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I have a question about die off..
The first month was an absolute nightmare for me.. I went through every possible die off symptom listed on the internet and did not have one day of even feeling slightly normal. Month 2 got a lot better and I only had a few weird symptoms here and there. Month 3 was amazing as I had no die off symptoms at all and my bladder felt almost 70% improved.
Month 4 has been a nightmare. I have had extreme anxiety, panic attacks, light headed, feel like there's no oxygen going to my brain, can't sit up for long periods, weak legs, tingling sensations throughout my body and scalp, chest tightness, negative thoughts, muscle pain, etc. I then begin to freak out thinking I have something else wrong with me (MS, cancer, breast implants leaking, etc) and then my anxiety gets even worse.
I'm just confused as to why severe die off symptoms are returning after a period of feeling good. I understand die off continues throughout the entire treatment, but this return of symptoms has been so severe I am beginning to doubt the entire treatment :(
Really need some encouragement! I honestly feel like I would rather be stuck with IC then see my body go through such random and frightening symptoms :(
anxiety
I am not a patient of Matia's, but I read the board. I had the same thing happen to me with my anxiety after a period of feeling good. I had what felt like a UTI, which was a new symptom for me, and one I had only felt once before since dealing with this. That threw my mind out of positivity and into fight or flight again. And anxiety wreaks havoc on your body causing all kinds of things to happen to it. I think that when I was really hurting bad, but kept seeing small signs of improvement it was easier to deal with than when I started feeling good some days and then had bad days. It was like my mind didn't see the bad days coming, and some of the bad days have been less than the bad days I experienced when I seemed worse. I don't know if this helps, but that has been my experience. I try my best to keep my mind in a positive place. I am fighting for that right now. Today, I had a good day, so I'm hoping I can continue to have enough of those in peace to allow my body to heal more.
My die-off was up and down,
My die-off was up and down, but was at it's worst through months 5-6 of treatment... The die off became occasional after that only during ovulation and my period, and it was also way less severe... My die- off is much more manageable now, and way less frequent.