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Posted 6/29/2014 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone, I'm on my 3rd day of amoxcillin and I feel so bad.

I have bad pains in my head, not head pressure like before but really throbbing in the back of my head and behind my eyes.

I also have pains in my chest and numbness down my arms.

Will this pass or should I be worried?
Posted 6/29/2014 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I. - sorry to hear you are having a bad day - is there any way you could e-mail the doctor who gave you the prescription? Or, maybe, since it's Sunday - are any pharmacies open where you can call and tell the pharmacist your symptoms. I am not liking the sounds of the chest pain and arm numbness. Are there any walk-in clinics close by to you?
Posted 6/30/2014 8:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hi need help 4
Got through the night and still here.

I'm afraid there are no walk in clinics here. I live in Cyprus, Paphos and it's like a 3rd world country here!!

Yes you can go to the hospital, but usually only to die. Most people use private clinics and boy are they expensive

Phoned my doc this morning but still waiting for her to get back to me. She has only treated one person with Lyme, but she promised me she would research and get back to me. But I'm just crying all the time.Feel like i have no back up, and I'm drowning with all these awful side effects and no answers.

I know I'm being a baby, but I've as a really horrific weekend. Thanks for listening
Posted 6/30/2014 8:45 AM (GMT 0)
"Usually only to die" - you made me seriously LOL outside at 2 am with that one!

I am here because of feeling terrible on amoxicillin. It's being used as part of my diagnostic now. I am now on Doxycycline, which was even worse than the amoxicillin. BUT, I started with probiotics, detox tea (Yogi brand has all the good stuff and no tummy issues so far), lemon water all day, and Epsom salt baths. It has made a huge difference for me.

Gotta flush out those little carcasses and what-not.
Posted 6/30/2014 8:55 AM (GMT 0)
You're not being a baby, you are a scared, worried and overwhelmed woman who needs support - many of us have had the same or similar symptoms and we have had to teach ourselves the old mantra, "this too shall pass," some of us due to financial hardship or immigration status have had to learn to be our own doctors too.

I wish you the absolute best of luck and all the strength, advice and help you will need.
Posted 6/30/2014 9:00 AM (GMT 0)
I agree! The word horrific is honest, and it's not at all easy to go through. We come here to complain because we can. And we know we will be met with understanding and compassion. No one here is being a baby. Keep in mind too the pressure in your head is likely also messing with your emotions. Ride it out. Cry if you need to. There doesn't even have to be a reason.
Posted 6/30/2014 9:15 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you all so much for your support it means a lot.

I will keep on pushing through. X
Posted 6/30/2014 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
Ioylia - thrilled to hear you made it through the night!! Are you still experiencing the chest pain and arm numbness? I hope your Doctor gets back to you today!! LymieLyme, above, said it well - you need to remember that this bacteria in our bodies cycle so when you are having a particularly rough patch say to yourself " this too shall pass." As the moon sets and the sun rises the next day, your body, emotions, thoughts, pains, they all cycle, they all change.... you will overcome this, Ioylia and you will see better days and boy when they do come you just want to cherish every minute. As for the anxiety, Ioylia, another wonderful member here had suggested taking Avena Sativa tincture - I have been taking it 3x a day since end of April and I believe it has made such a difference. Since you are in Europe, I know that Vogel brand exists there and AvenaForce is the product. 20 drops in a little water 3x day. I found that it worked MUCH better for me than St. John's Wort tincture or Valerian. Also, I do drink Red Rooibos tea - 2 -4 cups a day and it is also very calming and soothes the nerves ( great for anxiety), again works better for me than Chamomile. Once the anxiety / worry is down, it puts things into perspective and makes taking care of this disease a bit more bearable, even though there are other pains in the body to deal with. Keep us posted Ioylia!! Keep the Faith!!
Posted 7/2/2014 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much needhelp4 for your caring words they really helped. totaly broke at the moment, but when My next cash comes in i will get the avenaforce and the tea.

My Cypriot doc got back to me. Her plan is to treat me with life wave patches and a russian detox med. She said it will boost my immune system, but ii dont know how that will eliminate the parasites from my body. Also she is very busy and never gets back to me when I'm feeling bad. I dont think she really understands the disease. I printed her 25 pages off this website and took it to her office so we could make a plan. She still hadn't rang me back after 4 days. I had to make contact again and then was put on hold yet again by her seceratary. I get the feeling she can't be bothered. It's so difficult when there are no lyme disease specialists here.

Never mind. I will rough through the abx and then make some decisions.

Thanks for listening your kind words and experience do help.

I've also found a cam therapist who does ozone saunas, a parasite cleanse and then a herbal tincture for lyme, but she is not back in Cyprus until the end of July.

I have another 8 days left on amoxicillin 500mg and feel really rough.
Posted 7/3/2014 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I. - how are you doing today? I can relate to what you said about not feeling like you're on the radar with your doc. Same here. I think a lot of members here can actually relate to that - no matter where you are in the world right now, a lot of us are facing the same problem. Lucky are those who have finally found a competent, on the ball, LLMD OR LLND. I thought I had found THE ONE to help me, but as time goes on I can honestly say that I am NOT impressed - might have to fire my doc. soon. Anyway, I hope you are doing better today - hang in there I.
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