When You start to feel better,should You be more aggressive with treatment?

Wow is an understatement about the ups and downs lol

I was very fortunate to the extent that I started off with mild symptoms. However, I herxed my butt off on abx but got to 90% after 5 months.

That's when my LLMD had me transition to an herbal protocol (my choice of Buhner, Cowden or White and I chose Cowden for simplicity). Unfortunately for me, almost 6 months on the full Cowden protocol resulted in some herxing but no improvements.

When I started the switch to Buhner's Lyme, Babesia and Bartonella protocols in August of last year, I herxed quite a bit on the Babs and Bart herbs - so much so that I had to back down on my doses a few times.

I was only up to 8 drops each of the Babs and Bart herbs as of early December, yet I was up to 98% healed, I'd say. I had continued to increase my detoxing all along and things seemingly "clicked". I was then able to increase to full doses (1/4 tsp - 1/2 tsp) of all the herbs by mid-December.

Things came to a bit of a standstill for me last month due to my thyroid crashing as well as some extreme life stress but improvements are once again starting to happen - yay :)

I've actually been able to reduce the detoxing I do but know I will detox for the rest of my life.

I think listening to your body is paramount. If you can handle more aggressive treatment without major herxing, go for it. If you herx too much, you're doing nothing to help your body heal. Instead, you're promoting increased inflammation and, of course, malaise.

Slow and steady wins the race.....to the end.

Since our journeys tend to be insanely long, I wholeheartedly believe we need to do whatever we can to live our lives in the process....with minimal herxing.

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Jul '14 started what proved to be inadequate treatment ala PCP day after nymph deer tick bite
Sept '14 met LLMD - clinically dx'd with Lyme due to Bells Palsy - confirmed via CDC positive WB
Feb '15 transitioned off abx and started full Cowden protocol along w/LDN
Aug '15 started transition to Buhner's Lyme, Babesia & Bartonella protocols
Nov '15 stopped LDN - 98% healed!!

i do worry about long term abx use.......however,llmd said this was a starting point. (naturapath)

I think the most important thing I had to LEARN about those goods days was not to overdo it. I would feel good and I thought I was superwoman and would try and get all the housework done, buy groceries, do the ironing and call or meet with friends that I had neglected.

BAD IDEA! I would pay dearly the next day!

On a good day I only did 1 thing that was a chore. The rest of the time I just took it easy. I did not alter my herbs nor my detox on a good day. I thought the routine was what got me here, so don't stop or alter.

I still need to paint a mural on my living room wall that says Patience.