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Posted 5/9/2014 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
I am taking 3 abx (2200mg.) now for almost 3 months. And I still
have so much intense fatigue by about 10AM and flu-like feelings. I might get 1 day of feeling good but I am thinking I might need some different meds. I have not seen much improvement and can't
keep sleeping away everyday and feeling crappy.

Shouldn't I see some improvement?
Posted 5/9/2014 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
I'd say you definitely want to talk to your doctor to make sure you're treating the right things, but I'll tell you it took my a LONG time to have a good day. I started last year with oral abx, then IV abx, then different IV abx, then more oral abx... long story short I had a couple good days about a week ago! (So, it took at least 6 months.) It was the first time we finally tried Factive, so we were finally hitting Bart. After a week I felt NORMAL for about an hour one afternoon, and it happened again the next day! It felt so good I was scared! I'm not an expert here, but I'll tell you that it seems like it takes a long time to start beating this illness.

I'll add that I was sick for a couple years before I started treatment, and I'm sure that means it takes a lot longer to clean everything out of the body.
Posted 5/9/2014 11:37 AM (GMT 0)
sued when there is no improvement there is almost 100% chance that you are ill with something else that is undermining your immune system. See if you can find a doctor who will test you for HLA markers (detoxigenomic profile), MTHFR, mold, and heavy metals. Sorry you feel so unwell!
Posted 5/9/2014 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
If you have been ill for a long time, then it could take some time before you see a break through towards feeling better. Frankly, if you have seen ANY improvement in three months, that sounds good. The healing does seem to come in jerks and starts, and there is an awful lot of feeling worse before you get better. It often seems that just when you think you aren't making any progress "poof" all of a sudden you notice a change for the better.

That being said, never stop looking for ways to feel better, everything from starting gentle exercise, adding supplements, to asking your doctor for different medicine. While "low and slow" is the best approach, you don't want to get stalled out. Hope you see some improvement soon.
Posted 5/9/2014 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
Be patient... it will take time to treat all three B's (Borrellia, babs and bart) with various ABX combo until you make some progress. Most folks will feel much worse after the first three months.

I saw little progress in my first year on ABX, then switch to another LLMD for more aggressive treatment of co-infections. After 9 months with the new LLMD we tried IV and then started to see measurable gains.

Now after 4 years and feeling about 85%, fatigue is still a lingering issue.
Posted 5/9/2014 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, are you doing anything to detox? Lemon water, detox baths, etc.?
Posted 5/10/2014 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
tickbite666 I would be concerned if it took me that long to get 85% better. Does your doctor test for mold, all the genetics, heavy metals, etc? Anyone who has been sick that long usually has these issues. I would hate to see you waste all this time and then find out years down the road that you have some serious problems that will prevent you from recovering.
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