Anyone ever have to do. This for a few days cause the herxing just gets to be too much?
Posted by jarjar (Member # 8847) on :
I never had to stop for several days but your body will tell you if you need to back off. Otherwise one could end up on the hospital.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I did that ALL THE TIME. Never for longer than a few days at a time though.
Posted by soccermama (Member # 35101) on :
I ended up in the hospital two times in one week because of the herxing. We stopped for five days because I needed to be well enough to see my LLMD the following week.
At the visit, she stopped my antibiotics because I was having issues with my gallbladder and she wanted it taken out.
Basically, I was off antibiotics for a month. During that time I majored on detox, immune support, probiotics to boost my system.
I have gone back on and have been able to maintain my protocol.
Dr. J does alot of pulsing of antibiotics. He believes it is important to see if the immune system kicks in.
It is a tough call but everyone says it is a marathon and not a sprint.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
As my LLMD said, If you herx so hard that you have to stop for a long time, you would have been better off stopping only a day or two .. and saved yourself a lot of pain and suffering as well.
Soccermama just proved his take on it. Same thing happened to me early on. I was in the hospital twice in 9 days with heavy herxing.
Posted by Maya12 (Member # 36392) on :
I just find I get so depressed and anxious that I can't take it anymore and have to stop for a rew days but this seems to help of I stop and the can re start
I just feel like such a failure though when I have to stop
Did anyone else have to stop because of severe anxiety and depression that lifted when stopping for a few days?
Posted by ksnew2005 (Member # 36085) on :
I was totally down with anxiety and depression, I went to 1/2 doses for 3 days and added in a low dose of Zoloft and it helps. Not 100% but cuts it enough that I do not have such terrible anxiety
Posted by Maya12 (Member # 36392) on :
Is this a common thing to have to take a bit of a break?
Can anxiety and depression get much worse when you are herxing and the body is overwhelmed?
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
I have and still do take breaks.
When I feel overloaded and toxic I take a few days off. I do not run each mini break past my LLMD, I just do it and report to him later.
As an example; I have been treating very aggressively for 6 months (been treating off and on for 8 years). Clean, healthy lifestyle and diet. I just found out I have elavated liver enzymes. Blew me away BUT I could tell my body was over taxed and the blood work confirmed it.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Maya12:
Can anxiety and depression get much worse when you are herxing and the body is overwhelmed?
- Sure.
Posted by Maya12 (Member # 36392) on :
So is taking a med break the best thing to do then
Posted by Maya12 (Member # 36392) on :
And does anyone know why the anxiety and depression get so bad from the herxing , I just seem to react so negatively to all meds and don't know. Why?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Bart causes anxiety/depression, so a bart herx is going to make it "worse."
It's your decision whether or not to stop the meds. Some say do, some say don't.