i've started on rifampin / doxy about a week ago - switching from mepron / zithromax.
i was wondering if depression could be a bartonella herx? i've read a lot about anxiety being a major bartonella symptom. i'm just wondering because since starting i have felt horribly depressed (not to mention constant nausea from the doxy) i feel like i am going insane.
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I had major mental issues while treating Bart. I had such bad anxiety that I could not leave the house without another adult. I would lose my marbles in places like the grocery store. I would be ok if it was a very short trip, and everything went as planned. But the second that something happened that I was not expecting, I would totally freak out.
It is hard to describe. For instance, if my total was $17 and I had a $20 bill then it was fine. But if I had small bills and had to figure out which ones I needed to give to the clerk, I would get so confused and then scared that I would exchange money five or more times, and never really get it right. Then I would burst into tears. It was quite frightening. So I stopped leaving my house unless someone could go with me.
Or when I would get into my car (I have kids) if everyone got in their seats as planned, we would be ok. But if someone left open a door, or if my 3sister year old dropped something and I had to pick it up for her, I was done. I would not be able to figure out how to put on my seatbelt, or how to turn on the heat, or how to put the car in reverse. I was such a mess!
My doctor put me on something called Stabillium for depression. It is a natural supplement, and does not have all the side effects that other antidepressants do. It has helped me a ton. I am no longer treating Bart, and these symptoms have improved a lot. It still sneaks up on me sometimes, but I try to anticipate it, and not get myself in a situation that can short circuit my brain.
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Doing that now. Physical pain hasn't been this much in years and depersonalization feels as if I'm not here. Sleep is insane, constant REM so you feel just as tired when you wake up, mentally. Bart is mind games and so is babesia, which I didn't think I had,but who knows. feel better.
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Thanks...when I was treating for the Babesia I had crazy cognitive problems, felt like my brain was exploding, dizzy, etc...now, with the Bartonella treatment, I am just SO depressed! That is really the only ''herx'' aside from a little bit of pins and needles in my feet. Crying all of the time..and again I am wondering if I'm just feeling bad or if it's a herx...
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