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Posted 12/27/2016 1:06 PM (GMT -5)
Happy Hoildays to everyone!

I held off making changes to my protocol until after Christmas Day. Yesterday I increased Cat's Claw and a Transfer Factor. I am also working on getting my hormones figured out. I think I discovered that progesterone is more of a culprit in my depression than the Lyme and cos. I stopped using progesterone and my mood got so much more stable.

My issue is that since upping the CC and TF, I am shaking like crazy. I also have pretty serious diarrhea (sorry TMI). I have been detoxing like crazy....Epsom salt baths, dry brushing, water, burbur, pinella, Alka Seltzer Gold. I think that it mainly it. Does this sound like a reaction to the increases? I have the shakes a lot anyway, but they seem to be at a whole new level. Should I back off one of the increases and let it settle in and then introduce the second one?

I am still in denial that I even have Lyme! 😊

Thanks for any input!
Posted 12/27/2016 1:13 PM (GMT -5)
Most likely it is from the increase, and it sounds like your de-toxing is good so that might be a good idea to back off, maybe on the Cat's Claw? Is there a middle ground or only back to previous dosage?

I'm glad that your mood is more stable anyway! That is so important to everything else working well.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:19 PM (GMT -5)
Regarding the detoxing - are you taking a binder? That can mop up the toxins in the digestive track.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:20 PM (GMT -5)
I was thinking that backing off the Cat's Claw might be the best things to do. Since I am taking it in pill form, I will need to go to my previous dose.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:22 PM (GMT -5)

Girlie said...
Regarding the detoxing - are you taking a binder? That can mop up the toxins in the digestive track.


Good point! That should definitely help.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:25 PM (GMT -5)
If I get up in the night, I take activated charcoal. Maybe I need to be more deligent.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:29 PM (GMT -5)
Certain types of progesterone are definitely more prone to causing depression than others. Progesterone in general is a depressant. I have really high estrogen but hate taking progesterone because of the mood impact.
Posted 12/27/2016 1:34 PM (GMT -5)

ChickNorris said...
Certain types of progesterone are definitely more prone to causing depression than others. Progesterone in general is a depressant. I have really high estrogen but hate taking progesterone because of the mood impact.

I have both low estrogen and progesterone. I have tried progesterone four times in both oral and cream in different amount and my body just doesn't like it. I have more anxiety and severe depression on it.

When I first started having symptoms, they thought it was hormones. I have been up and down all kinds of hormone therapy. I finally found a doctor who diagnosed me with Lyme. So, now I am back to trying to get balanced like I was prior to my hormones being messed with. It is frustrating!
Posted 12/27/2016 1:40 PM (GMT -5)
You mentioned progesterone cream...so it sounds like you are on the 'bioidentical' hormones?


I was treated with the hormones before my diagnosis...and it made me worse. I think it was the estrogen in my case.

A year later...after diagnosis and starting treatment, I did several weeks of progesterone alone...and didn't notice anything.

I now have another prescription for progesterone...and may try it again.
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