Having researched all the possible side effects and coming up empty handed – in fact there were few negatives for any part of the treatment – I began to suspect the detox. Another sleepless night and no improvement makes me think it has to be something, so I took a break today and stayed away from it – am feeling a bit better tonight.
The one good thing that has happened since the treatment is that I am actually feeling tired – not the wired, strung out exhaustion of ME/CFS – but the actual worn out ready for sleep tiredness that comes with the promise of restoration. For three days in a row I have napped for two or more hours, a feat that has eluded me these past two years. Sleep means possibility for recovery, does it not?
I am still hopeful.
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I know it must be a sacrifice for you to report on your progress while suffering the side effects, so thank you. The hypersensitivity is a bitch! Reiki was the only thing that increased my energy 8 years ago, but last year it made me unbearably sick with detox symptoms.
My PCP has a new associate MD “interested in” functional medicine, but after I move in June, she will be an hour drive away; not sure I want to take that on. I may at least talk with her to decide. I went off my diet for the first time yesterday – a taco salad at a restaurant – and woke up with a fierce headache. I take this as confirmation I am gaining something from avoiding some foods. Hang in there. If we are going to feel crummy anyway, it might as well be for the purpose of healing.
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Exactly! You might be interested to know that in his initial testing, the doc found that I was currently sensitive to all foods – didn’t surprise me – my mouth breaks out in sores or swells as well as my stomach. I am feeling better today, so I am thinking it was the detox – restarted it at a lower dosage. Patience is definitely called for, lol.
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