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Posted 7/13/2016 8:25 PM (GMT -5)
My integrative doctor mentioned to me my recent lab results in which he was checking for infection. He found c4a levels were sky-high indicating mycotoxins and my cd57 was in the gray zone at 98.

I don't see him til Friday to discuss what this means. I could have a mold poisoning, and lyme seems to be not ruled out.

I have had many symptoms, which started last year while I was coming off of Paxil (14 yrs used). So I chalked all of my symptoms up to Paxil withdrawal symptoms.

However I seem to be improving these last few months and feeling closer to health with each week that passes. If I had an infection / Lyme / mold, wouldn't I either stay feeling miserable or my symptoms get worse and not better?

My main symptom that started this spring was anxiety/panic - accompanied by dizziness. These symptoms have greatly improved when I started therapy with a mindfulness coach, and using meditation. So today's note from my doctor has left me baffled!
Posted 7/13/2016 10:11 PM (GMT -5)
Sometimes symptoms will wax and wane for some people. You can go through periods where symptoms improve.

I think the C4a shows inflammation. Hopefully someone else who knows more will post.

You could always do an Igenex WB test and see what it shows.
Posted 7/14/2016 8:07 AM (GMT -5)
The diagnosis would explain a lot of my other symptoms. I'm trying to look at the bright side of this, in that at least now I Am getting answers and soon will have treatment and game plan to getting back to health.
Posted 7/14/2016 12:39 PM (GMT -5)
Let us know how things progress.
Posted 7/14/2016 3:21 PM (GMT -5)
Agree -
Your body could have kind of been "stressed" by coming off the Paxil and triggered other symptoms. And/or what was causing the depression/anxiety is an infection or other dysbiosis that the Paxil just covered up and once off it, the symptoms of the underlying cause returns since the cause was never addressed. And/or triggered the immune system to get overloaded and cause it to go into overdrive, causing the high inflammation (C4a).

A lot of people have good luck with Japanese Knotweed to control inflammation. It's also an antimicrobial so start slowly with low doses at first. Are you in treatment for lyme & co?

-p
Posted 7/14/2016 4:24 PM (GMT -5)
I am seeing my doctor tomorrow. We haven't discussed what this means yet, and I don't have a diagnosis from him. Tomorrow I will see what he says and recommends. I've never had a disease before so this is a bit new to me. I think my exposure was a couple years ago at my old house where there was mold in the attic.
I'm no sure if he's going to go the supplement route or medication route. I wouldn't know which way to go and will be seeking a second opinion.

I will research the Japanese knotweed, thanks

Pirouette said...
Agree -
Your body could have kind of been "stressed" by coming off the Paxil and triggered other symptoms. And/or what was causing the depression/anxiety is an infection or other dysbiosis that the Paxil just covered up and once off it, the symptoms of the underlying cause returns since the cause was never addressed. And/or triggered the immune system to get overloaded and cause it to go into overdrive, causing the high inflammation (C4a).

A lot of people have good luck with Japanese Knotweed to control inflammation. It's also an antimicrobial so start slowly with low doses at first. Are you in treatment for lyme & co?

-p

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