Since I wrote a week and a half ago, I have increased my Cowden drops from 28 to 29 drops. And then again, on the full moon, to 30. I have read that a full moon really brings out the spirochetes and that it is hence a great time to blast them with antimicrobials. My ssymptoms flared up with the appearance of the full moon anyhow - so, with fear in my heart, I went for it.
I wasn't actually that scared. It was more like dread. After two and a half years of this, I don't like big herxes. The first two years, I herxed almost non-stop. I think it was necessary - I was that sick. And I needed to blast the bugs to make progress. Now, I continue to make progress, but I've slowed down the blasting rate. I could be at this, treating this disease, for several more years to come. (And I don't want to think about it if it will actually be for the rest of my life, so I don't - one day at a time!). And if I can help it, I don't want to be so super sick from the herxing on top of everything the lyme and bartonella are already throwing at me.
So increasing to 30 drops that quickly did end up making me herx. Badly enough that I had tongue and throat swelling by noon for the last few days, difficulty speaking clearly, massive brain fog, pain, that feeling of bugs crawling all over your skin, exhaustion, irritability, headaches. And hives. It's summer and my arms and face do not look pretty right now.
But this is consistently my toughest rotation - the houttunyia and enula - and now I'm finally at the desired 30 drop dosage. I made it! I'll go for another week or so and then switch to my next rotation. Samento and Banderol on the horizon. I'm excited. I'll be vacationing in August (staycationing is more like it!) and Samento and Banderol are the meds I've been on the longest. And that I feel my best on. Hooray!
Looking forward to it.
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