[christin14]

Well...I have gone to a primary care doctor and a rheumatologist. Given that lyme is so hard to diagnose, I was put on antibiotics for a few weeks to see if there was any improvement. Unfortunately, I didn't feel any different. Believe it or not, I actually started to feel better once I stopped the antibiotics. They did test the thyroid, and a bunch of other things (13 vials of blood worth). Everything came back normal. All 4 tests for lyme were negative (both ELISA and Western Blot). I know sometimes the test initially comes up negative, but after 6 months you would think it would turn positive. Also, the people I talked to say that the symptoms get worse over time. My symptoms have actually improved.

I agree that it seems bizarre to start having symptoms after stopping the herbs. Just figured I'd ask everyone here. Also, I seem to have got Schamberg's Disease on my legs. That started a few months before the muscle weakness and soreness. Here is a description about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schamberg_disease

I'm hoping 2013 will be a better year. LOL.

Christin