Just curious, as I have been having episodes every 4 weeks, the past 3 months, like a flare up or something. Could be lyme flares or herx; but are there other illnesses that have 4 week cycles?
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
Not that I'm aware of. I'm not sure many illnesses have definitive cycles like this. Could it be hormonal issues? I wonder if parasites reproduce on a schedule?
Posted by farraday (Member # 21494) on :
The way I understand it is that these cells without walls have a four week life cycle. Then I believe they can only be killed off when they are reproducing (every 4 weeks).
So it sounds like you are right on schedule! I am new to this stuff so you might want to ask a more seasoned lymie.
Posted by karenl (Member # 17753) on :
malaria every 42 days. Is it always at full moon? then babesia is very active and probably all parasite??
Posted by JR (Member # 16898) on :
PMS
Posted by schnuddelka (Member # 8031) on :
Q fever pneumonia, malaria, heterologous leptospira infection, neurosyphilis, secondary syphilis treatment, all of which are believed to kill a bacteria or parasite releasing a toxin and the body's response to this is the jarisch-herxheimer or herx reaction. That's my understanding, anyway...I"m not a doctor ;-)
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I am new to this stuff so you might want to ask a more seasoned lymie.