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Posted 2/3/2017 1:00 PM (GMT -5)
My last few days were horrible! So sick, so down. Couldn't eat. Throwing up.

Taking the advice of the knowledgable, loving people on this board, I am taking a short time out from my full Cowden protocol month 2, plus a few extra herbs. Today I'm using the detox herbs only.

I'm doing better today. I've eaten OK. Rib pain better. Head is not so heavy. Just tired but testing. Slept pretty good last night. Don't know if that's from being off ldn.

For me personally, cowdens had kicked my butt harder in 5 weeks than 18 months of oral antibiotics.

I could really get used to not treating. BUT I certainly don't want to lose any ground gained.

I am wondering how long I should continue my time out.... Opinions/comments are appreciated!
Posted 2/3/2017 1:04 PM (GMT -5)
I would encourage you to continue with extra detoxing and staying off the protocol for a few days, then evaluate how you feel. If you feel like you are back to being stable and at your 'baseline', then restart your protocol - just do it slowly.

If you aren't there in a few days, take up to about 10 days off, and evaluate how you are doing at that point.

As you said, you don't want to stay off too long and loose any ground you have gained.

And, congrats on feeling a tad bit better!! YAY!! turn
Posted 2/3/2017 1:07 PM (GMT -5)
Traveler,

Thanks!

how is your cold?
Posted 2/3/2017 1:12 PM (GMT -5)
I *think* I'm doing a bit better today? Last night was a different story though - all of my head cold symptoms hit me hard!! I'm hoping it was their "last hurrah" though! Thank you for asking!!

I've had to take a few breaks from treatment myself, and that's how I always approach it - how do I feel? More stable and ready for more? Or do I feel I need to give my body another day or two? If I feel I need to give it another day or two, then I wait and reevaluate at that time. At this point in time, it's kept me from accidentally getting into too much herxing. I've made the mistake of starting back up too soon, but recognized that it was too much really quick (YIKES! LOL!) and backed my doses back down right away for another several days.

It's slow going, but it all is with these infections.
Posted 2/3/2017 1:15 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Purrsian, I was on Buhner protocol for 5 months until December plus other supplements was feeling a lot better and managed to go back to work, for a number of reasons I decided to stop for about 3/4 weeks late December. I felt amazing and thought I was in remission or even completely healed, felt elated and better than have for many years. However, a couple of weeks ago lots of symptoms returned very quickly and I had a bit of an onslaught of aches and pains and strange symptoms. I swiftly ordered my Buhner lyme and bart herbs and started up on them about 10 days ago and the symptoms are just now starting to subside.

The psoriasis is back in my ears and they are 'gluey' and feel full all the time but I am hopeful that now I am back on the herbs again everything will start to calm down and recede again.

Like everything with lyme its trial and error for us all I think. I will take the herbs for a few months again and then take another break but next time will only take a 10 day two week break. Hoping one day will be able to post that am in remission/healed.
Posted 2/3/2017 1:24 PM (GMT -5)
I guess I figured I had this great little workbook all laid out with dosages, so simple.

I didn't want to deviate from what seemed to be such a simple program...

I guess I'll always be trying to figure this out.
Posted 2/3/2017 1:30 PM (GMT -5)
LOL! You're not alone in thinking that you will always be trying to figure this out! The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know about these diseases and the paths they can take!
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