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Topic: What does it mean when your symptoms come back on month 3 of treatment?

BackinStOlaf
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 23725

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My sore joints and burning sensations went away very fast after starting treatment and now I'm in the middle of month 3, and those feelings are back. Does it mean the bacteria has grown resistant to the medication? I'm on Amoxicillin and Zith.

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First Symptom 9/09
Multiple docs, negative Labcorp test
LLMD: 1/10
Positive Igenex/CDC test
Treatment 2/10
2/10-8/10 Amox, ceftin, zith, flagyl
Currently: Bicillin, Minocycline, still dealing with severe breathing issues

Posts: 1121 | From New York, New York | Registered: Dec 2009 | IP: Logged |

joalo
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12752

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Up.

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Sick since January 1985. Misdiagnosed for 20 years. Tested CDC positive October 2005. Treating since April 2006.

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sutherngrl
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 16270

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Maybe you are just now having a herxheimer reaction. If the bugs are deep enough into your tissues, it might have taken that long for the antibiotic to saturate deep enough to get to them. Just an idea!

Maybe a lyme flare up!

Maybe a co-infection coming through?

Posts: 4035 | From Mississippi | Registered: Jul 2008 | IP: Logged |

map1131
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 2022

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I used to change up my abx every 3-4 months due to resistance. Nasty bugs seem to figure out what you are trying to hit them with and built immunity to it.

Pam

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"Never, never, never, never, never give up" Winston Churchill

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