Anyone know why Sunlight increases Brain Fog ?????
Posted by daniella (Member # 6753) on :
is it possibly from the heat...like a herx?
I know the sauna makes me foggy but then it clears after a while and then I feel better. I always thought it was a herx from the heat.
Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :
If the Sun kills lyme and the result is a herx reaction, Does that mean people should get as much sun as possible so that they clear more Lyme even though it wipes them out?????
Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :
I think itinflames the bb in the brain big time. I get so dazed from sun or oppressive heat.
Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :
Anyone have any tips that help them tolerate the sun better so we can enjoy nice summer days outside without having our heads explode from brain fog??
Posted by Semper Fi (Member # 3051) on :
If you are sensitive to the sun and lights, you may have a disregulated D 125 . This is one of the basis for the Marshall protocol. i was very sun and light sensitive, after 8 months or so it all went away and all of my symptoms. I'm on phase III and doing great.Check out marshall protocol.com. You can do the d tests and this is an indication of a d 125 problem. Also, if you are taking antibiotics like Doxy, or others, they make you very sun sensitive.Good luck
Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :
SemperFi-
I went to that website for Marshall protocol and it's a little hard to understand. In lay-man's terms what the heck is this? Sounds like you get sick from vitimin D and need to take everything out of your diet that had vitimin D in it.. Is this what they are saying. If so, many people with Lyme may have it as well. How is it treated? I mean come on you need Vitimin D to live don't you? I have brain fog right now so maybe I'm just overy stupid right now...
Posted by Lymeindunkirk (Member # 7118) on :
this is an interesting question posted. Thinking about it I have always experienced extreme fatigue after being in the sun awhile. I believe I've been infected for at least 25 years. If it is true about maybe herxing that would be a good explanation for me. I try to stay out of the sun however as I am fair skinned and tend to burn easily. I always thought the fatigue I had after a nice day outside was from allergies. this has given me something to think about for sure.......
Posted by tom63376 (Member # 7220) on :
>Another possibility (educated speculation) >is that heat and possibly sunlight causes >borrelia organisms to convert from cyst >forms to spirochete forms, and to "act up". >Hence the worsening of symptoms.
Maybe Sun could cause them to act up but I doubt heat does since a hot dry sauna makes me feel great. (As long as I am lying down while I'm in it)
I'd still like someone write about this marshal protocol. From what I read focuses around eliminating Vitimin D from your diet. I can't figure out how that would be a good thing to do..
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by tom63376: [BMaybe Sun could cause them to act up but I doubt heat does since a hot dry sauna makes me feel great.
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Spirochetes HATE the heat! I usually feel horrible in saunas or other hot places, for sure!! Many here use saunas as therapy.
The Marshall Protocol is a specific method of treatment for sarcoidosis. Some are now adapting this protocol for use against Lyme. It helps some, others not.
I've gotten really sick from sun exposure during my Lyme treatment (4 years). I had skin biopsy at one point, which indicated autoimmune activity in my skin, where I had ahd sun exposure.
I'm one of those people (as are my daughters) with the HLA DR4 genetic type, and I (we) have posoitive ANA's as well. As result, I have been diagnosed with "cutaneous lupus."
This is, however, in my opinion and our LLMD's, just another manifestation of my Lyme. In people with HLA-DR 4 type, Lyme triggers autoimmune activity, which may explain the fact that my Lyme is so hard to treat.
Have you had your ANA or HLA type tested? Just a thought...My situation is not rare at all...any LLMD should tell you that a positive ANA can accompany Lyme,and will go down with treartment at some point.
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