Symptom or Herx?

Micro migraines- at least that is what I am calling it. Basically they hit super fast and intense and then usually go away in a minute or two. Usually its a smaller area and not the whole head that hurts. My first time fighting lyme I had migraines all day every day. I've had a few bad headaches that last a couple hours and some light sensitivity during them, but these are like being hit with a baseball bat. At the moment I am on alinia, z-pack, nystatin and herbs (milk thistle, parsley, burbur) plus probiotics and vitamins. This is my first time taking alinia and I'm not sure if this is just a herx or a weird symptom. Anyone have something similar?

BookWyrm said...
Micro migraines- at least that is what I am calling it. Basically they hit super fast and intense and then usually go away in a minute or two. Usually its a smaller area and not the whole head that hurts. My first time fighting lyme I had migraines all day every day. I've had a few bad headaches that last a couple hours and some light sensitivity during them, but these are like being hit with a baseball bat. At the moment I am on alinia, z-pack, nystatin and herbs (milk thistle, parsley, burbur) plus probiotics and vitamins. This is my first time taking alinia and I'm not sure if this is just a herx or a weird symptom. Anyone have something similar?

I haven't had a migraine...so I don't know what they feel like - except people say they are brutal.

If you had migraines the first time around treating lyme...then it does sound infection related.

So far, I haven't had much response from Alinia.

Have you tried any detox for the brain? A couple to consider: Jernigan's Neuro Anti-toxII CNS/PNS and Nutramedix Pinella.

BookWyrm said...
I'm not sure if it is the Alinia or the combination of everything, but I have noticed more good days lately. Besides the brief headaches, nausea, and stomach discomfort I haven't had what I would think of as a big herx reaction. However, since it has gotten into my system I have noticed less joint pain/stiffness, less heart racing, no air hunger, less numbness. I am still dizzy and tired all the time- but that is listed as a possible side effect. Hopefully the headaches and ear ringing will go away soon too.

Well, that sounds promising!

BookWyrm said...
Ya I wasn't too sure about it at first since I wasn't having a big reaction, until I started noticing I was having more good days. Still can't eat much at a time without feeling sick. Thank goodness for queasy drops!

-side note @ Girlie--How's your cat?

lol - I don't remember what all I said.

She had surgery to remove the malignant tumor off of her toe. The pathology report said that the Vet didn't get clear margins....and it looked like it was a cancer that would be metastatic.

Soooo.....she wore the cone of shame for a couple weeks. We had a few hiccups...as I removed it for periods of time and one time she pulled off the bandage and was gnawing away at her incision site.
I re-bandaged it up using what I had in our first aid kit...lol...with her struggling to get away from me...I managed to do a pretty good job.

She has since had the stitches removed...and is a happy kitty again. I am giving her lots of love...lots of snuggles and trying not to think about the tumor growing back...as I know the next step once it grows back is removal of her toe (and stitching her toes on either side together) or if it's spread past the toe...then the option is removing her leg at the shoulder.

We have decided we won't do the latter...as she is 16 in May.....and I don't think she'd do well with one less leg.
So we are treating her like a Queen and enjoying each day with her.

Thanks for all the responses.

@girlie - I'll keep praying for your furbaby. It sounds like she is having a great time being spoiled