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Posted 7/27/2021 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
My llmd is not in the office till thrusday. I have been on a new abx for just under a month. Did antibiotic is minocycline. It did wonders for brain inflammation and curbed a lot of Psych symptoms. I did feel ichy a day ago and had some small rashes. One was on my penis that had been going away from the use of cream. I stopped the abx because I was freaked out about steven Johnsons. I figured I would probably be in deep crop by now if it were. The last week I have had a lack of motivation , extreme fatigue, and an increase and and some neuropathy. I think this might be a herxheimer reaction. I still am discontinuing until I hear back from my llmd. My question is if I took three to four days off to detox with the co-infections have time to become resistant in that.? If this I a herx I haven't had one of this bad all treatment. I would be the blow an opportunity but I don't want to hurt so bad where causes another problem. I also am on clindamycin, clarithromycin, Sefton, and malarone. Also on, famotidine, cholestyramine. I think the mino had been hitting .you brain good because I can't process or retain things and simple task take awhile to process.
Posted 7/27/2021 9:52 PM (GMT 0)

Woodduck12 said...
My llmd is not in the office till thrusday. I have been on a new abx for just under a month. Did antibiotic is minocycline. It did wonders for brain inflammation and curbed a lot of Psych symptoms. I did feel ichy a day ago and had some small rashes. One was on my penis that had been going away from the use of cream. I stopped the abx because I was freaked out about steven Johnsons. I figured I would probably be in deep crop by now if it were. The last week I have had a lack of motivation , extreme fatigue, and an increase and and some neuropathy. I think this might be a herxheimer reaction. I still am discontinuing until I hear back from my llmd. My question is if I took three to four days off to detox with the co-infections have time to become resistant in that.? If this I a herx I haven't had one of this bad all treatment. I would be the blow an opportunity but I don't want to hurt so bad where causes another problem. I also am on clindamycin, clarithromycin, Sefton, and malarone. Also on, famotidine, cholestyramine. I think the mino had been hitting .you brain good because I can't process or retain things and simple task take awhile to process.

Mino took care of your brain inflammation and physc symptoms? That's amazing I've been hearing that lately about mino. I can herx anytime. I took clindamycin for 1 week and was fine bt then herxed madly even after I stopped taking it I herxed terribly for the next 2 months nearly.
Posted 7/27/2021 9:54 PM (GMT 0)

Woodduck12 said...
My llmd is not in the office till thrusday. I have been on a new abx for just under a month. Did antibiotic is minocycline. It did wonders for brain inflammation and curbed a lot of Psych symptoms. I did feel ichy a day ago and had some small rashes. One was on my penis that had been going away from the use of cream. I stopped the abx because I was freaked out about steven Johnsons. I figured I would probably be in deep crop by now if it were. The last week I have had a lack of motivation , extreme fatigue, and an increase and and some neuropathy. I think this might be a herxheimer reaction. I still am discontinuing until I hear back from my llmd. My question is if I took three to four days off to detox with the co-infections have time to become resistant in that.? If this I a herx I haven't had one of this bad all treatment. I would be the blow an opportunity but I don't want to hurt so bad where causes another problem. I also am on clindamycin, clarithromycin, Sefton, and malarone. Also on, famotidine, cholestyramine. I think the mino had been hitting .you brain good because I can't process or retain things and simple task take awhile to process.


My worst herx was the neuropathy that wouldn't go away in my brain. Also my chest. And the panic and fear with neurophysciatric symptoms
Posted 7/27/2021 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah I've been on a few different antibiotics for over a year but as soon as this was added bam I feel like I've been hit by a Mack truck. Unless it's covid. I'm just impressed with some of the games in my brain I would hate for this be a blown opportunity
Posted 7/28/2021 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
If you're taking malarone, it's unlikely you got covid.
Posted 7/28/2021 10:02 AM (GMT 0)
don't overthink it

if the herx was too much to endure - you had little choice than to stop till herx symptoms subside.

that decision is done -

if you think the treatment was helping - then restart when the symptoms die down and you feel able.

whatever is done is done

in any case - i think speed of development of antimicrobial resistance is overstated
it does happen in some of the lyme group infections ( bart is known to - other proteobacteria also ) - but in the studied i have read this is only induced in days or weeks in the lab by repeatedly exposing and culturing surviving microbes to single antibiotics many many times in ideal growth conditions

also you are taking multiple antibiotics - and resistance is prevented in lab studies by using multiple antibiotics - and multiples are given in lyme and co treatments for this reason
Posted 7/28/2021 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, Malarone, clindy, clarithromycin, and ceftin. I have high hopes for minocycline because of the cns penitration
Posted 7/28/2021 3:51 PM (GMT 0)

Garzie said...
don't overthink it

if the herx was too much to endure - you had little choice than to stop till herx symptoms subside.

that decision is done -

if you think the treatment was helping - then restart when the symptoms die down and you feel able.

whatever is done is done

in any case - i think speed of development of antimicrobial resistance is overstated
it does happen in some of the lyme group infections ( bart is known to - other proteobacteria also ) - but in the studied i have read this is only induced in days or weeks in the lab by repeatedly exposing and culturing surviving microbes to single antibiotics many many times in ideal growth conditions

also you are taking multiple antibiotics - and resistance is prevented in lab studies by using multiple antibiotics - and multiples are given in lyme and co treatments for this reason

Great post!
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