Babesia herx.. Unsure

I tested negative for Babesia Microti through quest (I know how unreliable they are) but my remaining symptoms correlate with Babesia, my night sweat aren't as drenching as they were before... And they come and go, my Dr. Decided to try zithromax and mepron... I'm on day 6, first day was good... They I've had a dry cough, heavy chest (feels congested, but nothing) my temperature has ranged from 96.4 to 99.4, Dull headache, feeling of phlegm in my throat but coughing up nothing... It's not normal cold/flu but feels similar, I am also very depressed feeling and extremely tired. Can anyone share what their babs felt like when starting meds for it?

Also yesterday I felt decent but tired, the day before I felt horrible!

Sounds like a Babesia herx - are you detoxing lots? Can you increase the amount of detoxing you are doing? That will tell you a lot in just a few days.

I tested negative for Babesia Microti through LabCorp (and, yes, the tests are unreliable).

There are more strains of Babesia than tests available. Plus new strains are being discovered every few months. Please also be aware that healthy people are walking around with asymptomatic Babesia infections - even the CDC acknowledges this:

www.cdc.gov/parasites/babesiosis/

"Although many people who are infected with Babesia do not have symptoms, for those who do effective treatment is available."

Even though I had a few hot flashes (I'm past menopause) before I met my LLMD and a couple more while on abx for Lyme, my LLMD attributed them all to Lyme.

It wasn't until I experienced hot flashes on Cowden's Enula (specific for Babesia) that I got to wondering if I had it...or a Babesia-like infection (BabLO)

Here's how BabLO can manifest:

www.gordonmedical.com/unravelling-complex-chronic-illness/babesia-like-organisms-bablo-consideration-signs-and-symptoms/

I experienced quite a few Babesia symptoms as herxes on Buhner's full Babesia protocol. While I'd need to check my journal for a complete list, I remember dealing with air hunger, chest pressure, full head sensation, stiff neck/cricky neck, quick onset of overwhelming anxiety (when relaxing lol), fatigue and hot flashes.

It certainly sounds like you're herxing - sorry. Hope you're increasing your detoxing. If you need some new ideas, here's our famous link :)

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

I do hope you feel better soon!!

Whatever you do tbohl do not stop taking the regimen (even if at a lower dose) for at least 4-6 weeks. You might need longer but you're trying to see if you slowly make improvements after getting past these current herxes. You could end up stopping prematurely thinking I feel like crap on this stuff when in fact its actually working my killing the bugs releasing toxins and making you feel crappy. Some LLMD's are fine with switching up protocols every month if they don't see progress others go longer so there's no hard and fast rule but you would like to know if you are moving in the right direction and that usually takes more than a week.