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Posted 11/13/2019 8:22 PM (GMT -5)
I post about 2 weeks ago talking my progress on the Cowden Protocol throughout 1 month.
I had a mixture of good days and bad but was overall pretty happy about it. Since then I havnt had a single good day. Feel like crap again with no energy.

Things that’s changed since my last post is my dosage on the Cowden Protocol. At the time I had been doing 27 drops and now I’m up to 30. So not that much of a change but I’ve read where people think going up a drop per dose is quite fast. Idk if this had anything to do with me not feeling as great or not.

Am I herxing? Today had been a terrible day. I feel so emotionally unstable and this seems to happen from time to time.

On my good days I feel upbeat and more energized. On days like today I feel so so depressed. I also have suicidal thoughts and just feel like I’m never going to get better. I feel like a crazy person to be honest.

Makes me wonder if I’m herxing from bartonella maybe?

I know it’s still very early and I debated on whether I should post or just wait a couple of days to see what happens but it’s hard to wait.

Should I maybe go back down on my dosages? Or just keeping going with it and see if things get better.

I just don’t understand how I can go from having so many good days to just feeling like garbage constantly. I wouldn’t leave my couch if I didn’t have too
Posted 11/13/2019 8:42 PM (GMT -5)
Hello, sorry you are feeling this way. I have a book which talks about the Cowden protocol and it says if you are herxing it's best not to increase the dose. Are you detoxing at all, I know going to the sauna or taking an epsiom salt bath helps me. Some people take Benadryl for herxs, maybe that would help you sleep it off. When you are having a bad day it's really hard but just try and remember if you had good days before you will have good days again. Try and hang in there.
Posted 11/13/2019 8:51 PM (GMT -5)
So you do think this is a herx? I have a hard time determining whether or not I am herxing. Is it as simple as my bad days I’m herxing and my good days I’m not? Would I be better off to take a couple days off Or should I just go back down on the doses?


Thanks.
Posted 11/13/2019 11:05 PM (GMT -5)
Tarheels8,
Maybe keep track of the good days and bad so u can get a pattern, like I have a really bad day every Thursday it is crazy but once a week it is terrible. Other days not as bad but still bad if u know what I am saying, like my pots would act up to 150bpm on thursdays and other days only 125. Etc. if it is a pattern it should be a flare. Goodluck
Posted 11/14/2019 9:42 AM (GMT -5)
I would think it would be a Herx. I wouldn't stop the protocol the book says just do not increase your dose while you are herxing. Do you have a LLMD? I think the Cowden program has a private Facebook group you can ask questions on. Hope you are feeling better today.
Posted 11/14/2019 9:56 AM (GMT -5)
I think it’s likely a herx. People often start with largish doses, thinking they’re fine and then weeks later they start herxing.

I would back down on the dosage until it passes. Bacteria get killed and leave debris behind that your immune and detox systems have to deal with. The debris accumulates if you can’t detox well enough.
Posted 11/14/2019 11:00 AM (GMT -5)
I think it’s a Herx as well. You could go down a few drops but definitely don’t stop completely. If you stop the protocol for longer then two days you have to start over so definitely keep at it. Detox as much as you can. Good luck
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