So I have used sauna a couple times and yesterday I stayed the longest and broke a little sweat. Not at all the drenching i was hoping for.
today i feel achy in arms and legs and a bit weak and some twitching.
is it die off or mobilized toxins?
did this happen to anyone else at first?
I really want to make the sauna work. I do like being in it. it makes me sleepy almost immediately and then I do feel nice and warmed up and limber afterwards.
Is it just a case of take it slow and keep going?
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
Oh goodness yes.
Keep going, slowly increasing time.
I was playing competitive soccer, so my body was a sweat machine.
But even in the sauna, I didn't sweat until about my 10th time I think.
No I go in there 5 mins and my body opens the taps. Water and toxins get released!
Just be sure to go slow.
The sleepiness and being a bit achy the next day is a sign to stay at that time and temp for a while yet until you're acclimatized.
Posted by gigimac (Member # 33353) on :
Greta did you eventually feel better after using the sauna?
Posted by linky123 (Member # 19974) on :
I have a fir sauna and love it.
It has really helped my MCS, which was pretty severe.
I am prone to depression which is better after being in the sauna.
As mentioned above, try to take it slowly. I felt pretty crummy the first few times I used mine.
I also take electrolytes and drink plenty of water since I sweat profusely.
IMO you should stay with it, and see how it goes.
Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
Here's some good information on Sauna's & Detox...
Oh yes! REALLY helps my stiff joints and muscles Posted by gigimac (Member # 33353) on :
Greta M, Does it help your joints temporarily while in the heat or did you get lasting results?
will it make you feel better over time as more toxins are released?
Posted by 2roads (Member # 4409) on :
up for this.
I have been trying to release toxins for my son and I.
Stopped a couple of weeks ago due to literature regarding heart health and fertility.
But, I would like to return to it.
It rid him of warts on his foot, helped him sleep better, think more clearly, calm down a little bit more.
Might revisit, but spend less time and less frequency. maybe twice a week, for 10 minutes....I don't know though. Would that do anything?
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Posted by BoxerMom (Member # 25251) on :
I herxed after sauna when my pathogen load was high. Every time.
I don't know whether it was die-off or toxin mobilization. I am a genetically terrible detoxer.
Now I just feel a million times better after sauna.
Did you feel better after the exacerbation? Probably worth continuing if it was a herx. If you just feel generally worse, cut back on your time.
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
Just seems to help me for 1-2 hours after the sauna.
But it takes the worst of it and stops it in its tracks.
Normally I do mine at night, so I sauna, have a shower, then go to bed.
But definitely not long lasting, although I am unable to do it every day because of my IV.
Posted by colonelforbin1992 (Member # 43154) on :
Please, please keep at it. I have no idea how I would have dealt with lyme without a sauna. It's at the point where my day starts off feeling terrible, then once I go in the sauna for 40 minutes (with a 10 minute break in the middle), and I feel so much better.
Although I will add, for the first 30 minutes I'm out of the sauna, I feel worse. But by an hour or so out, I feel great.
Every time. A good meal right after the sauna with some trace minerals is necessary as well for me
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