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Posted 6/11/2016 11:24 AM (GMT -5)
...and dislocated my knee. Ive been working pretty hard this week, so I expected some discomfort. But I had to take off on friday. The pain was more than I experienced before. My foot felt broke on top, and the achilles tendon. My knee(same leg) was really giving me trouble. I stayed on the couch yesterday, keeping weight off them. Today, its all but gone. The arch of my foot is a little tender, but not all the time.

Can this be a herx symptom? I havent been doing epsom baths or soaks for a little over a week. No detoxing at all actually. Just drinking more due to the heat, warding off dehydration, which is a problem for me almost every summer(doc never agreed with that statement but happens every summer, and as soon as I get extra fluids im fine).

This normal? Or did I just overdo things?
Posted 6/11/2016 11:28 AM (GMT -5)
It's hard to tell just what may have happened. You could have had an overload of toxins, unless you are sweating a lot with all the hard work this week. Sweating is an excellent way to rid the body of toxins - but, you can also get into exercise intolerance with this. So often when we sweat, it's due to increased activity- so if that's the case for you, it could be either.

I would encourage you to make sure you are getting enough magnesium as well, since mag helps keep the muscles working more smoothly/less cramps and so on.
Posted 6/11/2016 11:42 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks. I take a daily multi, sometimes that isnt enough mag, but I dont want to supplement mag(besides whats in the multi) do to the potential for loose bowels. I am on 3 abx and my bowel movements are normal, id like to keep it that way. I do have glycinate on hand, may give a go for a day or two and see what happens.
Posted 6/11/2016 12:34 PM (GMT -5)
There are 9 different types of magnesium, and many don't affect the bowels. Mag orotate isn't supposed to, so, I'd encourage you to check into the different types and see about introducing it to your routines:
www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/types-of-magnesium/
Posted 6/11/2016 12:40 PM (GMT -5)
i was told to take Magnesium glycinate - you won't get the diarrhea.

I got up to 800 mg daily and no diarrhea.
Posted 6/11/2016 12:41 PM (GMT -5)

trader758 said...
...and dislocated my knee. Ive been working pretty hard this week, so I expected some discomfort. But I had to take off on friday. The pain was more than I experienced before. My foot felt broke on top, and the achilles tendon. My knee(same leg) was really giving me trouble. I stayed on the couch yesterday, keeping weight off them. Today, its all but gone. The arch of my foot is a little tender, but not all the time.

Can this be a herx symptom? I havent been doing epsom baths or soaks for a little over a week. No detoxing at all actually. Just drinking more due to the heat, warding off dehydration, which is a problem for me almost every summer(doc never agreed with that statement but happens every summer, and as soon as I get extra fluids im fine).

This normal? Or did I just overdo things?

I feel your pain. This is how I have felt almost everyday for a year and a half. Feels like a severe injury but then mysteriously fades away, right?

I hope this is just a passing symptom for you. For me it just keeps moving on to new body parts, over and over.
Posted 6/11/2016 9:59 PM (GMT -5)
If I overdo, which I have over the last two months, it affects my feet terribly. Now, I don't have to walk or stand too much, just general too much activity or work or stress or the three combined will cause my feet symptoms. My feel also feel as though they are broken, sometimes as though there is a piece of glass in my foot, other times as though I've pulled a muscle in my foot.

Foot soaks with epsome salts and hydrogen peroxide and a few drops of peppermint always alleviate the pain for me.

Jenny
Posted 6/12/2016 9:33 AM (GMT -5)

bdavis said...

trader758 said...
...and dislocated my knee. Ive been working pretty hard this week, so I expected some discomfort. But I had to take off on friday. The pain was more than I experienced before. My foot felt broke on top, and the achilles tendon. My knee(same leg) was really giving me trouble. I stayed on the couch yesterday, keeping weight off them. Today, its all but gone. The arch of my foot is a little tender, but not all the time.

Can this be a herx symptom? I havent been doing epsom baths or soaks for a little over a week. No detoxing at all actually. Just drinking more due to the heat, warding off dehydration, which is a problem for me almost every summer(doc never agreed with that statement but happens every summer, and as soon as I get extra fluids im fine).

This normal? Or did I just overdo things?

I feel your pain. This is how I have felt almost everyday for a year and a half. Feels like a severe injury but then mysteriously fades away, right?

I hope this is just a passing symptom for you. For me it just keeps moving on to new body parts, over and over.

This has been the worst, but it passed quickly. I have the same as you though. Pain constantly moves around. Neck and shoulder, then leg and foot, hip and fingers...never ending cycle. But overall I am feeling better.
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