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I'm almost six months into treating babesia. Started Mepron ans zith and added Liposomal Artemisinin 7 weeks ago(pulsed).
as bad as my headaches have been in recent days they have gotten much worse. I'm icing my head, using steam(feels like i'm stuffed up sometimes). Tried motrin....nothing touches it.
The pain/pressure is weird in that it seems to migrate from once side to the other and the pressure changes often. But the last few days it has really brought me to my knees.
i want to keep forging ahead...and suggestions?
Dave
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I used migraine medications when my headaches were that bad. Will your doctor write a prescription of one of the triptan migraine medications?
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Have you tried cranial therapy? That can sometimes ease the pain and pressure in the head.
A friend (treating lyme) of ours says cranial sacral therapy made the most difference in her head pressure.
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The good news .. My migraines left me after lyme and babesia treatment. I no longer have them. They used to be really bad.
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I use a disgustingly toxic cocktail of Axert (triptan), Motrin, Gravol and caffeine to take the edge off my headaches. And a gel ice pack I tie around my head.
The headaches are crippling.
The above cocktail works better than hydromorphone, which barely touches the head pain.
Rifampin for bartonella has made a difference in the duration...but has increased intensity when I get them.
Honestly, I feel treatment for lyme and co will be my only chance at having a head pain free week.
Hang in there if you can.
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home from work and its like my head is being crushed....this is the worst i have experienced in my 5 years or treatment...i was headach free 3+ years of my treatment...i think as lyme was controlled babs has taken over...
it feels like muscle twitching around my eye sockets and temples.
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