Guest guest Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 I know what you mean! I will go 10-12 days without sleep if I do not have medication. I found that when I don't sleep, I feel worse the next day, too! More pain, more symptoms and the cycle gets worse instead of better! Get to your LLMD as soon as possible with two copies of this book: From Fatigue to Fantastic by Dr. Teitelbaum, MD. One copy for yourself, it is easy to read and understand, then one copy for your doctor. A lot of LLMD and other doctors may begin to know or know how to treat for Lyme, but they don't know how to treat the other symptoms that are related. I have Chronic Lyme with Fibromyalgia Symptoms (FMS) which includes a Severe Hypothalmic Sleep Disorder. That is all caused by the Lyme eating away at your brain. Your hypothalamus controls all of your glands and your sleep! The only way to combat the lack of sleep is to detect if you have Lyme. That is easier said than done. First, find a good Lyme Literate MD (LLMD) who will test you with th appropriate test, Western Blot, Urine tests, etc. BUT the key is sending the correct test and test methods off to a good, accurate Lab. I had been tested 7 times in 10 years and always come back " undetected " . Then when I found a good LLMD here in Texas, he did the correct tests and sent my tests off to IGENE-X in California. The tests came back full of Lyme! Now I am being treated for Lyme, but I have another doctor that helps with the sleep aspect. I have to take a combination of sleep methods to get sleep. That is why you need to get Dr. T's book. He explains the need that your body will never heal unless you are asleep. Dr. T also has available a CD on line at www.endfatigue.com that you or your doctor can order, take the appropriate tests, fill in the information and then he will send you back the information that you need to know about your health and the correct treatments that your local doctor can help you to regain your health! Dr T includes all modalities to get you well. Nutritional supplements, holistic methods and when needed, prescriptions. If you do come back positive for Lyme, then THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF IT IS TO TAKE ANTIBIOTICS! If you have had lyme for a long time, it will take a long time to get it out of your body. Here is another controversy: oral antibiotics for a long time, IV Antibiotic Therapy with Nutritional Supplement or Intramuscular Penicillin. But write to me off line if you want to hear more about the different ways to treat lyme, including hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), Let me know how you are doing, too! Crockett - Texas rcrockett@... Re: [ ] Would like infoon this gi gong > > Please sendme some info on this Chinese herb. I will try anything. I suffer > greatly from insomnia and have not had a good nights sleep in 2 years! I was > on ambien but they took that away. Then I got some ativan from a friend and > was able to get 2 hours sleep; now that is gone. I would love to sleep.!!! > Anything would be appreciated. Thanks KIM > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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