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runner64 Posts: 230
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Okay, THIS symptom has been pummelling me. It's worn me flat out. I had such rapid thoughts, if I'd have told my doctor of course being "western medicine" she'd think is was psychosomatic, not from bacteria pathogens and bugs. I have recently inocorporated 9 cloves of garlic a day, sea salt and vit C, but perhaps it was from upping my doxy to 400 mg yesterday? This quick?? I started antibiotics Feb 2nd. 200 - 300 mg per day of doxy... My thoughts, have slowed. Not all the way, but WAY WAY WAY down. It was like my brain was literally getting attacked for almost a year. (Physical sensations and mental of course.) I have had NO sleep since Oct 2010 plus tinnitis, rapid thoughts came in just a few months after. I felt like I was going slowly crazy. Not kidding. Sometimes I'd take benadryl to numb it. It was so so strong. Made me so confused, stutter sometimes, couldn't think around it, cry, the thought process itself made me angry and the thoughts would loop angry thoughts. One night this past summer, I walked out in the field holding my head, and my saliva was producing so fast, I was spitting and holding my head crying the thoughts were so fast, and noise loud, and sensations strong. I can't make this up. It's still hard for me to believe that this stuff happens. Anyway, it's slowed down and not down to fully normal, but a HUGE shift to where I have a "glimpse" of what a "quiet" mind feels like. I have many physical head things but this small step is a miracle closer to not being so isolated. I couldn't be around people with this specific fast thought symptom. Listening to them was too too hard. Interacting, IMPOSSIBLE. It's seriously, been THAT extreme. I'm a confident person and it took me out of life. This process was so insidious in some aspects I didn't know it was creeping in and happening when it was starting. Thanks for reading. xoxo Post edited by: runner64, at: 02/24/2012 12:23 PM I am on all herbals daily. A lot of herbs for cyst buster, biofilm breaker, get bugs out of hiding herbs.
Then a combo to eradicate for lyme and co-infections. Then more for virals, intestinal parasites, and fungal killers. Strict no sugar, carbs, alcohol, etc,. diet. Alkaline diet. Low sugar fruit, and no carb vegetables.
Interesting link on raw, unpasteurized, unfiltered, honey as an anti-bacterial. For more interesting info in that link "click" on the 2 words in blue that say "lyme disease".
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/12/19/the-healing-properties-of-honey.aspx
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ontong  Posts: 260
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wow, Im really fascinated by your description of the fast thoughts. Im trying to think if I get spells like that or not. I definitely get caught up in cycles of worry, negative thinking. Great for you that you pulled out of these loops, that must be such a relief. |
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mowgli Posts: 384
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My ability to concentrate, racing thoughts, brain fog and depersonalization have been some of my worst symptoms and I was told I was crazy by a shrink, before the Lyme dx. I was prescribed, lamictal, abilify, cymbalta neurontin, lexapro, wellbutrin and atavan. They made me crazier and foggier. Only one I use now is ativan. I started ABX the end of January, first doxy now amoxicillin and things are getting a bit better, but especially since I started SAM-e, so much more clear headed and relaxed, but not drowsy or feeling drugged. I use CELLFOOD SAM-e liquid formula and really like it! I am starting to feel less crazy and have glimpses of what it was like to feel normal! Still apprehensive about it lasting but so much more hopeful. Happy for you as well runner64! Best wishes for continued recovery. Post edited by: mowgli, at: 02/24/2012 02:43 PM |
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runner64 Posts: 230
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Thanks Ontong. It's a huge relief. It was exhausting. It's slower, I hope it continues to slow now the more I heal. It's not something that you would have to "ponder" if you get it. Make sense? It's that strong, an obvious symptom of where this hits some of us. I know someone else here that has rapid thoughts from lymes and pathogens. I guess it bunkers down in our brains in different spots that make this happen. It was constant chronic for a long time strong. Hopefully it's leaving now that I'm on antibiotics. So it's not a cycle of worry or negative thinking as was what you were saying that a person gets caught in. This was completely a physical brain function that changed from how I got specifically hit neuro wise from this pathogen. I've since read a bit on this when my brain was slow enough to understand and it seems many of these neurodegenerative diseases are pathogens like lyme, mycos and more. Here's a good link. http://www.immed.org/NeuroDiseases/
NeuroDegenPubs03.2010updates/BJMPnicolsonhaier-Part1.pdf This type of physical symptom I had could get someone polydrugged and talked into believing there is something wrong with them psyche wise, or that it's psychosomatic and it's just a symptom from a pathogen that can be treated. I am on all herbals daily. A lot of herbs for cyst buster, biofilm breaker, get bugs out of hiding herbs.
Then a combo to eradicate for lyme and co-infections. Then more for virals, intestinal parasites, and fungal killers. Strict no sugar, carbs, alcohol, etc,. diet. Alkaline diet. Low sugar fruit, and no carb vegetables.
Interesting link on raw, unpasteurized, unfiltered, honey as an anti-bacterial. For more interesting info in that link "click" on the 2 words in blue that say "lyme disease".
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/12/19/the-healing-properties-of-honey.aspx |
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runner64 Posts: 230
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Hi Mowgli!! I posted just when you did so missed responding to you. My last paragraph above, just summed up what you experienced. That's exactly what I meant. They told you there was something wrong with you that warranted a shrink and polydrugged you and it was lymes. I'm SO SORRY. We're in the dark ages. I'm glad you're feeling better. I've heard of SAM e, but that wouldn't have touched this. It was from the pathogens and where "nested" in my head lol, antibiotics are what turned it around. I'm glad you feel you're on the right road now too. Best wishes for a continued recovery for you too. Post edited by: runner64, at: 02/24/2012 02:47 PM I am on all herbals daily. A lot of herbs for cyst buster, biofilm breaker, get bugs out of hiding herbs.
Then a combo to eradicate for lyme and co-infections. Then more for virals, intestinal parasites, and fungal killers. Strict no sugar, carbs, alcohol, etc,. diet. Alkaline diet. Low sugar fruit, and no carb vegetables.
Interesting link on raw, unpasteurized, unfiltered, honey as an anti-bacterial. For more interesting info in that link "click" on the 2 words in blue that say "lyme disease".
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/12/19/the-healing-properties-of-honey.aspx |
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mowgli Posts: 384
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runner64, thanks for the well wishes. I still have a very long way to go, that I know,BUT I am having a few glimpses of relief and clarity that give me hope that I am on the right track with Lyme's treatment, which is huge. Seeing as in the past few months when my all my symptoms (psychological, neurological and physical got dramatically worse). This was mostly before my Lyme dx and treatment but even in the past month since starting ABX I have had some extremely bad days and felt very hopeless. Since starting the amoxiclillin things have gotten somewhat better and the SAM-e does help some, but as I just learned yesterday, not so much on a bad day, so I am going to try taking an additional dose when I feel like that. I did have a brief foray into psych meds (about a year) after much research and contemplation about them. I gave all the one's that passed my critia a valid try of several months, but ultimately decided they were not helping enough to warrent the side effects. When my physical synptoms flared and someone suggested lyme's and I looked into it, I KNEW unequivocally it was Lyme's complex. I also know I have to be very patient but it is nice to have a glimmer of hope! Unfortunately I think our normal is what we have learned to live with over the years so any improvement seems huge. |
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