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Posted 6/20/2017 8:02 AM (GMT -5)
So I guess my symptoms have kind of changed over the last 8-10 days. I now have energy, although I would not call it a good energy...I feel restless and nauseaus and feel so jittery that I have to get out and walk or ride my bike. I seem to have much for endurance than before as I can bike like 10-15 miles and walk 4-5.

My biggest problem is waking up though. I cannot sleep past 6:30am and I slowly get increasingly nauseaus and restless/jittery/shaky while I lay in bed. Eventually I force myself to get up and maybe shower. This morning I got out of the shower and had dry heaves into the toilet for a little while. It is a horrid and unescapable feeling of anxiety in my entire body. My head feels odd but there is no bad pain anywhere. Really just a feeling of anxiety that sometimes turns into depression later on in the day. The nausea subsides throughout the day, but its scary how bad I feel in the mornings. I tried taking CBD yesterday and I think it helps a little bit, but it didnt really help this morning when things are really bad.

Could this be just a stage of herxing that I'm going through? Or should I seek some psych help? Either way, I feel I have to do something, it is unbearable and I can no longer escape it by napping/sleeping. The good thing is I have energy, the bad is I feel awful...
Posted 6/20/2017 8:08 AM (GMT -5)
Well, congratulations on the improved energy!!!!

I would say that psych help won't help much with the physical issues.

Check your meds - make sure they aren't causing this. Is it possible that you started out on too high of a dose? Has anything changed in the last few weeks as far as dose sizes or if new meds/herbs were added in?

Try fresh ginger tea (1 tsp grated fresh ginger to a cup of water, sweetened with stevia or xylitol up to 4 times a day) for the nausea. This was the only thing that helped my nausea - no pharma meds touched it.

And, just a question, have you tried going to bed a bit earlier and just getting up at 6:30 when your body seems to want you to? I ask because if I don't get up when my body is ready, I feel a LOT worse. If it's a matter of not being able to get to sleep, and waking up like this, I would encourage you to get your adrenals tested with a 4 point saliva test. At least rule that out.
Posted 6/20/2017 8:28 AM (GMT -5)
Have you had your adrenals checked? Lyme can wreak havoc on them. It sounds like it could be excess cortisol.
Posted 6/20/2017 9:20 AM (GMT -5)
Listening and caring... no advice to proffer... but listening and caring.
Posted 6/20/2017 10:41 AM (GMT -5)
goldengoose I have not dealt with those symptoms, but our vets here will have good advice. It sounds like you're experiencing some neurolyme symptoms? Are you being treated for that?

Though still new to all of this, I've noticed that sometimes new symptoms do appear while you're treating something else, which then leads you to another coinfection that needs to be treated. When I can I like to take an epsom bath before bed. It helps me sleep better and feel better in the morning.
Posted 6/20/2017 11:30 AM (GMT -5)
I actually took an epsom salt bath last night. I fall asleep very easily, the problem is around 6am I wake up and feel jittery to the max. By Noonish today Ive started to feel more at ease, and that is usually the case. I will get back some testing on my endocrine system and GI tract as well as some other tests in a couple days. On the neuro-side of things, I've been dealing with health issues for amost ten years now so it is very logical that the bacteria has worked its way far into my head with all the time its had. I asked about getting an mri but that would not be covered by insurance and its $1000.
Posted 6/20/2017 11:39 AM (GMT -5)
I agree with the adrenal check. Please ask for a 4 point saliva test for best accuracy.
Posted 6/21/2017 10:33 AM (GMT -5)
My lyme doctor ordered a ZRT adrenal cortisol test. Supposedly more accurate. But my integrative medicine doctor just ordered one from Quest. I'm sure either one would work. I don't have high cortisol levels in the morning. Mine are really low. But, it's definitely possible that yours is too high.

I too found that my lyme symptoms are really bad in the mornings.
Posted 6/21/2017 3:58 PM (GMT -5)
Note that low cortisol can also present with anxiety.
Posted 6/21/2017 6:47 PM (GMT -5)
yes, hopefully that shows up on the tests they did, I will remember this at my appointment tomorrow. thanks!
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