Jean in Newcastle Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I have more stamina than my dd9! :driving: One year ago I could not vacuum my living room without having extreme pain and fatigue. I went to a Naturopathic specialist in April. I was diagnosed with parasites and put on anti-parasitics for 3 months (the usual treatment time is 3 days. . . ). I felt much better after the treatment but he warned me that I might need another treatment. I got really sick over the winter and started to wind down again. I treated myself for candida and parasites because I didn't want to travel over 1000 miles to go to the specialist again. I ended up poisoning myself with one of the ingredients, so I don't recommend that route. BUT I must say that it has worked on my energy and stamina. Yesterday I went on a 40 min. bike ride (20 min. to dd's speech therapy and then back). Today we're cleaning the whole house. Dd9 (the energizer bunny) has retired to the couch with a book, too tired to move. Ds13 is still with me but even he's tired. I'm tired too but not in pain. After a short break I'll be back at it again! I'm hoping that I'll be able to move tonight when we have guests at our house. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 :hurray: Way to go, Jean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Jean, that's so wonderful to hear. :) I'm very happy for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yay! That is great news! So happy for you.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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newlifemom Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Acadie Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 That is fantastic!!! I know you don't recommend the route you went, but do you mind saying what treatment you used? My sister has had major energy/mood/GI issues after a round of antibiotics a couple years ago, my daughters have food intolerance/GI/mood/sleep issues, and I'm starting to think all of it is related to imbalanced gut flora. Yeast, bacteria, parasites, who knows. But without giving medical advice...can you mention some things that we might check out with our biomed practitioner? I'm so glad you've noticed a big change. It's hard living with chronic issues. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) That is fantastic!!! I know you don't recommend the route you went, but do you mind saying what treatment you used? My sister has had major energy/mood/GI issues after a round of antibiotics a couple years ago, my daughters have food intolerance/GI/mood/sleep issues, and I'm starting to think all of it is related to imbalanced gut flora. Yeast, bacteria, parasites, who knows. But without giving medical advice...can you mention some things that we might check out with our biomed practitioner? I'm so glad you've noticed a big change. It's hard living with chronic issues. Amy My naturopathic doctor put me on two prescription meds (Pin-X and Mebendazole) - the main thing he did was to put me on the regular dose for much longer than it is normally prescribed with some breaks. If you wanted specific details PM me. He also put me on Wormwood for the entire 3 months. I went on a product called Solaray "Yeast Cleanse" - it has caprylic acid, tea tree oil, garlic, grapefruit seed extract, licorice root and pau d'arco in it. The tea tree oil was the problem. I also used oil of oregano in capsule form. I just wanted to add that this wasn't an easy fix. The 3 months on the prescription meds and wormwood came with side effects as my body was rid of "the nasties". I didn't have very strong immunity at that time either because all my bodies' energies were devoted to fighting the parasites. The second time around would probably been fine if I had done it under a Dr's oversight with perhaps a different formula. I didn't have as many side effects. The one side effect I had - a rash- turned out to be a reaction to the tea tree oil. Edited March 18, 2011 by Jean in Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yay for you! :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Parasites can make you feel tired and rundown with no other symptoms? That is wild...and something I would have never expected! I say this because my cat brought in giardia a few months ago and I am pretty sure we never got it...but i have noticed in the last month, I have been SO tired! I sleep until 10am, sometimes 11 if something doesn't wake me up. It really makes me wonder now if I DID get them and just never had the common symptoms. Hmmm... At any rate, I am glad you are feeling SO good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 :hurray: Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jean in Newcastle Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Parasites can make you feel tired and rundown with no other symptoms? That is wild...and something I would have never expected! I say this because my cat brought in giardia a few months ago and I am pretty sure we never got it...but i have noticed in the last month, I have been SO tired! I sleep until 10am, sometimes 11 if something doesn't wake me up. It really makes me wonder now if I DID get them and just never had the common symptoms. Hmmm... At any rate, I am glad you are feeling SO good!! I did have some G-I symptoms but they were intermittent. Apparently certain symptoms only show at certain times in a parasite's life cycle so it can be hard to pinpoint the cause. It's also hard to test for parasites because you only eliminate them at certain points in their life cycle and so it would only show up in a test done at the right time. Because it was intermittent I just thought it was something I ate every now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's wonderful Jean. :hurray: I pray that you have a complete and total recovery of your health and have lots and lots more stamina to come! God bless you dear! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thank you, everyone. My dh just came in and his jaw dropped at a clean house. I was still working and he said, "Are you in pain yet?" Nope! That doesn't mean that I won't probably won't be good and tired tonight and I may even be achey tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thank you, everyone. My dh just came in and his jaw dropped at a clean house. I was still working and he said, "Are you in pain yet?" Nope! That doesn't mean that I won't probably won't be good and tired tonight and I may even be achey tomorrow. Ain't it grand to feel good?!!!! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 :party: Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's fantastic news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That is wonderful Jean! I do hope that you didn't over do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That is fantastic Jean! Don't overdo it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Wonderful news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 It's morning and I'm not in pain! I got to sleep with no problem. I did have a bit of "normal for me" insomnia in the middle of the night but am feeling just fine. I'll probably have a nap later in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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