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Posted 6/21/2015 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

I'm currently being treated for suspected Bartonella with Ciproxin and Rifampicin and have been taking this for about 5 - 6 weeks. I've also been diagnosed with Lyme, myco, rickettsia and Babesia.

about 2 weeks ago, I started to get really itchy everywhere. I do usually have a bit of eczema which is kept under control. At first there was no rash but I guess I scratched it so much that I created one. I have the rashes on my stomach, back, bum, legs, arms, neck and pretty much everywhere on my body.
Here are some photos (and sorry I'm in my underwear): imgur.com/a/DAtp7#0
They look like eczema patches but some places look like an actual rash with red dots and raised bumps. I'm also getting pimples on my chest. I suspected Candida as the last time I visited my LLMD I had a white coated tongue but he didn't give me anything stronger than the Nilstat I was taking.

I decided to take oregano oil and olive leaf extract to help kill it and stop all sugar intake and I started to get the flu and feel pretty crappy. And I still do. Could this rash be Lyme, Bart, or Candida? What do you think?

Also my periods have been ultra weird lately. I've been on the contraceptive pill for 3 years with no problems. My period comes exactly on the day it's supposed to. Except last time, a few days before I was meant to have it, I started spotting for a few days and then it stopped. So I assumed that was my period and carried on taking active pills. I'm about a week into my pack and now I have my full blown period.. This has never happened before. Can Lyme + co mess with your periods?

Thanks all! <3
Posted 6/21/2015 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
Good morning,

ever since my lyme symptoms started last year in June my period have been messed up completely. My cycle has been like a clock work before. Now, I usually have spotting up to one week before my period and even up to 8 days after my period. Last cycle I had my period for 1 day that was it. It seems my lyme disease is messing with my whole body.

I also have a huge rash on my fingers and on my elbow, in Germany they diagnosed that to be ACA herxheimer. It is so itchy and looks like wrinkled paper.

I wish you all the best,
Simone
Posted 6/21/2015 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
I look back and my periods went messed up a year ago May, always clockwork, same length of time. Then it was super heavy, I mean super heavy then getting to now still super heavy and three weeks apart, I hate it.
I wonder if this along with fatigue were one of my earliest symptoms but I do not know.
Yes it can mess with all of your body systems.

I'm not sure about your rash, I am sorry!

Iheartx
Posted 6/22/2015 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I've had Lyme since childhood. To me, my 'normal' period was every 3 weeks. It sucked. Once I started on antibiotics it became further apart like a true normal person's.
Posted 6/22/2015 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Lyme does mess with your periods because it lives in the soft tissue areas of the body. However antibiotics have been known to throw it off as well so you can check your medications for that side effect.
Posted 6/23/2015 2:11 AM (GMT 0)
You might be having an allergic reaction. Try Benadryl and see if it helps. I think you need to see a Dr. It doesn't look good....

My periods are messed up as well. I also get spotting a week to a few days before my period. Every month is different. This past period, cramping was more painful and in the middle of the night had horrible pain in lower abdomen. Took 4 Advils, did nothing, then added 2 Tylenols plus my prescription pain meds and finally got relief. Don't know if I had an ovarian cyst that burst or something... When I had Mycoplasma my periods were really messed up also.

I hope you find out what's causing your rash and get something to help....
Posted 6/23/2015 5:21 AM (GMT 0)
I hope you're feeling better AriaBear. I'm thinking of you. :)
Posted 6/23/2015 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
~Ariabear

When was your last LLMD appt? When is your next one? Can you email pics to LLMD?

Or is it possible to supplement your care with a LLND or holistic practitioner... if you are not seeing LLMD enough?

I am thinking that rash needs to be looked at with a trained eye... unless someone comes along with the exact same rash... with suggestions.
And then its still a crap shoot...because "every BODY is different" with so many variables to consider.

The period thing... i would be surprised if it wasn't haywire... with all of the stress our bodies are going through.

Keeping good thoughts for you to find answers and get relief :)
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