Hi all, I'm on my seventh week of mepron/zith. in the last week, I've had a VERY painful spine, from the neck down. i havent' had this since before I was diagnosed. I was on biaxin/ceftin for 5 months and it was never like this. Don't know if i'm relapsing or what; any ideas would help. This is so painful.. tx, sarah
Posted by lifewithlyme (Member # 4557) on :
anyone??
Posted by peachsc (Member # 4969) on :
Hi Sarah,
I don't have an answer for you but I will say that I am in my sixth week of mepron/zith and I have the same symptom!
When I try to describe it to other people, they suggest that I 'slept wrong' or that I 'pulled something'. It so isn't that! My only saving grace has been the heated seats in my car.
This symptom has been going on for me since being on ceftin/biaxin in May. Same protocol, same LLMD? Maybe. It usually lasts 3 to 4 days, sometimes a week and then goes away. My LLMD believes it to be herx-related.
NSAIDS have no effect on it for me - just heat and rest. Ugh.
Hopefully some more experienced lymies will have some suggestions.
Regards, Emily
Posted by Lymelighter (Member # 5310) on :
Life, have you had an MRI of your Lumbar, Cervical, or Thoracic Spine? Any disc bulges? LLMD said Lyme can exacerbate back problems but certainly a disc problem can give you a painful spine.
Posted by graneet (Member # 3112) on :
Im not on mepron however with the babesia treatment im on i notice sever back problems from the joints to even muscles.
Mine come and go some days worse than others. Perhaps a sever herx. My doc says when it gets real bad back off meds.
Graneet
Posted by lymeyinok (Member # 5817) on :
Baths in a Jacuzzi as hot as you can stand! That has really helped me!
Posted by Byron2 (Member # 2009) on :
If it spine pain, nerve related, try hypericum 6x homeopathic...repeated use to pain goes down then stop...if muscle related, arnica at 6x...