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Posted 8/22/2018 9:49 PM (GMT -5)
Hi guys...
hope things are great/ ok with you all.
So I go through periods of major symptoms then barley any symptoms off and on many years. As of late, I've been treating herbally and was mostly symptom free ( for a couple months maybe- wish I could read all my previous posts for a timeline ) ... up until this may, when I had an increase in symproms , specifically : sore throat/ anxiety/ and depression...

Well I was researching and came across an old post of mine from the same time last year regarding the same set of symptoms..( seasonal???)

So then... I go out of town ( my house) and spent two months in another state visiting family. Staying in a different house... all my symptoms went away and I unintentionally stopped my herbs. Ran out / no symptoms...

So I was about to post a question to y'all about " should I restart treatment if no symptoms" type of question. I was symptom free. Feeling that good.

Then upon return to my wet, humid, moldy ( on some shelves, plus black spots on wood that I always suspected could be back mold) and SUPER musty smelling wood cabin.. upon return after cleaning and being here for about seven days I start to feel brain fog creeping in. Now it's definitely foggy up in my head and it comes and goes... my eyes are irritated and my throat was sore/ is sore with swollen glands and I have had a strange upper left side chest pain( btwn collarbone and sternum..)

Now in my fog world with nowhere to turn I'm thinking this house is part of my problem( along with Lyme and company) ... I'm also second guessing it , like why is no one else majorly effected and maybe I did have one fatigue day on my two month get away , but I definitely didn't think oh I better get back on my herbs . I was feeling fine.

So I guess I'm just hoping to jog someone's expieriences or knowledge to reconfirm that I need to move and pretty quickly. Not that I can.

But I think there is a correlation here. Right?
I'm kinda stuck and half the day feel like crap again.

Any thoughts if your reading ? . Sorry so long.

Post Edited (Lightlife) : 8/22/2018 8:57:19 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/22/2018 9:58 PM (GMT -5)

Lightlife said...


Then upon return to my wet, humid, moldy ( on some shelves, plus black spots on wood that I always suspected could be back mold) and SUPER musty smelling wood cabin.. upon return after cleaning and being here for about seven days I start to feel brain fog creeping in. Now it's definitely foggy up in my head and it comes and goes... my eyes are irritated and my throat was sore/ is sore with swollen glands and I have had a strange upper left side chest pain( btwn collarbone and sternum..)

Now in my fog world with nowhere to turn I'm thinking this house is part of my problem( along with Lyme and company) ... I'm also second guessing it , like why is no one else majorly effected and maybe I did have one fatigue day on my two month get away , but I definitely didn't think oh I better get back on my herbs . I was feeling fine.
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yes this is classic sick building syndrome, ie mold sickness

"why is no one else majorly effected?" because some process mycotoxins efficiently and some dont. If you have/had lyme chances are you dont.

do you own or rent? if rent, move out. today. immediately. If you own you need to do serious mold remediation.

in the mean time I will just copy and paste what i told somene else -

nebulizer + essential oils has really really helped my mold related sinus, nose, and ear problems.

get a nebulizer, fill chamber with some water and add antifungal essential oils like oregano, thyme, and clove. But not too much! just a few drops is enough. REALLY helps clear out the lungs, the throat, the nose, etc

I did a lot of research on which oils do what and what I foudn is that oregano oil really is the king of antifungal, anti microbial oils. You need enough to be affective but too much can burn and be unpleasant.

try it, really works.
Posted 8/22/2018 10:16 PM (GMT -5)
Hi thanks. I rent . Looking to move but not ready for "immediately".. I will try to speed it up. But it's super stressful trying to talk someone into moving fast who doesn't understand( to say the least) that it's that urgent. And my kids are starting school in one week. My dads dying in another state and I am considering a move there. But to have to rush this descion and to have to try to talk someone who is difficult/ stressful into it is darn near impossible.

I have to go clean a wall off now. With borax and water mix, rubber gloves , no face mask.. . There's a black( either water spot with white mold edging or it could be black mold with white mold ... I don't know...) wet circle that's new here... it's been raining like crazy...?

Thanks for help. Feeling trapped. And sick. I'll read your older post about chlortophyll.
Does it only get in the air during humid summer and then kind of go away or dormant in cold winters??
Posted 8/23/2018 8:54 AM (GMT -5)
Mold is a MAJOR issue for many with Lyme and some without Lyme.

I agree that you should get out of there ASAP. I would also say take nothing with you when you move that cannot be washed with borax in a washing machine, put through the dishwasher, or wiped down with Everclear, quaternary ammonia, or hydrogen peroxide. Mycotoxins are almost impossible to remove from plastic. Paper will be the most contaminated of all. My mother recently pulled out some papers inside the house that came out of our moldy house. As she walked through the room with the papers, I could smell the mold and mycotoxins from my house and went into a blood curdling, screaming fit of rage. I ended up running outside and squatting down on the front porch shaking all over and focusing on breathing until it passed. It was a scary experience for me and my mother.

Once you get away from exposure, like you did for 2 weeks, and come back to it, you react to it much stronger.

The good news is you were SYMPTOM FREE while you were away from there. That may not last if you stay in that exposure. I've been away from my house 2 years. I'm still being exposed to a lesser amount of mold now. I have never been symptom free.

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Posted 8/23/2018 11:04 AM (GMT -5)
In our house, there is only mold in the winter, except for behind the sink. I can't wash dishes there any more. I don't think the mold you have is the seasonal type though. I think once it's actually part of the wall or ceiling, there's not much you can do.

WalkingbyFaith, It's funny you say mold can cause Lyme rage-like symptoms. The last couple times I've gotten Lyme rage attacks it's been after going in moldy buildings.

Moving is really tough. Maybe it would be easier to move to a different house close by, unless you have a lot of family in another state.
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