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Posted 9/5/2015 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
So I have been on Tetracycline 500mg 3x daily since 8/26 and Rifampin 300mg 2x daily since 8/28. Been drinking lemon water, alka seltzer gold, dry skin brushing, and epsom salt baths. Haven't really had any reactions good or bad yet.

Yesterday I started my first pulse treatment of Tindamax. I am on 500mg 2x daily on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Around 6pm last night I started getting chest pain just to the right of my sternum. It only seems to hurt when I breathe. I took an epsom salt bath and had alka seltzer gold and felt no better. It is now 1:30pm and the pain remains the same. I'm hoping it could just be a pulled muscle but I have not done anything too strenuous in the past couple days. Could this be a herx? More importantly does this sound like Lyme Carditis? I do have heart palpitations as well but those are not new.

I called my LLMD and he advised me to go to the ER and have it checked out which I am about to go do. I just wanted some opinions to maybe ease my mind a bit.
Posted 9/5/2015 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
It certainly could be a herx. You've started three antibiotics at full dose very close together. If I were you, I would not take the Tindamax today and tomorrow. It sounds like maybe the third antiboitic tipped the scales.

Are you detoxing regularly...or just did the bath, alka seltzer gold when your symptoms ramped up? Detoxing is something that needs to be done daily...not just now and then.

I'm sorry, I can't comment on the Lyme Carditis...not familiar with it.
Posted 9/5/2015 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
I've been detoxing everyday in some form or another. Epsom salt baths every other day and alka seltzer gold/lemon water is everyday.

If this is a herx, it is still very mild...
Posted 9/5/2015 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Even though mild - it could be a herx...as herxing is worsening of current symptoms and appearance of new symptoms.

Nonetheless - it's good to get heart symptoms checked out.
Posted 9/5/2015 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
Also - Rifampin goes after bart...and bart wreaks havoc with the cariovascular system..so I still think it could be a herx....
Posted 9/5/2015 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
I think it's the first symptom of a herx.

Tindamax is a cyst buster so it's the rx that makes the cocktail most effective. It's not surprising that adding it created your first herx symptoms. One day it could be the chest pain and another day you can have hip pain. It's why so many people question their diagnosis.
Posted 9/5/2015 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the responses everyone.

I just got back from the ER. They did a chest xray and an EKG. Both were normal. I was lucky enough to see a DO (osteopathic doctor) in the emergency department who found that my spine was severely misaligned. The misaligned spine was causing my ribs to be misaligned with my sternum. He had me grab the back of my head and did some weird manipulation and my back/neck let out a loud crack. I am now walking MUCH straighter than I was, though I am VERY sore. My chest feels a bit better but is definitely still sore. He said it would be much better in a few days and to take ibuprofen for the pain.

I called my LLMD and he was very surprised that they did not run any bloodwork for heart enzymes. He wants to get that bloodwork done this week just to be safe. He believes the chest pain is probably a herx. He advised me to take a break from all abx until Monday. On Monday I will restart the tetracycline and rifampin and next weekend I will start the tindamax again.

Hoping for the best!
Posted 9/5/2015 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Glad all of that is behind you, Teejay!

I think it was a good move on your part to go to the ER and follow up with your LLMD.

Maybe you can increase your detox during the week and continue increasing it once you start the Tindamax again.

Tindamax is very effective for all forms of Lyme - spirochete, L-form and cyst. It seems to be the straw that breaks many people's backs. Increased detox will only help.

Wishing you nothing but the best!
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