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Posted 2/23/2013 10:46 PM (GMT 0)
Any suggestions here! I'm concerned b/c I am having increased palpitations, unsteady heart beat and sometimes I think skipped beats. I am waiting for a blood pressure/ HR monitor to come in the mail but was curious if others have heart trouble what abx are the least likely to have an affect on the heart. I started taking Hawthorn yesterday which is supposed to help - I guess only time will tell.
11 more days until LLMD.....
Posted 2/24/2013 3:02 AM (GMT 0)
Unfortunately until you get to the doctor it might be hard to tell if it is the antibiotics or the Lyme itself. I have had a lot of heart complications from the Lyme, including all that you listed. Lyme can effect the firing of the heart muscle, so it isn't uncommon to have those symptoms from the disease. I know it can be very frightening when it happens, but know that there are many others experiencing the exact same symptoms.

If you can get hawthorn tincture it is far more effective. Put it under your tongue and keep it there as long as you can stand it. It generally calms things down. Also Blue Malva Tea (Kroeger Herb is best - called BLM by them) every day helps to strengthen the heart muscle and regulate it. It tastes pretty good, too. Stay far away from any stimulants or things with caffeine. Switch to water processed decaf if you are a coffee drinker. Even one cup can cause problems.

This is advise from a nutritional consultant with Lyme, not medical advice from a doctor and should not be taken as such...my disclaimer :)
Posted 2/24/2013 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I had a lot of heart problems too. At one point, doctors were considering replacing the valves in my heart due to the lyme. I had mitral and prolapse valve regurgitation, chest pain, palpitations, irregular heart beat, and a few other things going on that I can't recall off the top of my head. Once I had been on treatment for over 2 years (abx and herbal) the heart finally got better.

Then I started having a lot of symptoms again. Pain, tight chest, couldn't breathe (and other symptoms) and I found out it was costicondritis. That is an inflammation of the joints of the ribs connecting to the sternum. Boy... that was really painful. Doctors thought I was having a heart attack.

Another time syptoms started flaring, was good old anxiety. That too caused the palpitations, shortness of breathe, weakness...etc.. And the kicker, was that I wasn't even aware of the fact that I was anxious.

My point is that it could be a number of different things. And because lyme can do so many things, it is important to let your doctor know this stuff and for you to watch it. If you feel you are having palpitations, or an irregular heart beat, take your pulse. Write down the info, let your doctor know. You will be one step ahead of the game with that knowledge. Its great that you are getting tha monitor. I got one too.

As for abx, my heart condition didn't change which abx I was on. The key was keeping my heart rate below a certain level and not over exerting myself.
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