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Posted 7/1/2016 8:20 AM (GMT -5)
Ive been seeing changes, for the worse, with my IBS symptoms. Im not ignoring you all. I read the posts and I am very thankful. Hopefully I can stop smoking in the near future. Right now its hard for me to keep things together, and I didnt have the energy to respond.

It seems now, more than ever, that my symptoms are changing. There is a strong cyclical pattern evolving. Once, maybe twice, a week I have a bad episode. Whether its IBS, joint paint, insomnia, terrible brain fog, and most every time a combination of those and a lot more. These abx are stirring something up.

That said, I dont personally feel they are being 100% effective. At the last LLMD visit last week, he happened to think they are working, and instead of switching me to other abx, has me continuing for another 2 months on those(ceftin, biaxin, bactrim). Some of you told me itll definitely take longer than 2 months. And I agree. I just dont think thyey are strong enough. Just a personal guess, due to some symptoms going away, others getting stronger. And the weekly cycle of my issues.

I am going to do the 2 more months out of respect for my LLMD, he seems to know his stuff. But I also know my body. So when these 2 months are up, I am going herbal. I may be a pain in the hind end, but ill be seeking help from you all.

I am also facing huge financial issues, above and beyond what ive been dealing with. So, instead of keeping it all in, ive been talking about it with close friends I trust. Just being able to get it off my chest is keeping my spirits up, though they remain somewhat low. But I have faith, I will overcome all thats been thrown at me. In His time. Not mine.

Thanks for listening, and again I hope you understand, I havent been ignoring your responses to my previous post. Just trying to get by. Thanks again. Be safe all, and enjoy this great holiday weekend!
Posted 7/1/2016 8:44 AM (GMT -5)
trader,
thank you for posting, but don't worry about not responding. Lyme is a battle that we all understand. I am sorry you are struggling. I don't know much about abx (I am doing herbs), but I have read many times that when you get some symptoms under control from one infection another can take the forefront. Others will chime in on this.

As far as herbs, you can do herbs and abx at the same time. It has been very successful for many. Also once you figure out the herbs that work for you, you can tincture your own very easily at a lot less expense, so that may be helpful to you.

Blessings to you in your journey! I am glad you have faith and good friends that will listen. Makes all the difference in the world! God Bless
Posted 7/1/2016 10:28 AM (GMT -5)
Denikeef said exactly what I was thinking.

There is no guilt on this forum!! We all understand symptoms and how they interfere with our lives.
Posted 7/1/2016 10:41 AM (GMT -5)
Agreed with the other mods - this is a no guilt forum (unless you break the rules of course! LOL!).

The choices are yours, but please do remember, healing happens much in the same way no matter whether you use pharma or herbals. We have to 'strip away' the infections, which leave us with some symptoms improving and some worsening (for the time being). It could be that the symptoms from an infection that's not being treated at this point may be rising to the top as well - this is also quite normal and to be expected. As we lower the bacterial/protozoal load of one infection, the ones that aren't being treated will increase in symptoms.

If you understand this, and still feel like you aren't making the progress you had hoped, you may choose to start the herbals now - as Denikeef pointed out, they can be used at the same time in many cases.

And we are here to do our best to help you understand what you need to do, no matter what you are using to treat these infections. We don't have all the answers, but we do have a lot of collective experience!!
Posted 7/1/2016 12:22 PM (GMT -5)
As Traveler said - when we treat, some symptoms improve, while some worsen...and even new ones appear.

I think giving it the extra two months is fair...but as the others have stated - if you don't want to wait to start the herbals, you can just add them in when you want.

good luck...and thank you for updating us.
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