Jamers
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Okay...where do I start?
I fell ill in 2009 and I now fully believe that the cause of my extreme decline and slow recovery has been due to MOLD. The very first "episode" I had of near fainting then tachycardia was while sitting next to an old air conditioning unit in Nursing School. From then on I began reacting with sinus problems, dizziness, tachycardia, fatigue, POTS ect.. to my environment.
I went through Lyme treatment for 2 years and felt nearly 80% then I gradually progressed over the years. However, the rain in N.C. this year had been excessive and it started again...reactions to the air/heat kicking on, reactions to houses and the car. Most recently, I left my home to come to Wisconsin to stay with family, thinking my home/environment was making me sick (I still believe it is).
My symptoms, like swollen glands, subsided over the few weeks I was here...then WHAM!! I used my mother's portable humidifier in my room and woke up sneezing/stuffy/head cold the next morning. Then my inner ears and vision were affected causing dizziness. I feel toxic, tired, weak ect... All things I could attribute to a cold except I felt fine before using the humidifier. I researched humidifiers and read they harbor bacteria and mold. Wonderful!
Anyways, my point is that I strongly feel a connection between mold and my health. I am allergic to Aspergillus mold but am concerned it's more of a problem than simply an allergy. Perhaps a problem detoxing mycotoxins or mold illness.
I'm wondering if anyone has information on a physician (PM me please), or on a successful treatment that worked for them. I came across a behavioral cognitive therapy program that claims to address issues with detoxing but I cannot recall the name of it.
Regardless, I feel better when I detox with charcoal or epsom salt baths but even though it helps I feel the problem just keeps reoccurring.
-------------------- Diagnosed Pos. Lyme Nov. 17, 2010, Igx. Pos. Babesia Duncani March 2011, Igx. Clinical diagnosis for Bartonella Posts: 1127 | From North Carolina | Registered: Sep 2010
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Jamers
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Thank you everyone!
Lymetoo- Thanks! I have not tried Cholestyramine, I've never been diagnosed or treated for it yet. I'll feel well for awhile, usually summer then come fall//winter I start having issues again. Strange right?
-------------------- Diagnosed Pos. Lyme Nov. 17, 2010, Igx. Pos. Babesia Duncani March 2011, Igx. Clinical diagnosis for Bartonella Posts: 1127 | From North Carolina | Registered: Sep 2010
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