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Posted 6/22/2013 1:09 PM (GMT -5)
Hi,
So, I've been targeting the Lyme and feel like I've made a lot of headway and was even starting to feel better. But, now it feels as if my symptoms are shifting. I've read on here about, how if one infection is treated others will begin to rear their heads more. It's like now that the Lyme is in check the Bartonella is having a party. I've just started treating the Bart today (too soon for a herx), so it feels more like a symptom flare, but its really scary. I hated all the Lyme symptoms, but at least I kind of knew what to expect, now I'm so worried what's going to come next. My emotions had stabilized, now I'm back to crying fits, high anxiety, I feel so weak all over (legs are shaky and weak, i felt weak before but not to this point) and I keep getting this weird head rush feeling (sort of like when you feel faint, but I'm not seeing 'black' just rather things look funny and my body feels funny). I'm trying to tease out what's physical and what's psychological? Either way it all just sucks, especially after the fact that I was feeling on the mend!

Also, does anyone know the Bart life cycle?

Thanks!
Posted 6/22/2013 1:46 PM (GMT -5)
I don't know specifically what the Bart life cycle is, but it is faster than Lyme...

Interesting that you think Bart is causing you're weakness & head rush thing - I've been getting that a lot, too.

Clove essential oil is supposed to kill Bart...
Posted 6/22/2013 2:30 PM (GMT -5)
The reason I think the Bart is causing the symptoms, is that these symptoms feel so different. Even today my heart rate, chest pain and anxiety levels are all over the map. I keep telling myself its the anxiety causing the increased heartrate (well at least i hope so), before i could pretty much tell that my symptoms were physical (anxiety was secondary), whereas now im having a hard time differentiating and figuring out whats physical and whats psychosomatic (although i know the anxiety is a symptom, thats just causing other symptoms - if this makes sense). Who knows? It's just so tiresome, I haven't had anxiety like this before (anxiety was always due to the physical symptoms, ex. Vertigo spell=increase in anxiety, bad headache/eye issues=increase in anxiety, etc.) , where its not brought on due to physical issue, just came on on its own.
Posted 6/22/2013 2:55 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Prairie girl, hang in there! Sometimes I think the Bart is more evil and heartless. My symptoms were exactly like yours. I did black out one time and it was very scary.

All the anti inflammation herbs reduced all of these sx but now that I'm starting treatment on antibiotics and herbs, the emotional stuff, sudden depression, sudden anxiety are driving me up the wall. And the chest pain has returned...sometimes it feels like it is in my ribs and sometimes it feels like it's in my heart. Sometimes an ache and sometimes a burn.

My sudden racing heart and heart palps are very aggrivating. I think they are independent of the anxiety (or cause the anxiety) because I will sometimes wake up in the middle of a deep sleep and my little heart will be thundering away. It always scares me.

I just started today-my LLND gave me Taurine, KavaKava and Gabanol (I think all to address my axiety as well as other's). I didn't take the kavakava but I have noticed with the other stuff, I feel very relaxed and no anxiety...for once, so this is good news!

I feel like the battle is the hardest part. Being sick was rough, but fighting this dis ease is very hard!--
sorry for rambling, brain fog's getting me today ;)
Good Luck to you!
Posted 6/23/2013 12:21 AM (GMT -5)
I've also got high anxiety, head rushes and heart palps. Its very hard trying to figure out if its the Lyme or Bart or 8 cups of coffee I like to drink everyday. Dont ask, because Im not giving up the darn coffee.

All joking aside, does anyone know how to tell when its the Bart?
Posted 7/21/2013 9:44 PM (GMT -5)
I notice this is an older thread, but just wondering how you are feeling, Prairiegirl. I totally understand your original post!
Posted 7/22/2013 8:58 AM (GMT -5)
Hey there Prairiegirl...yes I'm with you. I started retreating for Bart last week (we started in June and failed so I started over with herbs and such). The symptoms are different. Mine are more neuro issues (feels like an alien in my face sometimes), the vision and floaters are off the chain at times and the anxiety is high at time (I take Lorazapam .5 mg). I feel slight herxs and will start the third part to this puzzle this week (Sasparilla root). Ewwwww!

Hang in there...I tell Bart everyday (you ain't gotta go home but you have to get the he** out of my body)!

Gotta talk gansta towards these coinfections (it's the New Yorker coming out of me).

Good luck and keep us posted!

Hey Razzle, did you bathe in the Clove Essential Oil? Let me know, I would love to see if that would help too.
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