I pretty much have no lyme symptoms at all when I am able to get out in the sun. Does anyone else feel this way?
It is as though my body craves sunlight. I live in NJ and went to Florida for a week in early April and had no symptoms. All the days I am able to go out in our boat, etc. I feel great.
Maybe I have a vitamin D deficiency? hmmmmmm.....
I think I would tank if I were to ever try the Marshall protocol.
Just looking for some thoughts. I never did have my vitamin d levels tested. not sure what tests to ask for concerning this.
thanks!
Posts: 871 | From NJ | Registered: Mar 2007
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I feel much better in warm, sunny places. I just started taking Vit D3. My test results were low in Vit D. But after reading newby info by treepatrol I am not sure the testing was done correctly. Anyway, the vit D isn't making me feel worse.
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I bought a Dr. Mercola tanning bed so I could feel good throughout the winter, too.
I never, ever thought I would fake bake .... but he has addressed some of my concerns (EMF's) and I get the real sun when it's available. I also don't use it for great lengths of time, so I never have a really dark tan.
But for the past few months, I've been outside getting the real thing.
You are fortunate, when I first started treatment, the sun would make me feel worse instead of better.
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The sun makes my husband worse but I think it's some type of secondary porphyria reaction.
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I feel SO SO SO much better in the sun. It makes a huge difference for me.
Earlier in my illness, I had more of the porphyria-type reaction people are talking about -- light would often make me feel sick and my circadian rhythms totally reversed so I was rarely awake in daylight.
But now, I am craving sun like nobody's business. When it is sunny, I spend all day lying in the sun. I get much worse when it is cold, damp, or overcast.
Posts: 929 | From Massachusetts | Registered: Oct 2007
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In the hot sun I get extreme brain fog. I guess it's different for everyone.
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randibear
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i get really sick in the sun. the perspiration starts literally pouring off me, in my eyes, runs down my neck, i get soaked within minutes.
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Is it possible that sunlight is palliative? Or suppresses the effects of intracellular bugs?
This is the stuff that many debates are made of...search for the Marshall Protocol and you will find all kinds of good stuff on this subject!
I am an MPer in the final phases and doing great. Went hiking and biking today. No, I am not a fanatic -- I believe in the best remedy for YOU.
But I am grateful to Marshall and all of you who supported me through some tough times.
-------------------- My biofilm film: www.whyamistillsick.com 2004 Mycoplasma Pneumonia 2006 Positive after 2 years of hell 2006-08 Marshall Protocol. Killed many bug species 2009 - Beating candida, doing better Lahey Clinic in Mass: what a racquet! Posts: 830 | From Mass. | Registered: Aug 2006
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Cass A
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I used to get very exhausted if I was out in the sun--would need to sleep for about as much time afterwards as I was in the sunlight.
I've been wearing the NoIR sunglasses from the Marshall Protocol for about two years, and do find that I have less mental symptoms and less brain fog.
I'm still treating for Babesia, then we'll see which direction will work the best for me.
Best,
Cass A
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