6 months into lyme treatment noticing definite pattern in symptoms?

Alright so I've been on a plethora of antibiotics and mostly buhner supplements for 6 months now. In the beginning I felt really horrible all of the time but now I have gotten to a point where I will feel almost 100% for about 2-3 weeks and then "herx" or whatever you'd like to call it for about 7-10 days. During these 7-10 days my symptoms come back: nausea, general weakness, fatigue, loss of interest, anxiety, shaky feeling, sensitivity to hot and cold temps (at 68 im freezing and at 72 im sweating), eye floaters worsen, aches, depression...that pretty much sums it up. My LLMD started me on azithromycin, once a day, 3 days a week to treat a possible babesia infection as well as continuing me on doxy twice a day the other 4 days of the week.

I have two questions:

1) How long would it take for azithromycyn to knock out the babesia (if that is what I have) and does babesia induce a lyme like herx. (What is your experience with treating babesia, were your symptoms similar to mine?

2) Has anyone else seemingly been stuck in this pattern of feeling pretty well for a few weeks and then slowly, or rapidly, falling back into feeling all of these symptoms again. It's crazy because i'm a 27 year old male and when I'm feeling fine im snowboarding and going out with my girlfriend etc. and then a few days later, for no good reason, im sleeping every chance I get and have zero motivation.

Thanks for the help guys!

Did you LLMD say that the doxy and azithromycin will get rid of your Babesia?

I have found that when I'm feeling really good, and think I can do what I want, I find out I'm wrong about that.

My belief is we need a longer time of re-cooperation by easing back into activities much slower, much shorter time periods of them, much gentler.

The organs and glands that run our immune function also run every aspect of our living functions. All that has been stressed and may not be back 100% even if we feel good.

There is a balance to be found there because you don't want to lose any more muscle strength than necessary, so perhaps stationary exercising or walking would be a better activity than snowboarding.

How long this is going to take is going to vary widely. Just take it slow, add in gradually for short periods.

I have been working with an acupuncture dr (he's a medical dr as well but he just does acupuncture and TCM herbs now) and he is also what I will call a lyme survivor from lyme about 15 years ago. My Llmd uses medicines to induce herxes as a way to indicate we are killing the infestations Bb bacteria and/or babesia parasites or whatever else ). My acupuncturist says treatment should make one better.

We are working on reducing my knee pain and unblocking my immune system which was pretty much deactivated by the Bb. The goal is to get strong enough to keep the lyme at bay and be able to live again. It is highly questionable whether we can ever get rid of all the Bb given how well it hides. But as noted previously there are many people who are infected but never develop the disease. Genetics, circumstance, luck?

Hi Golden Goose, I'm on Azithromycin 250 mg a day and Malarone 2 times a day for Babesia/parasites.I take this combination every day.
I believe you have to have more than Zithromycin to go after Babesia.

I am so glad you are periods when you feel well. That is great news.

Remember that when you feel good try not to over exert yourself because your body is still fighting this disease. Have fun but make sure you rest too. Continue to detox too. Take care Sincerely, Jo