Topic: How long can a herx last? What causes insomnia..how do you know its a herx?
tricia386
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How do you know if its a herx or something else? Like you are back sliding?
Over active immune system etc?
Also...How long can they last for?
What causes the insomnia and racing thoughts?
Sorry I am such a pain but this is my only support
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tricia386
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I have been doing epsom salts.
Great ideal about cucurmin. It feels as though my anxiety is coming from my stomach does that make sense?
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tricia386
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How long can a herx last ?
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hmmm... Try Zantac .. The gut and the brain are totally connected!
Herxes? Who knows?
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tricia386
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Ya thats a good idea. I feel like that where the anxiety is coming from.
Boy I hope this goes away I have a huge trip in May that I have to go too
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Catgirl
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quote:Originally posted by tricia386: What causes the insomnia and racing thoughts?
I think it's from lyme, but maybe bart, or meds too.
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tricia386
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I almost like I have anxiety about not sleeping! Does that make sense
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Does benadryl work for you at all? I start with 25mg to go to sleep. If that's not enough, then 50mg. Knock-out doses would be 75 and 100 - that's the kind of level we might get to to stop an allergic reaction, you know, when you fall asleep in the ER!
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tricia386
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Robin I haven't tried Benadryl all these Sleeping issues is me worrying. This happened to be before
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I have insomnia too. Stephen Buhner answers a patient's question about insomnia at 'BuhnerHealingLyme.com - sleep and weight loss problems"
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CherylSue
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Try 2 activated charcoal tablets (over the counter). This stops herxes in 1/2 hour.
Herxes can also be caused by strong herbals or abx or an active infection.
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TF
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Here are some detox tips from Dr. H.:
Herxheimer reaction (from 2010 Lyme Conference):
Take-home message: DETOXIFY YOUR LYME PATIENTS!
It does NOT matter what antibiotic you give people, they will NOT get better without detoxification
For Herxheimer reactions: 2 Alka-Selzer Gold (no aluminum) in 8 ounces of water with lemon or lime followed by 6-8 capsules of glutathione or 1500 mg of oral liposomal glutathione.
70% will feel better in hours
On the topic of water: Dilution is the solution to pollution. This suggests that in order to help our bodies detoxify, we must drink more water
AND:
Sept, 2013:
Flare protocol in a nutshell:
Try 1st: --Burbur, 10 drops every 10 minutes for 2-3 hours or 10 days until flare resolves --Parsley (same as burbur) --Lemon/lime in H2O sipped through straw 4x/day --Alkaseltzer gold OTC or sodium bicarb 4x/day
If above doesn't help, add:
Oral glutathione (Essential Pro) 6-8 caps at once, repeat as needed, up to 3x/day
If no help w/above steps, try: --Pekana drainage 15 drops of each bottle 3x/day --Sydetox 15 drops 2x/day --LDN, as prescribed at bedtime
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tricia386
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What if none of this is working? Does thiseam it's not a herx?
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