I got itchy rashes when herxing from both lyme and bart, but it looked a bit different. Bartonella tended to form little bumps or blisters that would then peel. Lyme herx caused a more diffuse rash....
I have definitely noticed this when herxing, although from Lyme rather than Bart. I will get an itchy skin rash that smells moldy. I've found that atovaquone is effective in treating it (I couldn't...
That's good news, as it would seem to rule out the most common genetic disorders affecting the adrenals. This suggests that the problem could resolve if you can get the infections under control....
I get red ears, hot flashes and sweating when herxing and detoxing, or sometimes from too much vitamin D. I assume it's CYP3A4 messing with my hormone levels....
I've gotten several respiratory infections, and it's often hard to tell if it's cold, flu, rsv, covid, etc. Usually I try taking mepron and if that doesn't clear it up, then I take alinia. One or the...
Meymey - If you are not getting male pattern baldness or changes in body hair, that suggests that testosterone and DHT isn't the problem. You also did not mention any of the typical symptoms of...
If you're getting hirsutism and male pattern baldness, obviously you can try propecia or avodart which will reduce your DHT without affecting normal testosterone much. You could also get a blood test...
Carnitine synthesis requires vitamin C, B12 and a few other cofactors. If these vitamins get used up making adrenaline, then there isn't enough left to make carnitine. Carnitine is needed for fat...
Regarding "constant fight or flight and her adrenals need support" - This can refer to two different problems. One is too much adrenaline/epinephrine production. This tends to cause sleep issues and...
Blakeleysmom - You could do ultrasound or MRI, and my doctor initially recommended this, but in my case the adrenal problem ended up being obvious from the blood tests, so I didn't end up doing any...
Sida acuta and cryptolepis contain cryptolepine. I had trouble tolerating it. It caused fatigue and nervousness similar to anti-folates....
Mold is everywhere and it's certainly annoying, but I found it not that hard to treat. The problem I would have is, it would get on my skin and cause itching and smell musty, and just caused typical...
Itchy eyes is a symptom of covid. Try taking mepron or alinia. Don't take doxycycline if you have this. There is a reason why "cold and flu" are listed as common side effects of doxycycline - it...
Hi Ryan, Actually I did get great results treating bartonella, but not with rifampin. The bartonella infection was completely resistant to rifampin, and also rifampin messed with my adrenals and...
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I would disagree with some of this. Generally when I had adrenal problems, blood tests would show high homocysteine and low carnitine. This results from low vitamin C and B12. Contrary to what the...
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The generic mepron is made in India by Lupin and Glenmark, and it still costs $300. As for whether atovaquone will make you herx, maybe. Atovaquone inhibits the cytochrome bc1 complex, which is not...
A few hours to a day or two, depending on how much excess vitamin D....
If my 1,25 vitamin D gets too high, I get hot flashes, sweating, pee a lot, and feel nervous (adrenal stress). This is mostly due to CYP3A4. If the vitamin D also affects calcium levels, then I can...
When my vitamin D gets too high, it causes a pretty significant detox reaction where I pee a lot until the 1,25 goes back to normal. You'd have to do the test at the right time to catch it, as the...
Yes, Quest and LabCorp offer both tests. I put a link in the other thread where you can order the tests without insurance....
What appears to be happening is that under the stress of chronic infection, cells of the immune system excessively convert 25 OH D to 1,25 (OH)2 D. The standard blood test only measures 25 OH D, so...
LOL I tried ivermectin for covid. It seemed to be mildly helpful, but I found mepron far more effective. I was taking 12 mg ivermectin per day, and while I had no difficulty tolerating that dose,...
Atovaquone (Mepron) is an anti-malarial that also inhibits coronavirus replication. It's not clear if it has much effect on other common viruses. Generally this is my first choice for suspected...
I doubt 5 days of azithromycin or amoxicillin would be a problem. I've taken much more than that and never got c.diff. Amoxicillin or azithromycin won't help with a viral infection, but won't make it...
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Covid is persistent. If I get sick, I take mepron or alinia and it goes away. Mepron works particularly fast, a few hours and it clears up. If I stop the meds too soon it will come back, but usually...
WBF: All three (sweat, urine, feces) but especially the feces. Bart herx would give me diarrhea and it smelled awful. Not just the smell of fresh poo, the bathroom smelled like someone had left a...
You want to know if you have a borrelia infection? Try taking Claritin and see if you have a reaction to it. Borrelia does not like loratadine/desloratadine, and I found it can wake up dormant...
The bartonella smell... I would describe it as vegetable-like, a bit like broccoli or asparagus, but much worse. I think it smells like sewage or swampland....
Yes, most of our adrenals are screwed, but there are several different reasons for it, and this can affect how effective treatments like pregnenolone or ashwagandha are. Some causes of adrenal...
If your adrenals are that screwed, you'll need to take hydrocortisone. If you're having other hormonal abnormalities too, you should get a 17-hydroxyprogesterone test, and possibly other steroids...
Diflucan can definitely cause adrenal insufficiency, so it's something to be careful with if you have suspected adrenal problems. I did okay using mepron as an anti-fungal, but that can be tough to...
I did get sibo due to gastric motility issues caused by HPA axis stress. Taking hydrocortisone and naltrexone solved it....
Yes, I definitely did. Mostly because I was getting a lot of diarrhea so I didn't want to experiment much. Also I needed a high-protein diet because I was getting protein deficiency from bartonella....
Constipation, bloating, muscle twitches, and fight-or-flight irritability seem like adrenal problems and HPA stress. Have you had your acth/cortisol tested? Stomach pain and nerve pain can be due to...
Another thing I've done is buy the discount gift cards from cardcash.com (eg CVS, RiteAid, Walgreens). This discount is in addition to the goodrx discount....
Doxycycline is anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive. This can increase your susceptibility to common infections, such as cold and flu. I also had this problem with minocycline....
I also got itchy eyes from covid, that went away with antivirals (mepron, alinia) If you're taking supplements, be careful with vitamin D, it can cause stomach acid....
Also if you take valtrex (valacyclovir) for EBV, be aware that it can hit other things than EBV. Valtrex made me herx quite a lot....
In general I'm wary of taking too many antihistamines, because while it does reduce the muscle and joint pain for a while, it stops my immune system from clearing out the bacteria and the pain just...
I found that the sweats were from bacterial toxins. Exercise would disturb the bacteria and release some more and make me herx. Ultimately you need to kill the bacteria to stop this from happening....
Do you have a history of bad reactions to vitamin D? It definitely messed with my stomach acid. Also have you tried LDN? It sometimes helps with gastric motility issues....
Drugs that tend to be pricey are mepron or malarone. Insurance will often refuse to cover those, even generics....
35 ng/mL is not that bad. I've sometimes had to get mine below 20 to keep the 1,25 (OH)2D normal. Anyway, the adverse effect on the adrenals is likely because of liver enzymes, similar to the effect...
The dysregulation of vitamin D has long been associated with chronic granulomatous disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1582115/ Anecdotally this is seen in lyme disease. There have been numerous...
There are two tests which can be ordered https://requestatest.com/vitamin-d-25-hydroxy-testing https://requestatest.com/vitamin-d-1-25-dihydroxy-testing What will show up, if you're the sort of...
The vitamin D issue is that some people with Lyme disease and other chronic infections seem to excessively convert vitamin D to the 1,25-dihydroxy form. If you're going to test for this, you need two...
Was the 'high cortisol' on a blood test or a urine test? Cortisol in your urine does not necessarily mean that your blood cortisol is consistently high. It could just mean that you're detoxing and...