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Posted by KalynntheLymie (Member # 29457) on :

Hello,

Lately I have been feeling like my head is a balloon and that this pressure is really weighing down the back of my head and neck. I get dizzy and lightheaded, especially when walking around. My eyes are really strange too... vision is dimmed, blurry, and I get a weird "haze" pass over them. I have been diagnosed with Babesia and I have had two brain MRIs and one spinal MRI, all which came back fine.

However, I am so paranoid and despite the good results with the MRIs, I can't get over the idea that maybe my spinal fluid is "tainted" from the Babesia. I just feel like something strange is going on and I am afraid the tests are missing something!!

Has anybody with Babesia ever experience this immense head pressure, dizziness, and weird vision?

I have been on Doxy for a month, which did not help a bit. Now I'm on Tetracycline for 3 months as directed by my LLMD. He wants to eventually put me back on Mepron, which I'm a little scared because I got rashes all over from it after 2 weeks when my GP prescribed it. But who knows, maybe it was a Herx. My LLMD says he wishes he saw it so he could tell if it was allergic or a herx (but I was not seeing him at that time.. Bummer!!)

Can anyone relate or put my mind at ease!! [confused]

Posted by joalo (Member # 12752) on :

Up.

Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :

Lyme disease can causes elevated intracranial pressure.

Posted by KalynntheLymie (Member # 29457) on :

Thanks so much! I feel a bit more relieved!!
[bonk]

Posted by momlyme (Member # 27775) on :

My son has had a headache since June. Still looking for something that relieves the pressure.

Trying glutathione next.

Things we are currently taking for inflamation:
ibuprophin
grape seed extract (this helps my arthritis, not my son's)
tumeric (homemade in vegie caps)
magnesium citrate

Note: my son has very little relief from pain. Pain killers are his only escape.

I have an entire file on inflamation research... tons of ideas, not organized at all. I scan it once in a while and play pin the tail on the supplement that we should try next. LOL - not really.

Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :

For inflammation how about taking evening primrose, black current and borage oils?

I've had head symptoms go away with those supplements

Posted by Shahbah (Member # 28735) on :

bart and babs also create the head pressure... and if your MRI was fine, then I would look into the coinfections...