4 weeks ago I completely changed my diet. Absolutely no gluten sugar fruits or grains.
The following week I stopped taking rifampin and mino.
Last week I started diflucan.
I am also on a-fng, bio silver spray, quintessence, a-inflam.
When I say diet, I mean diet. I have not ingested anything I should not have had.
This week I have not been feeling good at all. How long can a candida/mold here last? Also on Saturday I started herba prima clay and ditched the cholestyramine.
I don't want to say I felt better on antibiotics. I want to know what I am doing is creating changes in my body. I have never done a diet like this before.
I've been weak and tired all day. Had a bad pressure headache tonight. My 4 mile run felt awful. I've had chills everyday almost now. A little heart pain here and there. That I know started as soon as I started the silver 3 weeks ago.
My mind however had been super clear with zero fogginess.
(Treating since Oct 1 2012. 9 months babs treatment. Bartonella treatment July 2013-April 2014)
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
Do you think you are relapsing off the abx.'s?
Could also be a candidas herx - Diflucan an A-FNG are heavy hitters IME.
Area you detoxing? The run should help w/ that. Do you feel worse after running? I always find running to be a great detox unless I am really sick.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Sounds like a herx...
Molybdenum helps detox yeast die-off toxins...
Posted by xrunnerx2012 (Member # 39306) on :
I don't think I am relapsing. To be honest in not sure if any antibiotics ever helped me really. Maybe just with my heart pain and head pressure.
Sunday I ran 6 miles. Yesterday I took a break and today I did 4. I always feel great after a run. As far as my energy goes, I don't think I am eating enough with this diet. I'm going to have to find more way to eat the foods I can and get creative.
As far as my other symptoms.... I hope it is just constant candida die off and toxins. I am tired of going after Lyme and co's when I have made barely any progress.
I trusted my instinct to go off antibiotics... Especially when she did ART testing and said I have "very little tick borne activity but a lot of fungus, especially in your head".... I just hope I made the right decision.
On the bright side I have lost a lot of weight and I can see my abs! Ha
Posted by surprise (Member # 34987) on :
I'm on A-FNG, and I have a terrible habit of being impatient, and 'just want to get it done', meaning that little bottle, so I started squirting a whole dropper full of A-FNG 2x a day
instead of counting out drops, and I'm on a strange powder of Lufenuron for yeast, too. Plus, it's a stressful month w/ activities, and I'm pushing myself.
Yeah, my head's been hurting too. More headaches, aches, waves of fatigue. I'm trying to up my detox, it feels like Bart, I think Bart lies in the GI tract, too, but I'm getting yeast die off, and craved carbs/ GF bread stuff this week and gave in.
All that to say: could be yeast-- there is a lot of overlap in symptoms for me. I just know another layer of 'crud' is being worked on and out.
I don't know what to say about the antibiotics. It seems very personal to know when to stop.
Posted by surprise (Member # 34987) on :
Excellent point Carol.
Posted by xrunnerx2012 (Member # 39306) on :
I run probably 4 times a week and lift weights. I definitely agree with the malnutrition part. I have just chosen to simply eat a paleo type diet. Absolutely nothing processed. I still get my carbs through lots of vegetables and I have been eating plenty of protein and fats. Aside from the fatigue, my normal symptoms have been somewhat heightened since starting this.
Has anyone ever taken silver before?
Posted by surprise (Member # 34987) on :
I tried the very expensive silver spray when I went off treatment antibiotics, and didn't care for it at all.
I know we are all different, but I think I bought and tried it out of fear of going off antibiotics- Intuitively my body said NO to it, after a few weeks or so.
Posted by beths (Member # 18864) on :
I felt awful my first month on diflucan and antifungals. I was sure I was relapsing. Slowly, I started to feel better