Can't decide if I should really not take/stop the Ceftin after some reading...

I looked up about herx symptoms quickly and it seems like everything I've been feeling since beginning my antibiotic is herx reactions.

So given the post I made earlier today in which I said my primary doctor told me to stop the Ceftin due to PVCs and an arrhythmia that lasts several hours, I am thinking that the heart stuff may really be herx stuff too.

I know some said it's ok to skip a dose of antibiotic but before I head to bed I am thinking of taking the Ceftin and giving it one more try. I just really don't want to give the Lyme any as advantage in my body. I already missed my morning dose and my night dose would be late.

I wish my LLMD appmt was today so I could know what to do.

I know you can't give me medical advice but I just wanted to say how I felt today with skipping the antibiotic. I actually felt a lot less weak even though my fever bounced over 100 degrees f. Typically on the Ceftin it stayed below 100. I am feeling lots of electrical zaps down my arms and legs, much more than I felt while taking the Ceftin. My frequent stools have slowed down. Had a few skipped heart beats but nothing past the handful I felt at dinner. I am noticing joint pain in my right knee and right hand joints (I had only had that in my left side before starting the Ceftin). So I am feeling less weak but all of the other stuff I just wrote.

This is such a hard decision & I don't want to be wrong but I don't want to miss any chance of killing these bugs. Not even one day. I don't want them becoming antibiotic resistant and hurting my chance of fighting this.

I hope it's ok I wrote this. I know you can't give advice. I wish I knew more - I told my husband it's like with Lyme disease you need to come in already knowing everything and yet how can you unless you were already an expert or knew someone who went through it?

Thank you so much. I was thinking the same thing. I don't want to lose any time but I don't want to be wrong either. Maybe some of my blood work will be back tomorrow and that could help me some with my antibiotic choice. Thank you again so much.

If I were you I'd follow your Dr's orders and stop taking ceftin. My cardiologist said I can't take caftan because it causes a elongated QT. There are a lot of other drugs you can take. I pulse my meds and take them only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so skipping a few days may just trick the buggers. How old is your baby?

I have heart problems and yet my llmd and my internal medicine doc both were aware that I was taking Ceftin (because it was summer and I did not want to burn on Doxy) and Biaxin. Nothing was said to me at all about Ceftin interfering with my heart or heart meds.

I only took it for 30 days.

My heart problems were mainly because of lyme and I still had them for a long time (without Ceftin) until I got way further along in lyme treatment.

Pictureofhealth - are you sure it's Ceftin that the Cardiologist said could cause the Long QT syndrome?

The reason I'm asking - as it was discussed on this forum awhile back...with regard to Azithromycin and Biaxin.
I was taking both Ceftin and Biaxin so I was concerned. My LLND - said that it is rare - but can occur with Zith and biaxin...but not Ceftin.

So, at that time I researched (internet) and confirmed Zith and biaxin...but found nothing on Ceftin.

H Mommy - it could very well be a herx you were experiencing. But, when the herx involves the heart...it's good to be questioning...and not mess around.
I think it's good to discuss this with your LLMD and in the meantime, back off of the Ceftin.
When you go back on it (if you do) - start at lower dose and stay there for awhile before increasing.