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Posted 12/4/2015 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, been on minocycline for 2 months and suddenly i developed this horrible headaches, Its pressure on My forehead, like a hand inside My head moving My Brain mater. Stopped the abx for few days, pain gone, started again on monday, headaches back. Has someone eles gone through this with abx minocycline?

Post Edited By Moderator (Girlie) : 12/4/2015 10:58:06 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/4/2015 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Mino penetrates the blood/brain barrier better than most ABX. Could be just a herx.
Posted 12/4/2015 1:53 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with tickbite. Sorry you're dealing with this!

And, I suggest that you increase your detox. There are a bunch of suggestions in the "New to Lyme" thread including a link to this site:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Hope you feel better soon!
Posted 12/4/2015 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
Just talked To the pharmacist and he said it could be intracranial pressure which is rare but very dangerous, you can go blind. Is there a way to know for sure if it's a herx? Anyone taking this pill?
Posted 12/4/2015 2:30 PM (GMT 0)

mijos81 said...
Just talked To the pharmacist and he said it could be intracranial pressure which is rare but very dangerous, you can go blind. Is there a way to know for sure if it's a herx? Anyone taking this pill?

3-6 wks. is the average amount of time on a new abx before a herx usually happens.

If significantly increased detox helps with the symptoms, you'll know it's a herx.

What all are you doing for detox?
Posted 12/4/2015 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum mijos81. You might want to add a subject in the subject line to bring more attention to your post. I hope you get some answers that will help you.
Posted 12/4/2015 2:36 PM (GMT 0)
Try drinking some AlkaSeltza Gold when you get the head pressure and see if that helps.
Posted 12/4/2015 3:48 PM (GMT 0)
just out of curiosity, what daily dosage are you taking ?

Minocycline causes intracranial pressure, i really don't understand how these pharmacists deal with the meaning of the word "rare". I think it's VERY common. I experienced this too and found lots of people online that have this side effect. For this reason i had to lower the dosage from 300 to 200mg a day, i was not able to take 300 for more than 3-4 days in a row...
Posted 12/4/2015 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
First of all, we need to realize that if we can't tolerate the abx, then we have to switch to one we can tolerate - lowering the dosage will mean not treating effectively.

Head pressure is not only a symptom of Lyme, but a herx symptom as well.

What are you doing to help your body detox? Doing only one or two things to help your body detox when you are in a herx is rarely enough.
Posted 12/4/2015 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
i had some head stuff prior to going on the mino. i had some pressure behind my eyes, and I was off-balance (no headaches, tho)

I went on mino specifically because it penetrates the blood brain barrier...and I wanted to see if it helped with my head stuff.
When I went on it, I was dizzy, and the pressure behind my eyes was worse at times. After a couple of months my off-balance got better. I stuck it out (the pressure/dizziness didn't continue to get worse...stayed the same) for almost 4 months and then stopped.

I was concerned about the feeling of pressure behind my eyes, but it didn't continue to get worse, so I stuck it out. I had read about mino and the intracranial pressure...so it was a concern.

My head stuff is much better now. I'm not off-balance and the pressure is gone.

The usual dose of Mino is 100 mg twice daily. I haven't seen any protocols that call for more.
Posted 12/4/2015 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
mijos81 - I edited - just to give your thread a title.
Posted 12/4/2015 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
I'm also on Mino after switching from doxy and it's been great for me so far (been on it since June 2015) and haven't experienced any side affects, but I do occasionally get the 'head pressure' and awful headaches on the side of my head or back of my head and around the ears but I think that's more the disease than the meds.
Posted 12/4/2015 8:17 PM (GMT 0)
I take 100 mg twice a day, the first 6 weeks I was doing good, the headache and also the pressure behind my eyes started 2 weeks ago. Yesterday I was supposed to add tindamax but so scared of the headache that it's the only abx I took( 500mg twice a day). Same thing today, just the tindamax, don't know what to do, I know is wrong Traveler but the pain is so bad that I can not go to work, I was in bed just holding my head all day long. Not sure if I'm doing enough, but I do glutathione IV one a week, oral glutathione daily, vit c IV once a week, Apple cider vinegar daily and just order the golden alkasetser to try them. Garden peace, I'm new here, couldn't find the subject line, sorry

Post Edited (mijos81) : 12/4/2015 1:25:21 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/4/2015 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Don't worry about the title, Mijos - we were just trying to be helpful in getting your post more views.

My understanding is that the oral glutathione isn't very effective because it doesn't hold up to the stomach acid very well. IV and liposomal are the only ways, from my understanding.

Here is a good list of good things for detoxing: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Keep asking questions!! That's how we learn what to do and how to best help ourselves!
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