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Posted 7/19/2018 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone so I’m about going o start a new job Ima couple of weeks and I’m kinda worried. Thanks to Lyme I have really really bad anxiety. & I know when I start working and get into a new environment it’s gonna be bad. So I was curious if it was okay to get in some meds for it so I don’t blow this opportunity to work.

Also, I kinda suck determine whether it’s a herx or what so I would like to ask this also. When I take minocycline I usually feel bad right afterwards. Is this herxing? A couple things happen, like if I take it on a empty stomach I begin to feel AWFULLLL! Kinda nauseous but alotbof fatigue. & even if I take it with somethintg to eat I still usually feel a bit worse afterwards & a lot of sleepiness also.

Usually when I start to feel the fatigue really come on that’s when my anxiety also gets worse.

So yeah, is it okay to take meds for anxiety & also does this sound like herxing to you?
Thank you
Posted 7/20/2018 2:13 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I do as needed when my panic is bad, but be careful some herbs can cause issues if on benzo type drugs. Like Chinese skullcap is one I know that you can not take benzo’s
Posted 7/20/2018 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
I take the minocycline with food - it can be hard on the esophagus and stomach.

If the symptoms are within a half hour of ingesting I’d guess it’s not a herx - a herx is when there is a buildup of toxins from the dieoff of bacteria.

Talk to your LLMD about something for anxiety.

Have you tried herbals for it? If not try that first.
Posted 7/20/2018 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Girlie, today once I took my minocycline I began to feel really tired and kinda weak. So I got something to eat soon after & I had anxiety really really bad because we went out to eat. & even after I ate & then took my tinidazole I still felt so tired and weak with a lot of fatigue so I had to lay down for about 30 minutes. I feel better now but it was about 3 hours ago. I would say that was the worst I have felt in quite some time.

This doesn’t sound like a herx?
Posted 7/20/2018 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
“Girlie, today once I took my minocycline I began to feel really tired and kinda weak.”

A herx is caused be the dieoff of bacteria flooding your system with endotoxins causing inflammation.
This results in an increase in current symptoms and/or new symptoms

So if you’re talking within a few minutes - I don’t know how it could be a herx - as the antibiotic has to be absorbed, enter your blood stream and kill off the bacteria, and flood your system with toxins for this to happen.

.. or are you meaning hours later?
Posted 7/20/2018 4:15 AM (GMT 0)
Well soon after taking the mino I did feel tired and weak & I guess that’s because I took it on a empty stomach. A hour went by & I took my tinidazole & ate and I still felt pretty bad. I felt bad 20 or 30 minutes after I took the mino all the way up to a couple hours.
Posted 7/20/2018 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
I get a bit of nausea sometimes after taking my antibiotics. Its a bit better if I take them with food but I can still start to feel off about 1/2 hour to an hour after I take them. It can make me feel a bit tired too. Are you taking probiotics? I also find either mint tea or ginger tea really helps settle the stomach. I don't suffer from anxiety but I could see how that feeling would make you feel anxious.
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