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winter is coming and I get a little bit discomposed. 10 months ago in the christmas time my Lyme was broken out, whereas it became better in the following summer...
Is it possible that the power of lyme disease depends on the time of the year? May it be possible that the coldness of the winter degrades the immune functions to such a degree that lyme has an easy game?
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I'm always sicker in the winter, but I have a hard time keeping my body temp up even with thyroid meds.
Stress, including a cold environment, reduces my thyroid function.
Low thyroid leads to immune suppression, because chemical processes in body are temperature sensitive--enzymes necessary to those processes only work within a certain range.
I take Armour Thyroid and sustained-release T3 to help makeup for T4 to T3 conversion problems that didn't show up on my blood test.
I learned about this because my blood tests were normal even though my temp was 96-97 degrees.
I'm not a doc, just a Lymie trying to get my life back.
OT: My family might be moving closer to east coast or possibly Germany due to job issues. Is Lyme medical care better there in Germany?
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I have it the opposite. I get a return of bad symptoms every spring into summer. I hate winter and summer is my season so it gets depressing that the lyme worsens then. I wish someone would research this more.
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"Cold" is alkaline, positive charge. LESS inflammation, right?
Bang your arm...put ICE on it to stop massive inflammation. Get a burn when accidentally touching the oven shelves...immediately put ice on it.
Inflammation is NECESSARY, but TOO much is not good.
More likely those who are most acidic (lactic acid for one) at the exact time of "impact" are the most vulnerable.
Heat is a NEGATIVE charge.
Once you figure out we (and the pathogens) are very "electromagnetic"...need lots of negative charges, a few positive ones...
quote:Originally posted by Xerxes: winter is coming and I get a little bit discomposed. 10 months ago in the christmas time my Lyme was broken out, whereas it became better in the following summer...
Is it possible that the power of lyme disease depends on the time of the year? May it be possible that the coldness of the winter degrades the immune functions to such a degree that lyme has an easy game?
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quote:Originally posted by Xerxes: winter is coming and I get a little bit discomposed. 10 months ago in the christmas time my Lyme was broken out, whereas it became better in the following summer...
Is it possible that the power of lyme disease depends on the time of the year? May it be possible that the coldness of the winter degrades the immune functions to such a degree that lyme has an easy game?
I am new to this site and not very good at the computer so have patience with me. September came and my symptons flared up. I am so bad today. I definitely think the time of year is a factor for me.
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