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Posted 5/24/2016 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
since I started my antibiotics 5 days ago i have felt great improvements in my body, but i don't think that I'm herxing because I don't feel worse actually I feel better... the only thing that i have now that I didn't have before is joint pain...Does is it show that I will recover fast from showing great improvements in only 5 days?
Posted 5/24/2016 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
I hope so.

But I don't think there are any studies on this improvement/recovery correlation. I could be wrong.
Posted 5/24/2016 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
Dr B says it takes 4 weeks after starting ABX to be able to get an idea of the degree you will react (herx) to the treatment. He also said lyme spirochete have a life cycle of about a month, so I guess one would likely feel worse on the days of greatest die off within that 4 weeks life cycle period. I'm guess this would also vary depending on how well you're detoxing.
Posted 5/25/2016 12:22 AM (GMT 0)
hope for the best - a positive attitude is key to healing! how long do you think you have had lyme?
Posted 5/25/2016 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
i think 11 months. I went to Tennessee and walked in the woods last June 2015 and started to get super sick in December.
Posted 5/25/2016 6:32 AM (GMT 0)
Good you caught it early...coinfections? Are you pairing the doxy with anything?
Doxy makes mor cysts 270%...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132871/

Not to be downer but are you eating flagle or tinadazole or gse or other herbs?...do you have llmd?
Posted 5/25/2016 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
I felt great after the first few days of Doxy. All my pain went away except for my elbows. My elbows and forearms actually got worse. I must have had a massive die off in those areas. But I've been healing slowly since finishing the antibiotics. I'm figuring 8-11 months to be back to normal.
Posted 5/25/2016 2:32 PM (GMT 0)
It's much to early to tell how you will do. As others have said, you have to get past the first 4 - 5 weeks of abx therapy minimum.

And as bluelyme pointed out, Doxy alone isn't a good one to stay on as it does encourage the bacteria to go into hiding more. Hopefully your doctor will be adding in or replacing it with another abx soon. Many doctors do start people off on Doxy though.
Posted 5/25/2016 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Not a LLMD yet.... contacted few ones and now i can see how hard is to get an appointment with them. Yes i added herbs, and vitamins to my diet. Got lots of info about Lyme on line and bought a book. Which antibiotics you guys were put on and for how long. Combination?
Posted 5/25/2016 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
This is ILADS treatment guidelines that you can read to have a better understanding of what you may be using: www.ilads.org/lyme/treatment-guideline.php
Posted 5/25/2016 11:44 PM (GMT 0)

robby vieira said...
Not a LLMD yet.... contacted few ones and now i can see how hard is to get an appointment with them. Yes i added herbs, and vitamins to my diet. Got lots of info about Lyme on line and bought a book. Which antibiotics you guys were put on and for how long. Combination?


A common "duo" is a macrolide combined with a tetracycline:

- Minocycline plus biaxin
- Doxycycline plus azithromycin


You can see in my signature line what meds I have used together.
Posted 5/26/2016 12:26 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you guys.... so helpfull
Posted 5/28/2016 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Robbyvieira

I am glad you figured out what was wrong and have started with the antiobiotics. You are in fl right? I remember seeing your other posts here.
Posted 5/28/2016 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I'm in florida. I'm happy too for getting closer to be who i was before.

shanna j said...
Robbyvieira

I am glad you figured out what was wrong and have started with the antiobiotics. You are in fl right? I remember seeing your other posts here.

Posted 5/28/2016 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
are you seeing a llmd?
Posted 5/29/2016 12:03 AM (GMT 0)
I already contacted LLMD 2 weeks ago and called her 2 times since than , I have to call her Tuesday to see if She will accept my case.... (So bizarre that We have to struggle to get help). Pumping lots of herbs in my body to help with my antibiotics, and vitamins too... plus detoxing.
Posted 5/29/2016 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
What part of fl are you in again? What herbs are you taking?
Posted 5/29/2016 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Naples, fl

Daily intake
400 mg doxycyline

Probiotics 85 billion 7 capsules, 2 spoon Black Elderberry Syrup

Cat's Claw 3000 mg, Reservie 1500 mg, Mirror EPF 60 drops

Vitamin c 1000 mg, Vitamin B1 100 mg, L- Arginine 100 mg, Collagen 1000 mg

Vitamin d 5000 mg, Vitamin Riboflavin 100 mg, Alpha- Lipoic 600 mg

Magnesium 500 mg, Acetyl- L- Carnitine 500 mg, Turmeric 900 mg

3 liters of water with lime, and apple cider vinegar, and hot tube every other day.



shanna j said...
What part of fl are you in again? What herbs are you taking?

Post Edited (robby vieira) : 5/28/2016 7:04:29 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/2/2016 8:17 AM (GMT 0)
Will the MD who prescribed the Doxycycline also give you Zithromax or another medication if you print off the guidelines and give to the MD? Until you can have an appt with an LLMD? And can you get it for a longer time than 2-3 weeks? Most MD's will only give Zith for the 5 days in a Z-pack, which is enough for a cough or sinus infection but not long enough for Lyme. That combo works well for me, but you will see more in the link Traveler gave.
Posted 6/2/2016 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
I will see my LLMD for the first time on Tuesday.... Hopefully I can get this bug pout of my system as soon as possible. I started my Antibiotics 14 days ago and sometimes I feel normal again, and then I feel symptoms but for sure Im much better than befor.
Posted 6/7/2016 4:39 AM (GMT 0)
have my first LLMD appointment tomorrow, but i really feel like I'm getting better by the day with my doxycycline. I hope that with more antibiotics I will improve even faster.
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