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Yeah.. I'm not sure what this is? Bart.. Babs.. Lyme.?? No headache just helmet head. Anyone?
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Most days of my life I have it. HATE IT with a passion. I think it's Babesia.
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Yeah.. well how do you get the helmet off? Need to get rid of this feeling.. it's not good!
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Do you get dizzy and lose you're balance? I had that feeling along with these others. Once the babesia was treated it went away.
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I have had that feeling for more than 9 months plus vertigo and stumbling.. Just recently diagnosed with Lyme last tuesday. I too would love to know how to get rid of it! Posts: 10 | From MN | Registered: Aug 2011
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Does it feel like your sunglasses are on your head even though they're not?
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this is Bartonella or Lyme for me. Im treating Bart and I notice it more. The first week on Rifampin I thought my head would explode!
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This is Bart for me. I'm on Art now for Bab and the herx from that is PAIN vs. Bart is pressure. Like I was wearing a headband that was too tight!
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I have the EXACT same feeling...I like the term Helmet Head. I've had it since the beginning of May and my Igenex testing came back negative for Lyme but positive for Bart. My guess is that I actually have Lyme as well. I've been on Rifampin/Biaxin and recently added Ceftin. I've had no relief at all. It drives me absolutely crazy. It's not really a headache, but it's relentless and it never, ever goes away. I'm hoping that treatment over time will alleviate. What's interesting, is that it's not really Brain Fog. I can think clearly and don't get lost, but it's just a constant pressure like I'm wearing a helmet. I also have a little bit of a "Tippy" feeling, but not too bad.
No idea whether it's Lyme/Bart...but it has got to go before I lose my mind.
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ya know, I never thought a herb could do this but zhang's artemisia took that feeling away for me. It felt like my head was being squeezed by someone.
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This is the worst symptom combined with dizziness imo. I've had them all, the pain, the tiredness, the twitching, sore muscles, nerve pain, you name it. This is the worst.
I've had it SEVERELY for years. Every day 24/7 with severe dizziness off balance feeling. It's the top, sides, and back of my head. It's ruined my life. I can't even leave the house. I haven't been outside in years except to see the doctor. I can barely walk to the kitchen or stand in the show. Mine came in one day. It just showed up. I felt my head fill up and became dizzy. (I also have sever head spasms. Like the muscles in my head jerk.
Nothing has helped and I've never gotten a clear answer. My docs have no idea what it is hor how to get rid of it. Hopefully somebody can share some more info if they have it.
Sorry for the poor outlook but i have yet to hear of someone beating this symptom who had a severe case of it.
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the cheapest I've found is at hepahealth.com. The code for the artemisiae capsules is HP006. I take 3/day for 2 days then skip the 3rd day then repeat. But that's me, you better check with your doctor.
I hope this helps you! I'm hoping to finish my bart treatment then add in the real meds for babs, but I've heard of some people only taking this for there babs and it working. Worth a shot I think.
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Have any of you ever had cranial / sacral therapy?
Sometimes that helps my husband's head.
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I have this too, but haven't been diagnosed for bart yet. I don't know if bart test will eventually pop out because I thought I had a sinus infection prior to my system crashing and got 10 days of abx from my dr. That was 3 years ago. Just started getting abx for babs a few mos. ago.
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quote:Originally posted by mr al: ...pain, the tiredness, the twitching, sore muscles, nerve pain, severe dizziness off balance feeling.
I can barely walk to the kitchen or stand in the show. I also have sever head spasms. Like the muscles in my head jerk.
Mr. Al, Are you taking magnesium? This can reduce the muscle spasms and jerking. It also reduces inflammation, which can help the head pressure feeling and dizziness.
If you're already taking magnesium, which kind are you using, and how much. You may need to change the kind or increase the dose.
I had awful head pressure too, and using systemic enzymes has reduced that considerably. I'm presently using Wobenzym, a blend of enzymes, at a larger dose than listed on the bottle.
But first start with the magnesium.
Carol
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Carol, What do the systemic enzymes do?
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My head pressure is definitely Babs. It responds to artemisia an Mepron.
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I get this when I herx.
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