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Posted 12/19/2015 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hi y'all. I've been on Zithro/Mepron since early Nov and have been doing pretty well on it. My babesia cycles on Wed and I feel the symptoms in the head/chest but other days pretty good. LLMD decided to add Bactrim last Sunday to make the protocol more effective. I was fine until Thursday where I have this constant head pressure/slight hot feeling and its been constant for 2 consecutive days. Note this isn't the normal head thing I feel from the babs and the fact its happening on a Thurs/Fri is weird since that's when symptoms are usually idle.

Is this a possible allergic reaction to the Bactrim? Could it be a herx or something else? I don't usually herx I either feel better or I don't I think because my bug load is low and started treating 6 months after being infected. How long should I give it if I think this could be some bad reaction? Thx.
Posted 12/19/2015 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
Rikky

There is no doubt in my mind that you are dealing with a herx.

I started (inadequate) treatment the day after I pulled the tick out of my abdomen....and steady treatment ala my LLMD 8 wks. after pulling it out.

I herxed quite a bit on just doxy/amox......and even more so on Buhner's herbs.

Not feeling better on a newly-started treatment is no indication of anything. Most of us know to expect feeling worse when first starting a new form of treatment. We need to give the meds time to work.

You could be one of the rare ones that doesn't herx due to your body's natural ability to detox. However, I think it's reasonable to believe that there could be times your body gets "backed up" with toxins and you experience symptoms.

Babesia parasites are much larger than Lyme bacteria so the potential for herxes (and possibly more "dramatic" ones) is greater with Babesia treatment from the simple fact that big bugs dying generate more toxins than smaller bugs dying.
Posted 12/19/2015 3:49 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the response. How do you know if a regimen is being effective or not? Do you always feel worse before getting better? I can't believe that's always the case. For example in early Nov I started on Zithro/Malarone and the chest pains got worse and worse to the point i felt like tiny swords were being jabbed into my chest. I switched to Mepron and within a few days they were gone and the chest was fine. This seems like the mepron was more effective against the bugs. If I would've assumed things get worse before they get better I might've been needlessly suffering for weeks or months before realizing they didn't work.

My LLMD is not shy about switching things up if progress isn't made in 30 days. I know others feel different but I guess there are many ways to approach these nasty bugs.
Posted 12/19/2015 4:52 AM (GMT 0)
Babesia herxes are the worst! I think that is most likely what you are dealing with. I know that I'm herxing with Babs when I am hitting it really hard- usually after I drink green tea, which I don't do very often.

I get really bad air hunger, excessive thirst and frequent urination (like diabetes symptoms), and I start to sweat really badly.

Up your detoxing and be sure you're opening up all your pathways. I usually dry brush, Epsom salt soak, take curcumasorb (turmeric supplement), milk thistle, drink ginger and dandelion teas, lemon water, and apple cider vinegar.

Also gently exercising, if you can, and sitting in a sauna makes me feel so much better when done regularly!
Posted 12/19/2015 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
Third day and the head thing is still there are pretty persistent throughout the day. One thing with Sulfa drugs you have to drink lots of fluids which I haven't been focusing on. I'm drinking a lot today and it might be dying down a bit too early to tell if this is the reason or just dying down on its own.
Posted 12/20/2015 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
Had bad reaction to bactrim. ..its banned in uk
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