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6/15/2012 10:35:10 PM | Hello, Monica! I've been doing ok lately. I got a call from Mel and I've been reading many posts on the website. I have kind of good news, my landlord let me take off all the carpeting, so we'll try that. I had been taking MSM for a couple of weeks and then I got a small rash on my arms when I upped the dose to 2 capsules a night. I'm not allergic to sulfa drugs, as I had taken bactrim when I was younger. Mel told me I 'herxed' so I stopped MSM. I have continued my vitamins, omega 3s, cq10, DE, and magnesium as I am now waiting for my wellness and a2z kits. I don't use DE on the floor because it's so humid here that it clumps after a couple of hours, so it doesn't dry the bugs. After taking the carpet out, we'll try a dehumidifier and I'm looking into menthol crystals in sachets and containers with DampRid. My scalp doesn't itch that much, I only feel itchy occasionally. I switched to Nizoral and all has been good. I'm really scared of 'herxing' after what happened with the MSM. I've been following 'paleo' diet as a candida diet is too taxing on my body, but I know I have an overgrowth because I have persistent feminine infections. I cannot afford to lose weight, I'm 5'5'' and 112 lbs, and I train for short distance triathlons. My fiance trains for triathlons as well, so he's cool with the whole 'paleo' thing. In order to sleep at night I still need to take Benadryl. I hope I can stop this once I'm on the full protocol. For the first few weeks I was really depressed and lost. Now I feel a little bit hopeful as the more I read, the more it points to us-the sufferer, our terrain- which I think it's easier to be responsible for than trying to control everything around us all the time. I also want to think that I have a lot of good things going on in my life to let this define my state of mind, life doesn't stop so I want to keep going. Yes, I worry about my bites, crawlies, and itchiness but I'm still fully functional if I get good rest. And thanks to Mel and everybody else for their protocol and website, I already feel I'm gonna get well. Hope is truly one of the most powerful gifts we could ever receive. |
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