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Posted 11/2/2018 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
Started malarone (atovaquone-proguanil) for the first time two weeks ago for my babesia. Do these symptoms sound like a babesia herx?

Headaches all over the head
Stiff, weak muscles and muscle pains
Horrible fatigue
Sweating
Chest pain (air hunger)
Spaced out feeling
Throat closing feeling
Nausea, Stomach pain
Off balance wobbly walking and constant feeling (like im on a boat)
Posted 11/2/2018 9:16 PM (GMT 0)

ltc1225 said...
Started malarone (atovaquone-proguanil) for the first time two weeks ago for my babesia. Do these symptoms sound like a babesia herx?

Headaches all over the head
Stiff, weak muscles and muscle pains
Horrible fatigue
Sweating
Chest pain (air hunger)
Spaced out feeling
Throat closing feeling
Nausea, Stomach pain
Off balance wobbly walking and constant feeling (like im on a boat)

Yikes - are those all new symptoms since starting the malarone?

Definitely sounds like a herx.

What are you doing for detox? You should be detoxing - multiple methods daily to help flush out the toxins.
It's the toxins created by die-off that cause the inflammation, resulting in an increase and/or additional symptoms to appear.
Posted 11/2/2018 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Ive been dealing with air hunger, stiff muscles, fatigue, off balance walking, and headaches before starting malarone. They all have seemed to increase in intensity since starting malarone with air hunger being the worst.

The sweats are mainly a new symptom since starting the malarone and the nausea. Ive had the throat issue before but not in a while. Seems to have come back from starting this medication.

On the bright side it seems that malarone is effective for me
Posted 11/2/2018 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
Yes - you’re herxing.
Posted 12/17/2018 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
I wanted to re address this post by asking if anyone has had major skin issues with babesia treatment. about three weeks ago I started malarone. My light night sweats that I've had for a few months got very intense for the first two weeks. They now have subsided. I still get air hunger but my anxiety and depression has stopped (thank god). One issue that has only gotten worse is my skin problems. I have a pimply rash all over my chest, back and neck. Its migrating up to my face and I'm not thrilled. about two days after starting malarone is when the skin issues started. Malarone is specific to babesia/malaria right? It's safe to assume the skin stuff is part of a babesia herx? If so do any of you guys get the bad skin problems from babesia?
Posted 12/17/2018 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Omg I am having so many of these! I also just started treating babesia 2 and a half weeks ago.

Many of these symptoms I knew was a herx but I get the throat closing feeling too! I didnt think that was a herx but now i think it might be.

Good luck. Since we are on similar timelines feel free to message me and we can compare symptoms.
Posted 12/17/2018 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Ugh sorry to hear about the throat issue Kris Rox. My air hunger is bad enough- I can't imagine the throat closing feeling on top of that. Thanks for reaching out.. I will be sure to check in with you.
Posted 12/18/2018 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
It does sound like herxing. I get many of those symptoms when I treat babesia, especially when I first started treatment the herxes were oppressive and all-consuming in regards to symptoms.

Just be careful with the throat closing, that one I didn't get. I'd talk to your doctor about that one.

If the herxes stay at very high levels you may want to consider less aggressive therapy, lower dosing, pulse dosing... not good to herx at too high a level for too long.
Posted 12/18/2018 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Agree with seberg. Too much taxing of the system makes treatment that much less tolerable. Backing off some and the detoxing others mentioned could make a big difference.

Does your rash include itching?
Posted 12/19/2018 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
No it doesn't itch. I have bouts of horrible itchy skin but it not really on my rash sites. The itching is usually on my arms and legs. The pimple rash is on my back and chest and neck.
Posted 6/13/2019 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
Must detox I did for at least a month before starting meds. I had metronidazole clindamycin and augmentin back in 2012 got sicker than a dog with nausea dizzy sweating like a suana and literally had the runs outside did not make it to the bathroom and never saw this coming it was involenteery not to over share here bt and not to mention the chest pains thought I was having a heart attack with the air hunger and all too
Posted 6/13/2019 7:46 PM (GMT 0)
Have to say natural herbs way less herxing than antibiotics for me. I was able to start with pretty high doses cuz I detoxed for a while so the bacteria and toxins would help.clean out and not just build up . Antibiotics and herbs won't work and her will continue because biofilm and protective sheilds these bacteria have I take a biofilm buster call NAC I take green tee capsules and l-glutamine. I take Japanese knotweed sida acuta houttynia and Chinese baikal skullcap which I upped today and started having burning sensations all over my scalp jesus hellllp it burned like hell it's an her I'm guessing since Bartonella does cause burning sensations .I have chest and rib pains a lot. Nausea to the point I think I want to pass out sometimes just like with antibiotics . Had gastroparesis when I was 10 and doc said it was the flu yeah for 3 months??? Nobody believed me.ive been sick for 15 years now getting my life back together because a did a western blot for Lyme and came back positive for bands 32,41,40 and have all symptoms yet I was negative says CDC and docs. Babesia hides in your red blood cells and is almost impossible to test for unless you just got bit by a tick recently ughhh. With Bartonella the docs telle they never heard of it and DNT even know what code to test for ughhh.so I was misdiagnosed with acid gerd gastsitis even anorexia and bulima ***!!¿??? Now ibs after all those meds.... I think it's a bad case of sibo u DNT just wake up with ibs one day or get sick and never feel better typical Lyme
Posted 6/13/2019 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
Throat closing and rash when on antibiotics? Please run this by your doctor. This is how medication allergies present, and they can escalate rapidly, even in drugs that you tolerated at first.
Posted 6/13/2019 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
MedicalNerd - Just an FYI - the OP started/posted this thread in 2018. It's fine to bring the thread up - but wanted to give you a heads up that the OP may not be back to post - unless they have subscribed to the thread.
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