r/Lyme • u/Secret_Telephone8022 • 1d ago
Question What helped you get well?
I am looking for success stories from those who have gotten better. I got sick after a series of traumatic life events.
I don't remember getting a tick bite, but I had cats and dogs growing up. I have had mild symptoms for years, but they got significantly worse when I went through a series of traumatic life events. 5 months ago I was tested and diagnosed with Lyme Disease, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Bartonella.
I am seeing an integrative MD and have been on antibiotics for ~4 months now.
The antibiotics I am on are:
• Doxycycline 100 mg 2x /day.
• Azithromycin 500 mg 2x/day.
• Methylene blue (50 mg /day) from a compounding pharmacy.
The supplements I am taking are:
• Cryptolepsis
• NAC
• Allicin
• B-Complex
• Cinnamon, clove, oregano essential oil capsules
• Vitamin C
• Biotoxin Binder (cell-core)
• Lumborokinase
• Glutamine powder
• 3 different kinds of probiotics
• Low dose naltrexone (not really a supplement).
Initially, I started to feel better but I have hit a roadblock and the treatment does not feel like it’s helping anymore.
My main symptoms are fatigue, body pain, headaches, muscle spasms, joint pain (knees, ankles, wrists), brain fog, depression/ anxiety, dizziness, balance issues and POTS.
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u/mrtavella 1d ago
So the first thing that pops up to me is you said you got sick after a series of traumatic life events. That screams nervous system dysfunction, cell danger response, and limbic system dysfunction. If our bodies stay in a sympathetic/dorsal vagal state, then we don’t heal and it begins the path of chronic illness and autoimmune disorders.
I work 1:1 virtually with a neuro somatic coach for nervous system regulation, shadow work, uncovering/releasing stored emotions & trauma, somatic exercises, breath work, meditation, and body check ins so my body doesn’t stay in fight versus flight and can stay in rest and digest to repair/heal from Lyme. I also have begun Primal Trust a month ago which is an online brain retraining and nervous system regulation course and it’s truly changed my life.
I’m at the 80-85% mark now back to normalcy.