Quinine and Clindamycin - has anyone found this helpful?

I'm assuming you see Dr. C in MO, both because not many docs will use this combo and also your proximity to Columbia what with being from Arkansas. I am currently on this combo, rotating it with biaxin/plaquenil as I'm sure you are if you're seeing him.

I had a rough first couple days with bowels, very watery. I started about 2 weeks ago. But since then those issues have gotten better. What is it about the combo that you're having trouble tolerating?

I am currently on the same babs protocol as you, I also see him.

With clind/quin it was very mild. Some headaches and fatigue but that was about it. No fever, no night sweats, chills, etc.

With biaxin/planq it was initial nausea and stomach pain, that went away after a couple of days and then I had 1 day of leg weakness and achiness in both legs. Since then, I have felt relatively good.

I was diagnosed by a primary care physician -family doctor with a CDC positive test result. He started me on Doxy, I was on it for 5 weeks (with a couple of interruptions of Cipro for UTI and Amoxy for strep). During this 5 week period, had other babs herx symptoms - a couple of sweaty nights and I would wake up every night in a panic and disoriented. I later found out Doxy can be effective for babs in some cases.

Maybe Doxy took care of most of it? I really was a expecting a much worse reaction to Babs treatment, but so far it has been a walk in the park compared to the month I was on mino for Lyme, bart and others. It is also possible that for me, Babs is there, but not the dominating infection.

Have you been on Doxy yet?