
back too 100% HEAVY FOG... So in my
mind the Brain Fog seems more Sun related.

What you say about the body detoxing at
night may be true, but I still think
Sunlight causes the FOG and might be
a seperate thing all together..

Still, if I am wrong just educate me
where my logic fails and you will help
me and many others who read this...