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Posted 8/27/2011 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
I'm finding this to be a not so nice side effect of my medication. I've had to cut down on caffeine because Doxy gives me horrendous heartburn. So as a nice treat I got a blistering migraine with aura this afternoon. I have a codeine hangover now but no pain. Boy, this sucks. Anyone else suffer from them?
Posted 8/27/2011 12:18 PM (GMT 0)
I've been having really bad migraines. Actually, that's the reason I actually got tested for lyme a 2nd time because a couple of doctors thought I might have had bell's palsy. Over the past 6+ years I have learned to get use to whatever symptoms decide to show up, but I've found the migraine to be the worse and scariest. I've actually had a tremor that started from my head. This caused some of my loved ones to seriously ask if I was having an aneurysm or even a stroke...
Posted 8/27/2011 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
I had constant headache before being diagnosed but when it got worse with treatment, I did a lot of research on ammonia in the brain supposedly caused by toxins. Don't know if it could be that but see if you can search that and maybe you could get some relief.
Posted 8/27/2011 3:48 PM (GMT 0)
Oohhhh those lovely migraines!!! I get them all too often! But even once is too often, right? shakehead Although I have not had one that I could say was caused by any abx.

Brit,
Have you followed the link to "Doxy does and dont's" yet? It's in the "New to Lyme?" thread. It has some incredibly important info on what to do and what not to do when taking Doxy. One thing is to be sure to have a substantial snack or meal when you take the abx. We take such strong doses of abx, that we must be extra vigilant to protect our stomachs.
Posted 8/27/2011 9:06 PM (GMT 0)
I get them more then not.

I use to get them as a kid and they are still the same as back then.

Detox bath helps when I get them.
Posted 8/28/2011 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
My killer migraines have turned into one constant headache that ranges from "darn this hurts" to "OMG! How can I keep living with this much pain?!" It's been going on for 6 months non-stop now. Several days ago I tried to take some Aleve for the pain and my kidney which has been damaged by the Lyme is working worse now and it didn't even help. So now I have a killer headache AND pitting edema over my entire body which isn't going away... And I can't take a diuretic because it can over-tax the kidney even more. Am going to start juniper and alfalfa tea in small doses soon just because I have to get the swelling down. It's causing swelling in the lungs which results in severe pain under the base of my rib cage.

Wish I could do a detox bath, but I don't have a tub and no good friends to borrow one from...
Posted 8/29/2011 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Okay Walking, I'll tell ya my secret weapon!! Giggle!! I don't have a tub either, and I don't have the money to put on in,as our bathroom is too small. What I did have however was a hard black plastic livestock watering tub!!! It's about 2 1/2 ft wide, by about 3 1/2 ft long. It fits into my shower stall and Hubby took a drill and cut out a drainage hole big enough to fit a standard bathtub plug into!

Wha-la!! One home-made bathtub!! smilewinkgrin
I have to admit I look something like one of those cowboys in a watering trough outside a saloon in an old Western movie, but it works!!

I am really sorry to hear what you are having to go through Walking! I have had and still get some pretty good stretches of those headaches. Fortunately mine have calmed down quite a bit now. Have you also tried heat at the base of your skull? or even a little ice? I know that sometimes muscle cramping or spasming would make a 'darn this hurts' headache into an 'OMG!!!!' headache, that's when the heat helps me the most.
Posted 8/29/2011 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
I have found that one major cause of migraines for me is gluten, even airborne gluten (such as if I walk into a bakery).

Most of my other headaches are from muscle tension/knots, and for me, nothing beats a good shoulder rub/neck massage for those type of headaches.

Magnesium + B6 is supposed to help migraines...
Posted 8/29/2011 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing your stories with me. I am getting frustrated with seeing an aura and then bam! a migraine. Yesterday my blood sugar took an almighty plummet and so did I on the floor. It wasn't a great day lol
Posted 8/29/2011 12:17 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry to hear that, Brit!! Are you okay? You didn't hurt yourself in the fall did you?
Posted 8/29/2011 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Traveler! I recognized the ringing in my ears immediately and my husband was like you don't look so hot. Don't remember too much after that haha No injuries though, I was at home fortunately.
Posted 8/29/2011 5:57 PM (GMT 0)
Sure glad you are okay!!! If yours are from blood sugar levels, have you had them check out? There are some things that you can do to help keep blood sugar levels more evened out.

I remember going through a period where I would pass out without much warning too! Okay, funny story time!!!

I was going through this passing out phase and one night I got up to use the potty, everything seemed fine until I got into our hallway leading to our bedroom - which has very hard tile - and I remember thinking that I had to make it to the bed before passing out. I recognized the feelings that usually occurred just before I would pass out, so I could tell that I was on my way down. Well I didn't quite make it to the bed -fortunately as I would have landed right on top of Hubby & he was still sound asleep! I woke up with my face in one of Hubby's work boots, thinking "Man! Am I ever glad he doesn't have bad foot odor!!! Giggle!!
Posted 8/29/2011 5:59 PM (GMT 0)
OH! I just read your other post about blood sugar levels and how it runs in your family. blush
Posted 8/30/2011 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have the unfortunate affliction of both low blood sugar and low blood pressure. i had my life insurance exam done last year and the nurse was shocked at my baseline. Think 80/55. I drink caffeine to keep it up to a reasonable level and make sure i eat regularly. It's no fun. I had an epidural with my daughter and it made me crash to 70/54. I have never seen medical staff run before. I had to have 4 shots of epinephrine. Good job I couldn't feel anything lol
Posted 8/31/2011 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Traveler, that is an incredible idea! I don't know why I didn't think of that (Lyme, maybe :) but I used to have a small tub like that which we used for my kids when they were little because we only had a shower stall. I'm going to look into that. We have a walk in shower that is about 4 feet x 7 feet, so that would work easily.
Posted 8/31/2011 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
smilewinkgrin LOL, Walking!!! Glad I could help! turn Giggle!!! turn
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