Jolly Wolf

Yes, I've been treating Lyme for over a year using several different antibiotics. Still, the stuff I mentioned persists or worsens through treatment. I have made a lot of progress with some antibiotics though, so just not in this area. I first got introduced to this whole idea through a post on this forum: http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=2056 So, I was really hoping others would have heard about it, and had some ideas for me..

Hi everyone, Someone introduced me to the idea of having problems with Methylation today. This correlates with my Lyme disease diagnosis and positives for co-infections Babesia and Bartonella. However, one of the first problems I ever had was chronic hives that suddenly appeared about 10 years ago. Imagine my surprise when I read about a methylation defect and histamine connection. I don't quite understand it all yet, and I'm going to continue to research it. I do have a question now that would help me sort things out a little more. In my case, I had chronic hives with exposure to the sun, exercise and dust. The biggest issue of all was that I could not use anti-histamines. Anti-histamines made my hives MUCH worse. Every doctor told me I could not be allergic to anti-histamines, but I WAS! Guess what reduced my hives at any time? Alcohol. Alcohol cleared my hives within a drink or two, and I was good for the rest of my night. It took about 5 years during which it slowly stopped becoming a problem, and then the reverse happened. I couldn't tolerate alcohol anymore without my ears turning bright red. I started having sinus problems, food intolerance developed, pale appearance. Much more with all the Lyme stuff, but I don't want to fall off topic. Now, I find myself having a lot of trouble tolerating supplements. Just things like B-Complex 50 make me feel more tired. Certain antibiotics are a no go, and I'm having all sorts of skin-related problems with these medicines. My question is what does this tell me about methylation and histamine in my case? I still have pretty bad environmental allergies, still dealing with food intolerance but am on a diet that helps me avoid trigger foods. Oh yeah, all my trigger foods are MOLD related / fermented foods (e.g. cheese, canned tomatoes, sauerkraut, vinegar, all vinegar products, alcohol). I'm aware of GI stuff and candida, have worked on that stuff too. But, this is much bigger I think with the supplement intolerance stuff. I am very interested in hearing from anyone who can offer help. Thanks!