Can all of this be Bart?

I've been fighting Lyme, Bart and Babs for 3+ years now. I was on heavy abx for 2 years, then switched to Cowden and now I'm doing Cowden and Buhner. I don't think I am dealing with Lyme or Babs anymore, but I'm no expert. I'm taking Japanese Knotweed to keep it at bay along with the following for Bart: Sida Acuta, Houttunyia, and Hawthorne Berry.

More and more I'm feeling like my skin is burning. Like a pins and needles feeling. It comes and goes, but it's prevalent probably 60-70% of the time. I feel shaky inside like I'm standing at the train station feeling the vibration from the passing train. Sometimes I feel my hands shaking and most of the time I feel like I just can't completely relax.

I am so worried that this disease is progressing rather than getting better. It does seem like it's gotten worse since hitting Bart harder and harder, but I want some reassurance from those of you who have been through this and had similar issues.

I also have horrible reflux which I can't seem to get under control and I refuse to take PPIs, and lately I can't seem to get rid of hemorrhoids. Augh!

Any input will be greatly appreciated!

Did you go on antibiotics for bart in the 2 years you were treating with abx?

are you taking anything other than Sida to keep Babs at bay? You could add Cryptolepis (a Buhner herb).

I have had a lot of nerve issues - and think it's due to Bart. My nerve pain has changed somewhat - sometimes it's more of a burning pain..
The shaky inside, could also be bart affecting the nerves. I have two types - one is a vibration, and the other is like internal tremors...I can't describe the difference....

It could be that the herbs you are taking - JK, Sida, Houttuynia (bart herbs) are responsible for a herx.

i also had some throat issues - first it was a sensation of a lump and then it was phlegm in the bottom of it...don't know what infection - could be lyme or bart...

I second what PeteZa said about detoxing....you need to up it.

I can totally relate to the vibration/internal tremor symptom. It was one of my first symptoms. I'm Bart positive through Igenex FISH (as well as Lyme) and was on Mycobutin/Biaxin for 5 months before I lost so much weight I had to d/c all meds. Starting Buhner's protocol as soon as herbs arrive. Unfortunately, antibiotics did not help the internal tremor symptoms at all.

Actually, that level of symptoms isn't from leftover anything. It's signaling that something is amiss.

Do you feel like these are your only remaining issues?

Are you fairly certain that you no longer have symptoms from any of the tick-borne infections?

When was the last time you had your adrenals checked? I had those types of symptoms from my adrenals being really bad - it has caused some PTSD from Lyme to be brought up for me actually.

Be sure you are successfully detoxing well. We can almost always include more things to help our body detox better. This really could be all due to your body not detoxing well enough.

Thank you all so much for the replies. I read them all yesterday but was too exhausted after a long day to reply.

I appreciate the recommendations for detox, hemmoroids and nerve repair. I take a lot of supplements...B vitamins, Armour Thyroid, magnesium, and so many more. I've considered adding Lions Mane. Maybe I'll go ahead and start that.

The strange thing is that I didn't have the shakiness and neuro symptoms until I started month 6 of Cowden, which was a full year and a half after stopping abx.

To answer some of the questions you asked me, I did treat bart with ABX, but it seemed to come back. I have the painful soles that are classic Bart. I have the terrible lump in throat sensation which may be from acid reflux that I haven't been able to control. I am not taking anything for Babs, but I don't feel I have any Babs or Lyme symptoms anymore. I have some strange skin problems that get worse during my periods. I get skin cuts and they go away and then come back on a monthly cycle.

If this is endocrine related who should I see to address it? Reumatology, Endocrinologist, or Neurologist? I had nerve testing done a year ago when I had similar issues and the tests were all clear.

I couldn't sleep well last night from the vibrations/tremors. If you look at my hands sometimes you'll see that they're shaky but other times they're not. I feel almost like I'm having an anxiety attack.

Here is a full list of remaining symptoms and or other problems:

• Eye floaters
  Extremely dry skin on legs
  Pins and needles in hands and feet
  Skin cuts during menstral cycle
  Low back pain and infrequent tailbone pain
  Candida issues
  Problems with recurrent yeast infections
  Shakiness/vibrations/tremors
  Skin burning sensation - mostly hands and feet
  Acid reflux
  Hemorrhoids
  

I suspect that I have high estrogen, but haven't been able to find a doctor to test. I want to do a hair mineral tissue analysis (HTMA) but I want to make sure it will give me the info I need first.

Thank you all again for your help. I hope I can find answers to the tremors.

Thanks cd3764. I am taking L-Arginine. I take less than the protocol calls for, but I do take it and I will ramp up. I'm on the list to receive Buhner's new book and can't wait to get it. I may add crypto as you suggest for Babs. I wish I had a doctor I could trust following me. I have spent thousands (just like the rest of you), but the Dr. that came highly recommended to me pretty much gave up on me. I wish I had never chosen him. :( Now I'm forced to battle this alone, and I'm so thankful for this forum.

Thank you again, Traveler. When you say that in your experience most people with tremors find it's from Lyme, do you mean that the Lyme is causing it, or that it's an after effect of Lyme?

I will research the Candida treatment and let you know if I have trouble finding the info.

Boxermomtoo, I got frustrated with 2 LLMDs and decided to do Buhner's on my own. I was way intimidated by all the herbs at first but I just took it one herb at a time and went slow.

Girlie, thank you for the ZRT lab info. I may go that route. I am not on ABX right now, so the reflux isn't due to abx. It all started when I took DesBio's Borellia/Babs kit. I thought i was going to have to go to the ER before I finished that treatment and the throat issues never completely went away, although they're better. I stay on enzymes and sometimes use Zantac.

Thank you PeteZa and Traveler! I am relieved to hear that it can go away with treatment. It's causing me more anxiety which probably just adds to the symptoms!

LOL! Annette! You can also use ginger tea - that's what I use the most. I also like ginger nibs or slices.

Bart Bart Bart... man I hate that sucker!!!! Yes I have had all these symptoms as well.

Did anyone mention the possibility of methelyation issues as well?

Many of these symptoms can be a bi-product of that as well.