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donjoe341
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Member # 28634

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My family is being treated for lyme disease. My son has had problems with insomnia and itchy skin for the past 5 years with out antibiotics. He has been on antibiotics for about a month and has noticed that his insomnia and itchy skin has gotten worse. My itchy skin and insomnia seem to start a few weeks after starting antibiotics for bartonella. I also suffer from night sweats at times but haven't had any recently and get terrible headaches. My doctor suspects babesia with my son but is not sure about me. My fatigue has not been over whelming like his. Could bartonella also cause itchy skin. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Posts: 26 | From Hershey, pa | Registered: Oct 2010 | IP: Logged |

jackie51
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 14233

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Yeast can cause itchy skin as can diabetes.

Get gluten and sugar out of your diets and see if that helps.

Posts: 1374 | From Crazy Town | Registered: Dec 2007 | IP: Logged |

Razzle
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 30398

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Liver problems can also cause itchy skin.

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-Razzle
Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs.

Posts: 4166 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011 | IP: Logged |

sickmate
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 31502

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i also got extremely itchy skin for months after an abx. never found out why. it disappeared.

Posts: 214 | From Home | Registered: Apr 2011 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Yeast, yeast, yeast .. or maybe Candida .. [Wink]

Ask your dr for some Diflucan. Follow the no sugar, low carb diet for a few months at least. While on abx, follow it the whole time.

yeast can cause insomnia and certainly the itching

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Opinions, not medical advice!

Posts: 96222 | From Texas | Registered: Feb 2001 | IP: Logged |

sbh93
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 30429

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Inadequate detox for die-off can cause itchy skin too. Doc adjusted my plan and the itching has lessened a bit.

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It took 20 years to find out I'm not crazy.
New bite in 2010 pushed my body over the edge. Positive for lyme, babs, bart, and myco.
I am not a doctor and happily offer only my own opinions.

Posts: 357 | From The Beach | Registered: Feb 2011 | IP: Logged |

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