I was diagnosed with Lyme in Sept. 2007 by a ID doctor, went on antibiotics for about 8 weeks (2 weeks on Doxy, 6 weeks on Amox) then stopped. I was feeling better during antibiotics, and even after stop antibiotics (symptoms still there but a lot less severe). Yesterday, i start on Amox again (500mg, 3 times/day) and today when i woke up, i feel worse again, start feeling pain in legs, neck, under armpits, needle and pins, burning, tingling, sore throat. Is this herxing becuase of i'm back on antibiotics? I don't know what's herxing and how it feel and when it'll come, please help.
Thanks.
Posted by tdtid (Member # 10276) on :
Sadly, the things you are discussing do sound like the various things most of us have gone through when herxing.
It's never fun, but if you can keep the attitude that you are herxing these symptoms out of you, it can help you push through it.
If it starts to get to be too much though, do call your doctor.
Cathy
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Sounds like it to me! Herxing is just a worsening of Lyme symptoms. The good thing is that it means you're killing KEETS!!
Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :
If it gets too bad, don't try to push through.
Call your doctor and back off the meds.
Make sure you drink lots of water.
Benadryl elixer often helps me with my herxes.
If nothing else, it allows me to sleep.
Hugs,
Geneal
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
check out my newbie package links; look thru table of contents; several really informative posts there ok!
please remember, many of us are neuro; so it's best to have short paragraphs and a double blank line between them. thx
Posted by lnc2000 (Member # 18440) on :
Thanks all....and sorry about the single line. I'm
new to this so please pardon. do anyone experience
pain behind left eye and left upper back that last