so many variables ... i feel like a science experiment
anyway, was on doryx/artemisinin/grapefruit seed extract was not making any progress towards feeling better
switched to azithromycin/tindamax/diflucan
also taking vitamin D and zinc as well as topical hormone/adrenal support cremes
i'm starting to feel that i am MORE fatigued than i was at the beginning of the month
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i also take cymbalta for previous depression/anxiety issues the dosage on this was increased at around the same time cymbalta can make you fatigued but i would think it would have hit me long before now if it were the cymbalta
as far as my monthly cycle, it is not a time when i would normally be feeling extra fatigue (i have to keep close track because of the hormones i am on)
now my understanding is that tindamax is a cyst busting agent, and azithromycin treats lyme in it's blobby form (not cyst,not spirochete, always forget what it's called), and diflucan is believed to inhibit reproduction of b. burgdorferi
when i started taking the zith, i had a couple of days feeling crappy and having intense diarrhea i don't know if this was start up side fx or herx
my concern is that i am not taking anything that addresses the spirochete form of b. burgdorferi, and that maybe i am feeling crappy because i've come around on the life cycle of the SOB's where the spirochetes are active and there is nothing to keep them in check
the other thing i am thinking is that i need some kind of detox, because i just feel sketchy, it might sound crazy, but i feel like i am weighed down by a bunch of toxins and need a good cleansing
but i don't know anything abt detoxing, and what if any risks outweigh any potential benefits
i suppose also the other thing could be my diet my other half does all the food/cooking, and i try to be sugar/gluten/carb/dairy free, but we're not religious abt it. idk how much affect this has on anything
would appreciate any insight on any of this it never fails that i wind up feeling more craptacular on a holiday weekend when my doc is out of reach
thanks for reading
Posted by lyme in Putnam (Member # 11561) on :
There's a lot of ways todetox, i do lemon water, but there are a lot of threads to search detox. Feel better.