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Posted 5/9/2015 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
I'm currently on biaxin/Mepron to treat this. Anyone else on this same combo? I treated erlichia with doxy and felt ok through treatment. Treating babs I'm finding is worse. I feel so foggy and cloudy. More than when I was in doxy. Does this mean my treatment is working? Is feeling worse better? Why would I feel more pressure in my head/brain now? I see a dr in SF...,anyone else?? I'm scared and and trying to figure out what symptoms are what. I hear treatment can be worse that the disease itself. Really looking for feedback
Diagnosed with lyme/babs/erlichia Oct of last year. I drink lots of water, teas, take lots of supps and try to do the dry brush everyday along with working out when I feel ok as well as sit in the sauna when I make it to the gym.
Posted 5/9/2015 4:07 AM (GMT 0)
I've never taken those medications, nor have I even begun to look into whether or not I have Babs, but, in regards to whether or not what you are going through, feeling worse before you get better, yes, that's the general conclusion. Killing off the infections, herxing, usually brings a worsening of some symptoms, in some way or another.

So, yeah, if you take the medicines, then start feeling, well, all the negative things you've been feeling, that's most likely herxing, which is a good thing.

Though, the goal is to get to a point where you're not herxing - after you've killed off large amounts of the bacteria in your body, but the fact that it's happening does mean things are working for you.

You just need to stick with it, and detox as much as possible.

Also, I almost forgot, why you're feeling more cloudy and stuff, now that you're treating Babesia, I am pretty sure that it's the hardest of the infections to get rid of. So, if that's the case, that's definitely why it's giving you trouble.

One of the more experienced members should be by eventually to give you a more legitimate response as well as possibly some suggestions as to what more you could do in the detoxing department. It sounds like you're already doing quite a lot though.

But.. good luck. I hope good health finds you.

Cyaaaa..
Posted 5/9/2015 6:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Triplet Momma,

I have not taken Biaxin or Mepron. However, I do have Lyme, Babesia (and Bartonella). I'm on doxy and other meds. Doxy has not been very easy for me, but it got better.

I had head pressure, eye pressure and ear pressure when I took Bactrim DS. I think that the head and eye pressure stems from Babesia. I still get it on Artemisinin, but not quite as strongly.

I think the foggines comes from die off. You can also get it from the bugs. Yours may likely be due to die off from your new treatment. Have you tried anything like Pinella or Burbur for cleaning the brain? That might help. My brain fog got worse after I started treatment. Pinella and Burbur really helped me.

Keep working on your detox. It helps a lot. Herxing itself is not a good thing and can slow healing as Traveler says. However, staying on top of detoxing can greatly help. It depends on whether the herx is tolerable and whether you improve. That is the idea. You have to give it some time and see.

There is info in the "New to Lyme" thread on symptoms. You can also do searches for symptoms or ask about them. Everyone is so different. You can't compare yourself to another person or expect the same progress or lack of progress that someone else experiences. It causes unnecessary stress and anxiety. We're here to support you!
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