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Posted 11/1/2011 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
...that describes my night last night, and many others. Last night was the worst I've ever had. I could not wake up from this awful half awake dream, and all I was trying to do in the dream was just get out of my bed, but it's like my blankets were keeping me in place and it was just really scary. I FINALLY woke up from this nightmare and then the buzzing started in. It's like I'm waking up but I'm still not fully awake...I had to get up and turn the light on and take my dog out of his crate to comfort me (of course!) and it still took a while to get fully awake...and then for the next few hours I couldn't really get to sleep. I would close my eyes and when I'd open them my color perception would be way off...I can't describe it all that well but it was just awful.

I just don't know what's causing it. Is it a herx and just something I have to deal with? If so, fine, but I'm not sure.

I started lunesta, cat's claw, and ceftin all around the time this started happening. So I don't know if one of them is causing this. All I know is I'm afraid it's dangerous, like causing damage or something. Any thoughts??

Posted 11/2/2011 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
Hi border,

Wow, that's really awful.

I'm so not a doctor, but I would hazard a guess that Lunesta is the culprit. It can cause a bad reaction in some people. Personally, I had crazy high speed dreams and would wake up in various parts of the house not refreshed, more tired even.

You could also be herxing, but that wouldn't explain all of that.

Perhaps hold off on the Lunesta -- not like it's actually helping you sleep.

There are other sleep aids that might suit you better.
Posted 11/2/2011 2:13 AM (GMT 0)
I"ve had sleep paralysis a few times too. it's very scary!..waking up not being able to move or breathe...
Posted 11/2/2011 2:23 AM (GMT 0)
I honestly think it's the ceftin. I'm not positive but I think all of this started before the lunesta and cat's claw, and i started ceftin a few weeks before all that. It's also making me itch like crazy and since it's a lot like penicillin...which I'm allergic to...I think it may be the culprit.

My LLMD says there's no way around penicillin-like drugs though if I want to treat that form of the infection. ...So I don't know. Hopefully she can switch me to something else...I have an appintment this saturday so I'm hoping for a little change. The herxing lately has been awful. A little too awful, maybe, since it's making me feel completely insane!!
Posted 11/2/2011 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
I think it's because of sleep paralysis that my first thought of the day is "can I even get out of bed"...

Is there a difference between herxing and being allergic to something?

borderlyme, do you get the buzzing during the day too or only at night?
Posted 11/2/2011 7:02 AM (GMT 0)
Border,
I am in no position to contradict your doctor, but you should not be on ceftin if you are allergic to penicillin.

My allergies preclude me taking penicillin or doxycycline but I have been successfully treated. Takes a little longer but it works.

Have a talk with your pharmacist about all of this.
Posted 11/2/2011 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
I agree that there are plenty of other abx that you can take to treat TBI's!! Some docs just don't get it, not everyone exaggerates their symptoms.

I'm very allergic to penicillin and while I was pregnant with my daughter I got some kind of infection (she's 26 now, so this was a while ago!) and my doc said "Penicillin is the only abx to be used in pregnancies!!!" I told him - in case he hadn't even bothered to look at my chart that I was highly allergic and he still told me I had to use penicillin - even though it could send me into anaphlyactic shock. Of course I raised a ruckus and got another doc to prescribe something else, but my point is - some docs just don't get it. You must protect yourself at all times!
Posted 11/4/2011 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
i take trazedone....love it.....i have tried others in the past and this is the only one where i didnt have night terrors and groggy the next day....
Posted 11/4/2011 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
That's weird that you said that brokenangel I was just cleaning out some stuff and found half a bottle of trazedone. Can't for the life of me remember why I stopped taking it though...
Posted 11/6/2011 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
"cant remember why i stopped taking it though".....the story of our lives....lol
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