Does anybody know about this? I swear my head is swelling and now it feels better off of doxy. Thnks!
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
Ya know what Holly? Doxy is supposed to have anti-inflammatory properties. But I have the same problem. My head hAS BEEN SWOLLEN/PRESSURIZED/headachey for over a yeaar now.
Nothing touches it.
Feelfit
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
I have the same problem with doxy! Bad!
I finally looked it up, and sure enough, it's a known side-effect. It's a tough one, and different from my usual migraines/headaches. In fact I had to stop taking my Florinef, because the two together were lethal headache-wise.
I don't know whether the same is true of the other abxs. I also wonder if it's mainly a herx, but it seems from the literature that perhaps it's really a side-effect. I hope more people add onto this. If this is what I have to look forward to with all abx----grrrrr!
Posted by tcw (Member # 15698) on :
Did you mean intracranial? How is your intracranial swelling manifesting? You said your head is swelling, which makes me think of pain, but localized pain is probably not intracranial pressure.
Localized pain in the head from muscle spasms in the head, neck and shoulders is pretty common with Lyme. If you are herxing, stopping abx would make you fell better temporarily.
Intracranial pressure would be more like confusion, vomiting, dilated pupils, maybe seizures. Even mild increases in intracranial pressure are serious medical issues.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
quote:Originally posted by tcw: Intracranial pressure would be more like confusion, vomiting, dilated pupils, maybe seizures. Even mild increases in intracranial pressure are serious medical issues.
Increased intracranial pressure can cause severe headaches, eye pain & pressure, whooshing in the ears, light & sound sensitivity, etc.
My kids have never had a seizure, had vomiting, or confusion with high intracranial pressure.
Headache is usually the biggest symptom of increased intracranial pressure.
Posted by pab (Member # 904) on :
Holly,
I haven't had a chance to reply to your PM message. Below are 2 links about increased intracranial pressure (pseudo-tumor cerebri) that I have bookmarked. The 2nd link shows the medications that can cause PTC.
My kids' neurosurgeon thinks they got PTC from having untreated Lyme for so many years. My kids have had many LPs done to relieve the pressure. Last year, both kids had shunts put in (LP & VP shunt) to keep their pressure at the correct level. Their headaches are reduced, but they still have constant, 24/7 bad headaches.