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I had a little episode yesterday. I have been taking Mepron, which at first was doing nothing, but yesterday and the next pulsing day before that, it made me feel absolutely gross. I laid down and faded in and out a few times throughout the day.
However, despite my exhaustion, when 11pm came around, I was having MAJOR anxiety. Felt like all of my insides were shaking. I could not sleep, let alone lie still. I got very hungry all of the sudden. It did not feel like normal hunger, it felt like if I didn't eat, I would die. I ate a bunch of handfuls of Blueberries, and then a peach and then a bag of almonds.
Finally I took some Melatonin, which still took an hour to knock me out. I of course couldn't wake up today, but when I did, I could feel some of that anxiety crawling back...
is this "sleep anxiety"? has this happened to other Babs folks?
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nefferdun
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Anxiety is common with babesia and got worse for me when I started Mepron. Mepron also causes insomnia. Your anxiety should improve. Mine was gone in about a month. I was depressed too and that also went away.
I did not have much trouble sleeping at first but later I had to use a sleeping aid. The LLMD gave me seroquil in 25 mg pills. I only need about a quarter of one of those. Some people say if you take the Mepron several hours before bedtime (around the time you have dinner) it will not cause insomnia.
A herb that helped me for a long time was corydalis root. It is in Zhang's HerbSom formula.
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Catgirl
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Haven't had a problem with meph, but I'm not pulsing it, I'm taking it twice a day, every day, along with zyth. I am taking some artiminisin and clats claw though (think it helps).
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lymeboy
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I'd like to add art. I should probably talk to LLMD first.
So both Babesia and Bart cause anxiety? Interesting. I'm treating both, so who knows what is doing what... I do know that the Mepron is doing something...
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Jamers
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I just had an episode like this. On month 3 of treating with Mepron and pulsing. I always felt like I needed to eat something or I would pass out. Then I got hit with fatigue for 5 days really bad, like I couldn't move. I posted on it a few days ago, it was under "worse fatigue ever, herx or worse?" I don't have anxiety with Babs, but my Bart symptoms are now coming out and causing anxiety.
I was freaked out, but it passed and resting is the best thing you can do. Im hoping that was the last of those herxes I will see, next month will tell.
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TF
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I'd be afraid of getting yeast eating all that fruit.
My doc didn't allow fruit. Neither does Burrascano. Too much sugar.
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lymeboy
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something was wrong with me. I felt like I was going to die if I didn't have it. Normally all I eat is crunchy apples.
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