does anyone have boils /nasty spots that worsen during a flare?...
Hi, I know exactly how you feel. I rarely mention 'my lyme' - I have previously mentioned it in a room full of family and everyone went quiet - I felt like thay were thinking - 'oh! lets not respond...
Hi 'all' does anyone use a natural/herbal sleeping aid that works? Thanks....
Hi, I am taking note of all your advice, it is appreciated, I have bought some Magnesium and Vit C so far. I thought that stopping the doxy. would help things to settle? could it make things worse? I...
I know exactly what you mean. x...
Hi, thanks for the advice it is much appreciated. The top of my spine is particularly 'stiff' the last few days. I know I should move around but sometimes I would like to be able to relax - I am sure...
Hi 'All', my entire body feels like it is seizeing - up, I am having a hard time at the moment with 'all over' pain. Wondering how others cope with this - any suggestions/experience would be much...
Hi. I have what looks and feels like - an abcess/boil is appearing in the same area - but it never gets to that stage, it itches and hurts a little, it seems to be part of my 'flares' - I wash the...
I have the ankle pain on left side of left foot. It comes on suddenly and feels like I can't turn my foot though if I do move it - very slowly - it helps the pain to ease of a little. I have read...
I say 'oh I can't complain' - if I did you would stop listening /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif - only say this to people with a 'sense of humour'!!...
Hello jennie48 - I can't remember where I got my 'neck support' from but if you 'google' 'neck support collar' you should easily find plenty of info. - I really notice a difference since using mine -...
Hi, I also find a hot shower helps. Personally I did not like acupuncture - it didn't help with my pain and also gave me headaches - but I know many people say it helps them so I guess it is...
I USED to get the horrible pain at the bottom of skull 'the ball bits!' - also lots of vice type headaches and shoulder pain. I had all of this plus severe unrelenting neck pain - all started...
One of the clues to 'herx' is - suppressed memories from the past - increased depression/anxiety - I am not saying you are having 'herx' of course - but this is something to bear in mind - it...
....cont. from above : I know that with lyme the 'thyroid' is often affected, I think I am right in saying the thyroid can affect temperature/sweating....
I found this 'sweating' topic interesting as I have asked on forums before if anyone gets the pain/sweating/nausea and have never had a reply - so I presumed no one did! I get it and it is horrible...
I have never had the' twitching /jolts' but have read many people with lyme do get these sensations/symptoms. I have had all the 'noises' in my neck especially. I have had a 'spasm' like twitch in...
I find relaxation helps with my pain - I have also taken 'diazepam' - I think also known as 'valium' - I take this very rarely as I know it can be addictive - I have found it useful when I feel so...
Personally I would carry on with treatment....
Everyone is different some never experience a herx. - some almost immediately after starting abx. - within hours. Read all you can on the subject of de-toxing as this will help clear the toxins which...
I am the same - I have been questioning myself for nearly 5 years - I have seen LLMD. and have had a fairly short course of treatment. These day's most of my problems are muscle/joint related, but...
I found this very interesting reading : www.rheumatic.org/ ...
Hi, thanks for the reply - I have heard that boils can be due to the body being 'run-down' - but mine have been around a while now and seem to be getting worse - they are in embarrassing places!! - I...
Can boils /abcess be a lyme symptom - just wondering if anyone else has a problem with these?...
If I miss my probiotic and/or one 'satsuma' [or similar] - I get constipated - since using 'Acidophilus' my bowel habits have improved by about 90% !!...
I have come to the conclusion that a hell of a lot of 'medical doctors' are there just for the 'title' and the money - for instance - in my part of the world - England - you are allotted 10 minutes...
Have you had a cervical MRI scan - problems in the upper spine/neck can cause some 'odd' feelings. Best Wishes...
Just wondering if anyone have noticed a sort of 'red rash' under the skin on the palms of their hands - it's on my palms under the little fingers - sort of blotchy rather than spotty? - it is there...
oohps! sorry 'Mamyou'...
I used to go to chiro. and the only thing that seemed to help me was the 'activator' gadget that Manyou mentions....
I know exactly what people here are saying - it must seem like I am pretending to be ill sometimes - I can say 'I feel awful' one day and then the next spend the whole day cleaning my house etc; - I...
A friend of mine started getting random bruising - it turned out to be leukeamia - I am not trying to frighten anyone - but thoiught I should mention it - maybe it can be a sign of being low in B12...
Ha! Ha! I just had to say - I have found 'mascara' has always stopped my eyes from feeling gritty or sore - even before lyme - wierd!...
Hi - I am in England - yes there are LLMD's here - 'eurolyme' would be a good site for you to visit....
I have a lot of pain at the base of my skull - my shoulder muscles always seem 'easily aggrevated' - I get stabbing headaches - I am getting to the 'end of my tether' with all this pain - I think I...
I can relate to 'rib pain' I too had costochondritis - one of my first symptoms - I didn't know anything about lyme at that time. Now my worst pain is neck/shoulders - almost constant - I think I...
Hi 'ALL' - I was interested if anyone has mostly neck/shoulder pain as part of their lyme symptoms - most of my pain seems to involve the 'trapezium' muscles - can anyone relate to this? Thankyou -...
Just a quick bit of info. I had horrible feeling of lump in throat - woke in the night feeling like I was going to suffocate - it turned out to be 'acid reflux' even though I didn't get much in the...
I agree with all that 'stutterbug' advises [above]. I have recently started taking a - iron and mineral supplement - I live in UK - over here it is called 'Spa-Tone' - its just a small sachet each...
I made the mistake of taking doxy. late in the evening - I had bad 'acid reflux' also felt like I had something stuck in my throat - that was when I decided to stop taking doxy. - I have since heard...
My LLMD. once said to me ''I know your symptoms can be frightening but they will not harm you'' - when I feel my anxiety levels rising - I think of his words. Try not to be scared - I have had 'lyme...
Hello - sorry to hear you have lyme - if I were you I would start the antibiotics straight away - then if you can locate a lyme literate doc. [llmd.] I would do that. You are lucky to have a...
I was convinced I had 'fibro' - untill I discovered lyme - I then remembered my 'fibro' started about one month after a 'tick-bite'!!...
Yes - I have smell sensitivities - but after first getting 'bitten' I would lose my sense of smell ! - didn't affect my sense of taste though - wierd....
Hello - I am so sorry you are feeling sooooo awful - reading your post bought back memories of my stint on doxy - I thought I was loosing my mind - I hadn't had much in the way of 'brain fog etc....
Hi, when absolutely nothing else worked to ease my neck/shoulder/head/back pain - I took 'diazepam' - I don't know if it is known by either of these names in U.S. - I am in U.K. - this is a drug used...
A friend of mine has had her 'hands & feet ' turning blue'purple - this has been happening for years - she has been told it is 'poor circulation' - never diagnosed with anything I haven't heard...
hi, if I could turn the clock back - with the knowledge I have now about lyme - I would prioritise getting some 'doxycycline' antibiotics - then find a lyme literate doctor best wishes - gorbs [2] ...
you could try taking the antibiotics half way through your meal or after - sometimes a small variation can make a big difference - are you taking a good probiotic - eg;Acidophilus - to replace the...
I am not going to say - yes take a break - but if you feel you need to - why not ask your Dr[s] if it would be o.k. - maybe have a longer break from some of them rather than suddenly stopping...