Can memory loss and cognition problems be Lyme?

Thanks for the quick reply, Traveler.

We found local nurse who had extensive Lyme experience and had trained with one of the well known Lyme doctors in the New York area. She didn't think Lyme was the main issue at the time and said heavy metals was coming up as her main problem -- but she was using muscle testing to determine this. The nurse also wanted to do lab tests for Babesia and EBV but she ended up in the hospital for the past week. A cat scan showed "non specific white matter changes" and potential "chronic microvascular ischemic disease." The hospital said they are getting her an infectious disease consult.

It was really just detoxing and treatment that resolved my hallucinations. Sorry I can't be of more help. I know how horrid it is to go through.

I have been using the Yogi brand detox tea (original flavor), and have not had any issues just drinking one cup a day. You can dilute it, or only give her half or even 1/4 of the cup if you are concerned - which you should be with anything at this point. It always seems to take the smallest of things to upset the careful balance when symptoms are this severe.

But, as you suspected, detoxing too much/too fast can bring on more herxing until the body can flush out those toxins. Do you have her liver supported (milk thistle or something)? And you can either have her do, or you do dry skin brushing to help move more toxins through the skin. I would not suggest lymph massages at this point though.

I'm so very happy that her hallucinations have stopped - those are just.....bizarre!

Right, you need to be concerned about the herxing coming back, even with detoxing.

I know that the other things you mentioned for detoxing are fairly mild at low doses, but there's just no way of knowing how she will respond to each one until you try it. Start with just one drop and titrate up very slowly, watching for signs of herxing to come back.

Don't start more than one detox anything in any given week.

Once she's stable with one detox method, wait at least 3 more days to add in another one - even at these low doses.

This will take time, but I can see that you are committed to this - and remember, we are here to help as much as we can. We are also here for you to vent if you need to. We understand how much stress this puts on the caregiver too.

Hang in there, you are doing a VERY wonderful thing.

Oh - one more thing. Before much longer, we will need to start a new thread. We can't let this one get much longer (a couple of more posts at most) because it's hard on the servers for this site. Sorry. I can start a new thread if you wish me to, just let me know.

I know how hard that can be - I didn't realize it when I was going through it (poor hubby though), but I did help take care of my FIL in my home as he battle end-stage Alzheimer's.

I will start a new thread!!

Usually those that are talking about improvements after herxing are those that are in treatment. While a person can still herx without being in treatment just from helping their bodies to start detoxing, improvements after herxing without being in treatment (and sometimes even being in treatment) may be minimal at best for a while, hang in there. She's got a lot going on most likely, but continuing to help boost her body functions (including detoxing functions) will pay off. Sometimes this part can be the longest part of the journey - waiting for improvements to show.

Keep helping her body to detox right now, and you can slowly start to add in treatments later.

Link to part 2:
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