minocycline question

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Korissa

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Posted 4/24/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)

Have been on this for one week now. 100mg 2xs/day.

I still get off-balance and am much more sound sensitive and light sensitive. Need to figure out how to dim computer screen.

Is this supposed to go away after awhile, or should I tell MD?

I switched from doxy because of sun in summer, but if this continues, I will have to wear sunglasses all the time.

Heathersdad

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Posted 4/24/2013 5:15 AM (GMT 0)

My daughter was also both light and sound sensitive while she was on ABX, which also included 100mg 2xs/day of Minicycline. My hunch is that those sensitivities are part of the herxheimer reaction. It is also possible that the toxicity of the ABX themselves also add to the overall cumulative effects of the toxicity besides the die-off toxins from the microbes.

The only solutions that I see are to thoroughly detox, and/or switch to a less toxic approach to kill the microbes. Specifically I recommend the Jernigan product called Neuro-Antitox ll CNS/PNS. It targets toxins in the brain and CNS that may be the causative agents for the symptoms that you are describing.

You have my sympathy, as I remember how nasty those symptoms were for my daughter!

Don

MarieLS

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Posted 4/24/2013 6:55 AM (GMT 0)

Hi Korissa,

Like Don, I feel that light sensitivity gets worse when herxing, not so much because of the abx itself. I asked my dr, and he confirmed this (said something about cytokines).

When the weather is clear, I can barely open my eyes outside. Be sure to get good quality sunglasses...

Marie

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