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Posted 5/2/2014 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
right now I am feeling like the antibiotics are causing my tinnitus and not the lyme.

Because I got the lyme in late September 2014

and I just have had the tinnitus about a month

and it started at the end of ten days of doxy

and has gotten worse significantly since being 14 days so far on minocycline.

I am really scared that this is causing permanent damage to my ears. The tinnitus is so loud.

It is tempting to stop the antibiotics after some time and try the cowden protocol or something.

My doc seems to think the tinnitus is a common symptom of lyme.

I didn't have very many lyme symptoms. just anxiety- which I had before somewhat anyway, and ear issues.

If it weren't for the + igenex test I would seriously doubt I even had lyme and think I am just having reactions to the massive amounts of antibiotics.

Please help with advice on this matter.

Posted 5/3/2014 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
Maybe a herx? I had tinnitus too and as I have gotten better it went away.
Posted 5/3/2014 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
This was my first symptom that led me to get treatment. I was in the grocery store and developed ringing in my ears and my vision went blurry. It did stop when I began treatment. I looked it up and it IS a side effect of mino. You can try a different medicine or dose down on the ones you have.
Posted 5/3/2014 1:19 AM (GMT 0)
Kate I could not do the doxy at high doses. It made me very ill. I could tolerate ammox and cephalosporins much much better.
Posted 5/3/2014 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
I have tinnitus really bad starting after 2 months of doxy. Still have it 3 months later (and still on doxy)! It's starting not to bother me anymore, except at night when trying to sleep. It was a huge problem but I decided I can live with the ringing if it means I might get better one day.
Posted 5/3/2014 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
It is so tricky If I do have lyme I want to kind of deal  with the discomfort now so tht I can be well in the long run. Because I am concerned that if I ask to switch to amoxicillin or even just an herbal regiment then it won't kill the lyme and a year from now I would wish I had just dealt with feeling crappy for three months.

I clearly need to discuss this with my doctor. I just met with him a couple days ago but I wasn't as clear then as I am now that it is absolutely the antibiotics causing the tinnitus.

I m not sure what to do=- what do you think??!

Posted 5/3/2014 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
I've mentioned it as being a big problem to two Lyme docs, neither of them thought it was an issue. You do get used to it after a while. But what my doctors have always said, if something is really bothersome there are so many other things that can kill Lyme.
Posted 5/3/2014 12:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Katebirch,

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this!  I suggest taking a break from the abx to find out if the tinnitus goes away, if it does, then you know the answer.

There are so many different alternative medicine protocols out there.  As I always say (darn, I'm repeating myself again), read books such as "Healing Lyme" by Stephen Buhner, "Beating Lyme Disease" by Dr. David Jernigan, etc.

Are you on any detox regime?

Hope you feel better,

Denise

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