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I added it a week ago and I've been getting heart palpitations... its keeping me awake and restless @ night and uncomfortable during the day.
Sometimes I feel like I'm on speed or something, but physically I have no energy, talk about frustrating. Could it be a herx or side effect?
Anyone experiences with this? tia,
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Bactrim can cause insomnia and anxiety. These are listed side effects.
The heart palpitations concern me. I'm wondering if a call to your doc is in order since this is not a listed side effect.
I had no side effects from this drug and it cleared my babesiosis. However, you are obviously having some problems with it.
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TF, you had no side effects whatsoever? No powerful herxes? You must have great detox genes!!!
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I had no side effects, but as soon as I started taking it, I got a 48 hour sick time every Friday evening to Sunday evening, just like clockwork. The sick time was horrible--total depression, total fatigue, didn't talk, walk, move, eat, etc.
But, when I reported this to my lyme doc a month later, he added artimesinin to encompass the sick time. I took it Friday morning through Sunday night.
The first weekend with the art, the sick time was cut down to 6 hours instead of 48. And, it was much milder. It was like a miracle. Each weekend got less and less. Then it went to every other weekend until it finally stopped.
My doc says babs has a 7 day cycle and a 14 day cycle and that's what I was experiencing--a babesia flare. I had never had anything like this sick time before starting bactrim DS.
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That symptom severity graph I posted a while back showed inconsistent flares, not weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc. I'd love to see a real consistent trend to give myself more assurance.
I've heard so many things about Babs..every 7 days, 14 days, 2 days, 4 days, and more on LN. Maybe i have a strain that just plays whenever it wants. Posts: 7545 | From The 5th Dimension - The Twilight Zone | Registered: Mar 2008
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I've had no problems with bactrim. In fact on the 3rd day my joint pain was almost gone. Muscle stiffness improved also. It's helping something.
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Tacychardia and Anxiety within 2 hours of the first pill, tried it for 2 weeks thinking it would subside. 4 hours of sleep at night, 100+ bpm heart rate constantly Quit taking it
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I got that on one of the first nights...my bp was up to like 140, which has never happened. I stayed on it though, and it was okay after that.
Don't necessarily follow my example though, in case it's dangerous, but that's what I did at least. I might as well share the info, though I'm not exactly telling you to do what I did.
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I had very high BP and tachycardia on Bactrim also - ended up in ER after 3 weeks on it and haven't taken it since - it has been a wonder drug for others though!
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I had insomnia the first few days of taking Bactrim as well. Since then, I have been okay. I have been on it for about a month.
I am also having heart palpitations. No anxiety really, just heart palps. They come and go and for the most part are not an issue.
Are you drinking any caffine? I had a soda the other day and that made them worse. I carry my Ativan in my purse, just in case. That usually quiets things down.
Good luck. And yes, I am herxing from the Bactrim as well. Taking it for Bart but who knows? Might have Babs too, even though I don't think so.
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Yesterday by 1 pm I had flu-like symptoms with a temp at a whopping 97.2, got twitchy, dizzy and so profoundly tired that I went to bed for a nap. Woke up @ 5 pm drenched with sweat, showered, ate and back to sleep by 10 pm, slept like a baby last night and today I feel brand new. I took my PM and AM doses and I'm totally fine now.
This disease is so bizarre.
I'm hoping that was a herx and this misery is worth it and is killing those bugs! Thanks again, sometimes it's just reassuring to hear from others that are going through the same thing,
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Sounds like a herx...glad you are feeling better!
Keep us posted!
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Tacychardia and Anxiety within 2 hours of the first pill, tried it for 2 weeks thinking it would subside. 4 hours of sleep at night, 100+ bpm heart rate constantly Quit taking it
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