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Posted by SAK (Member # 7387) on :

So I just lay in bed and cry...I don't want to worry my parents so I hide. I feel awful; I can barely make a step. My dear naturopathic doctor wants to come to my home to see what he can do for me. He doesn't understand a herx. He says I'm doing something wrong and getting worse; so, it must end now.

I'm tired. I don't want to have to explain. I'm paying the price of being sick with barely hope that maybe, maybe the future is brighter someday...is crying like this somehow part of it?

Thanks for listening!
xox

Posted by pippy (Member # 6005) on :

SAK
I know how completely alone you feel. Your brain is most likely swollen...micro-encephalitis.
Could you take some Ibuprofen??? for swelling of brain or NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories)??

Hot baths w/ epsom salts and botle of h2o2(not to drink, to put in tub). Soak for 30-40 min.
Dink several teaspoons (mega doses get the gall bladder & liver to start pushing out toxins) of buffered vitamin C in water (from health food store) throughout the day. Make sure you are getting Magnesium/calcium as well. Very important!!!

Crying really helps reduce the pressure in the head for some unknown reason. Probably releases tension, which allows blood flow to brain and allows brain to feel better. Some chemicals such as endorphins are also release d most likely....feel-good chemicals in brain. Body is seeking to rebalance itself.
Toxins come out through tears as well. There are lots of reasons why crying is GOOD for you when you herx!!!!

I used to be a runner and competitive swimmer before I got lymed....that was my stress release valve...never had to cry, the exercise oxygenated brain and produced natural endorphins. Now that we cannot do aerobic exercise w/o feeling like crud the next day, crying is a release valve.

IF you are herxing, this would make sense...
Have you recently started new meds???

Is it the 4 week flare-up???
Keep a calendar if you don't already: an X for bad day (like you described), a really dark X for the worst days, a - sign for bad day but a little better than X day, and a 0 for a "good" day relative to bad days.....

Hang in there! This is soooo rough....If you need to go out to the car to cry...that is what I have found does not freak out the family. bring a pillow and a good CD that speaks to your heart and blubber away. No one can hear you and you can get it out!!!

For more on crying therapy you can e-mail me offline!
saying a little prayer for you!
love,
pippy

[This message has been edited by pippy (edited 21 July 2005).]

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Don't overdo those herxes! If they get so bad you can't handle it, it is best to back off a bit. [of course, go by what your LLMD says]

I hope you're feeling better soon! Lyme is rough stuff!

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oops!
Lymetutu

Posted by HEATHERKISS (Member # 6789) on :

Alot of us cry while herxing. It's alot to bear.

Someone once wrote me that the tears let out the dead keets toxins.

I took comfort in that. Cry your brains out! Let those toxins go!!!

Feel better,
Heather

Posted by SAK (Member # 7387) on :

Thanks for your comforting words.

I guess I'm overwhelmed. Just when I thought it can't get worse, it does. I hate this!!

I made an appointment to see the specialist tomorrow. Let's see if he tells me he doesn't think I have Lyme...

I've backed off all the meds- taking a break cause it was just too much for me to handle.

I'll let you know what happens. I hope he doesn't give me something more to cry about!

Posted by Ruthanne (Member # 7484) on :

Crying and depression are part of the PHYSICAL effects of a herx, something going on in the brain. Of course, there is also the psychological impact of feeling bad and thinking you are never going to get better, even though intellectually you know you must go through this. During a herx, people (including me)often need to be reminded that they are really on the road to recovery. A herx can cause SUDDEN suicidal impulses. Hang in there, and tell your parents that depression is part of a herx. You may need extra support at this time. Don't get discouraged. You will be feeling better soon. Unfortunately, the road to recovery is not a straight path. The path keeps taking turns backwards on the way forward. Your doctor may want you to stop or cut back on the medication temporarily until you feel better. Be sure to take Milk Thistle or something to clear toxins out of the liver. Getting the toxins out of the body can make you feel better faster.

Posted by Mo (Member # 2863) on :

Crying can also be a part of healing..

Posted by Linda LD (Member # 6663) on :

My little boy was in karate and the teacher fussed at him. When he started to cry the teacher was freaking out and asked what was wrong. My seven year old looked at him and said, "I am taking some medicine that makes me cry sometimes--its o.k." I was so proud of him.

Posted by lymiecanuck on :

Hi,

Definitly. I have been through crying spells and my son has been more sensitive lately and I recognised it right away as a herx. I find it a quick response in him, like it was a shock to his system or something and becomes overwhelming but does not fit the situation.

Feel better soon.
Lymiecanuck

Posted by Lymeindunkirk (Member # 7118) on :

When i first started treatment i herxed badly. I remember sitting in my bosses office trying to explain and just crying and crying. He and my supervisor said " Whats this crying? You usually make other people cry!" It got a chuckle out of me and helped the situation.

My 9 yr old son rarely crys but did recently in school. He went up to the black board to do a math problem that was easy for him and suddently couldn't. He began to cry. the teacher then called on him again because she wanted him to be able to show the class that he could do it. Same thing happened. Luckily she understands about Lyme and called me at work to tell me he was herxing. She had never seen my son react this way so she was concerned.

It breaks my heart that any child has to go through this. It just isn't fair.

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