LymeNet Flash: Is this Common?/Expected?

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Posted by Tbrown2 (Member # 42446) on :

Hi everyone

So I am on week six of treatment and I'm starting to feel worse. I have been feeling lousy for the

last few days. Week 1-4 of treatment I was starting to feel better and symptoms were starting to go

away but now everything is back again.

Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :

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You could have something else going on, of course.

Yet, in answer to the question, yes - it's common & expected to feel worse during treatment. It's likely a "Herxheimer" reaction. And, while lyme / TBD is/are bad enough, treatment is rough, too. Sorry.

Still, there are things that help. I hope your doctor started you on liver support before treatment started . . . and you may want to ask him/her about changes in that.

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=030792;p=0

LIVER & KIDNEY SUPPORT & and several HERXHEIMER support links, too.
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Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Herxes cycle every 3-5 wks .. so it sounds about right. Hang in there!

Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :

Same experience for me TBrown.

Started a bad flare on week 6 of IV, and although it let up about 20%, it is back to being as bad as it was before starting abx.

It's been 3 weeks like this.