Scary Setback

Hi everyone,

A few weeks ago I started a new antibiotic course of a mix of a few medications. The main one being Mepron. After being on the Mepron for about a week I started to experience some stomach cramping. Nothing horrible and I know it happens when you start new medications. I didn't think much of it.

I was going to get in the shower one day and my wife noticed a rash. Over the course of the day the rash got much worse. All over my body and I had a few spells of difficulty breathing. My ND suggested that I stop taking the Mepron and head to the ER. After a lyme speech from the ER doc (which I was prepared for) He said it looked like an allergy and to stop taking the Mepron. So I have.

The next night I was very ill. Felt like a normal herx, it was actually comforting to have sickness that I knew what to do with. The herx lasted threw the night and well into the next day. A little rocky but nothing that I haven't done before.

I stopped all my medication last Friday (it was Friday night I went to the ER) herx on Saturday and Sunday. I haven't been able to recover. I feel like I have been in a constant battle with acid reflux and nausea all day and night since.

I am having a lot of trouble sleeping and eating. Lost 4 pounds since Friday, which doesn't seem terrible but I don't have a lot of weight to lose. I am 5ft10 and only 122 pounds as of this morning.

I have a cough starting to develop in my chest and am very weak. Probably all due to the lack of sleep and food.

So I was wondering if anyone had any advice. Maybe I've just gotten the flu or something while off my medication?

It's my 30th birthday today, missing dinner and haven't been able to do much. I'm scared and would appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Kevin

Well, happy birthday anyway, Kevin! Maybe you & your wife can go out and celebrate later once you feel a bit better?

I would encourage you to detox as much as you can - the detox baths, drinking as much water with lemon in it as possible (might be a bit hard with the nausea though), dry skin brushing and of course resting.

I would suggest that you use ginger to help with the nausea and acid reflux. It's done wonders for me. I do have to take 1500 mgs three times a day though. If that's not an option for you, you could try nibbling on candied ginger, ginger tea or even a little ginger ale may help.

Do you think it's the tummy issues that are keeping you from sleeping well? Is it pain or some other issue, or is it just having trouble with sleeping?

Make some healing bone broth , keep sipping all day , lots of electrolytes , minerals and vitamins to help heal that gutt .

It sounds like the flu - I had the exact same symptoms a couple of weeks ago and I still don't feel 100 percent well.  It really knocked me out.  I had the intense nausea, terrible weakness, reflux,  lack of appetite, and I also lost 5 pounds in the course of a week.  My heart would not stop pounding with palpatations either.  I felt awful!

I also want to mention the fact that I had a bad experience with Mepron.  I was taking it for about a month, along with azithromycin for my Babesia.  I had a small glass of soy milk and within 15 minutes had an anaphylactic reaction.  Went to an allergist, but they never could find out what caused the severe allergic reaction (and it was not the soy milk! they said it was just a trigger).  I firmly believe that the antibiotics played a part in that crazy allergic reaction, and I won't take any more now.  I am strictly herbal, vitamin supplements, and detoxing for Lyme!

Sinthia

 

Here's the thing about plowing through the herxing or increased symptoms from any type of medication. Those symptoms increasing is our body's way of trying to tell us something - that something is 'hey wait! I (the body) can't deal with all of this - it's too much!'

Please read up on herxing - it's a sign that your body is having a hard time keeping up with all of those toxins and it does slow the healing process because the body is overwhelmed. It takes time for it to process a large increase in toxins, so your body can heal when it's overwhelmed with something else.

One other thing - herxing can lead to a life threatening situation for some people. If you have a serious reaction, please get to the nearest Emergency room. Although telling them about herxing or Lyme won't help any, they can most certainly save your life!

Here are two LLMD's that talk about herxing:
www.drsusanmarra.com/services/herxheimer-reaction-herx

And: /sites.google.com/site/drjoneskids/treatment-issues/herxing