I've been off treatment for about 5 weeks now and want to get back on. Pains all over... Tested pos for lyme and exp. to bart. I have ceftin, minocycline, zithromax and only 2 levaquin left in my medicine cabinet. My doc is on vacation till 8/8 and I want to start soon , like now, but don't have enough levaquin to start bart treatment. I heard with nexium, but afraid to do that on my own. Going to another doc early sept. as well as my own because i haven't been doing good physically and mentally and want to see if he'll work with my doc. Any suggestions. Started meds for ocd a few weeks ago - afraid to mix but am going to have to to treat co infection and the lyme.
Thanks much,
Cigi
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Posted by auntybiotic1499 (Member # 2998) on :
Hi,
What medication are you taking for the OCD. After knowing that I can make a more informed choice for bart treatment.
Are you currently treating the lyme with anything? Do you want to treat the lyme and bartonella at the same time?
How are you feeling. You sound much better.
Have the withdrawals from the Lexapro subsided? How is the oain from the surgeries.
aunt y
Posted by cigi (Member # 6600) on :
Hi Aunt y. I'm taking anafranil and xanax. I'm not thrilled, I live in depersonalization, but I'm concentrating like myself, even though I barely recognize myself in the mirror of have emotional connections to my loved ones. Sounds crazy, the anafranil made the franticness go away, but I'm scared it's making me go away too to someone I don't know. Last Friday for 3 hours I recognized myself, family...and it was a blessing from God. My salt is under control, had to get a medic alert bracelet for hyponutremia and only allowed to drink 1 liter a day to take the anafranil. I like my psychiatrist alot, but after my test results agrees that any psych meds aren't going to fully work until I treat thelyme and bart. 6 pos in the IGM for lymeand 3 in the IGG + 7 IND from Igenex. Bart exposure was 1:80 instead of <1:20 - low positive exposed.
Thanks for everything you've said to me over the last month when I was in a scary place. I'm still there, but accepting it which is not me, but am because the meds are doing what they're doing. There is a soul crying, but like everyone, we just want reprieve from this.
Hope you're well. The gall bladder opertion was nothing compared to the places I've had in my mind these past 2 mos. Thanks for asking. (IT's a little sore sometimes, but that's nothing compared to what your brain can do).
Take care, Cigi
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