Doxy reaction?

Okay, this is my 3rd? day on Doxy for my Lymes. Yesterday I had to fight hard not to vomit, today I had that issue, but not as bad. Today though I went to Walmart with my fiancee. I could hardly keep up and he walks super slow to leg issues. I kept seeing spots and if I moved too fast pain shot all over. When we got home I pretty much started falling over so I tried to control it the best I could. I can still hardly hold my head up at times, if I try to get up for any reason I nearly fall over.

Tomorrow I HAVE to go to Relay for life. I missed it last year, and I really want to go for the memory of my aunt and "2nd dad" (as I always viewed him) My sister will be there along with friends and Dave is taking me. I'm so scared that I might have another bad issue and need to get carried out. And if the guy that raped me a couple years ago is there I will go catatonic.

Doing everything I can to hold myself together. I try and remember what it felt like to ride Dynasty when she'd run. Her memory helps keeps me going. She never gave up when she was down and injured and could hardly walk. Either has her son, my family's horse when he's injured. Jazz never gave into his illness and its like he's trying to help me now. He hardly leaves my side unless he's moody.

These next 2 days will be busy and I'm not sure if I will be able to handle it all. Makes me start to freak thinking of how I used to be able to handle it all. I could handle riding a horse with torn tendons and now it seems like doing things is so difficult

Do you think the issue with dizziness and almost blacking out from the doxy itself, or the lymes fighting it? I know for a fact I am super sensitive to SOME meds, but idk about this one. Any idea's of what I can do to try and help any of these issues?

:) trying to help others try to be positive and look at things differently is so different than doing it yourself!

Felicia S.
23 in May, from Grant Co Wi.

Are you detoxing? What you're experiencing could be side effects, but it also could be a herx. Make sure you're drinking plenty of water to flush out the toxins (with lemon, if you can), and maybe try some of the suggestions on detoxing in the "new to lyme" thread. I hope you feel better soon !

Too much water will make me even more sick and I'm a Mountain Dew Addict. I've been trying to drink more tea. I've been trying to stay away from some of my favorite foods, spicy ones for instance. The smell of some things right now make my stomach revolt. I've had acid issues that over the past couple years that have gotten worse so I'm bit used to that. (sucks, from WI and not supposed to have dairy!)

Relay is something I had to do for myself. Fiancee didn't leave my side mainly and I got to see a few friends and listen to friend's band play a few songs. I walked a full mile, difficulty, with Dave at my side, then my sister. Relay is something I feel I need to do since my aunt died from it. May cause emotional distress but it is good for me to try and help my find peace with what happened to her.
If I don't show up at family thing tomorrow mom will be even more ticked at me. (Don't know what I did in the first place) Mom is already saying b/s about how I'm reflecting pain from what I read, even though I had same symptoms before I knew jack about Lyme. Dave can vouch for that. Dave's also looked up so much but I always tell him until it's proven I won't stress out about it and keep my mind open. She seems to keep trying to compare me with my bio mother who is a fraud. Lil sis is trying to help me block it out though. (she has same issue with mom! lol) I'll get through the fam thing and cut off contact for a bit if possible to lessen that stress.

I'll read the info on detoxing, see if it will help. I don't have Epsom salts but I'll try and pick some up with my next check. Last night I tried to take a bath and it felt like I couldn't breath. Weight down on whole body and got 1 hr of sleep from that and the pain. Now Dave is watching me like a hawk and if I start getting bad he ORDERS me to lay down. Today I did get more lucky and had less pain issues most of the time, that and distractions helped.

Sun may be an issue, I'm supposed to be in the sun to help my psoriasis. I'll ask Dr. about Bactrim. If she wants me to stick with Doxy would loads of high spf sun block help, along with hats? (do what Mom does with her lupus basically)

Thanks for your help everyone.

-Felicia

Sleepless, that will be difficult as all heck due to how bad my caffeine addiction is, I might have to wean self off instead of go completely off instantly. The diet change alone can really upset a body fast I know.

Organic meats, been wanting to get some. Veggies I can do, unfortunately some of my favorites are high starch. Berries are great, and I know a few placed to hunt for them when the come in. Bad thing is we are tight on money with a fixed income. Around us some places charge a lot more for healthy food than junk. I'll try and hit farmer markets when they start up with early crops.

The no dairy thing may drive me nuts. Wisconsin, I grew up with cows... so I'm used to having lots of cheese in the house... but can't drink milk much anyways. Would a soy milk be ok to swap out, or is that out also?

You really do have to make dietary changes or you will not improve. Start with the Mountain Dew - it's really bad for you and feeds the lyme bacteria. Think of it this way: every time you drink those highly sugared drinks, you are putting out a smorgasbord for the bacteria - they LOVE it and will grow and multiply faster.

You also need to rest more. You're body is fighting hard and needs help. If your family is not supporting this, maybe you need to take a break from all of them.

Also, when on doxy, you are not supposed to be in sunlight. That med causes photosensitivity and can make you sicker.