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Posted 3/1/2011 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on 200 mg doxy about 2 1/2 weeks now. I must say physically I'm starting to feel better. Not as tired, achey, joints don't hurt quite as bad, maybe a little more mentally alert (but not much). Problem is the psychological problems are 10 times worse. I posted on another thread that I cry or scream at the drop of a hat (sometimes both), have taken to locking myself in my room to avoid what I may say or do to my husband and son. I do take celexa and ativan for the anxiety but nothing seems to help the last few days.

Is this normal as the lyme comes out of the brain? It creeps me out to even think of them in there. How long does it normally last?

Thanks and thanks for being here for me on this journey.

Posted 3/1/2011 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
JeannieM
hi
it is sooooooo not funny but I just can picture you and i getting together today, maybe they would lock us up.

first, I commend u for remembering how long u have been on doxy I started my tetracycline but don't remember when maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago.

I told my hubby, f this crap, wow. maybe i can blame it on torett's doubtful. I believe he is mad, I also lost the one and only remaining tylenol bottle this pleased him so LOL

it'd probably be better if i could cry than yell , i think it is the med getting in there. On way I can tell that something is occuring is old symptoms reappear and others go away, for instance my back is on fire, an older symptom.

try to hang in there my lyme doc always said go off for a bit if u need to, which i hated to do since i sooooo wanted to beat it.

my guess is the doxy is stirring it all up affecting your neural pathways ie. brain included. Just my opinion, some mite say doxy can't break the brain barrier but I rather disagree from personal experience.

i wish i had locked myself up in mi bedroom whew, oh well what is done is done.

i took a xanax hopefully it will hit me pretty soon. I never found ativan to help. But i can get pretty wound up.

hang in hon and be glad u didn't lose it with your family, u did good : ) it will get better.
Posted 3/1/2011 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
Doxy could also cause low blood sugar. Most antibiotics can. This is what our lyme doctor told us. My husband and I found out prior to taking doxy that we had hypoglycemia and our endo suspected low thyroid was the cause. We also had problems like you and attributed it to our low blood sugar. You may want to get checked by an endocrinologist to see if you have hypoglycemia or are hypothyroid. These are both common problems when you have lyme disease. If you decide to see an endo try to find one that follows the new TSH levels (.5-3.0) otherwise you will be wasting your time. Someone younger would probably be better.

In the mean time try to follow a low glycemic diet like diabetics do and eat about 5-6 small meals a day. This will probably help some. Best of luck to you.
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