kidsgotlyme
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My daughter has been having excessive sweating since she started on doxy about two weeks ago.
Could she have babesia based on this symptom alone?
She has been in treatment for nine months and hasn't had this problem with sweating until now. I just thought her extreme fatigue was probably due to starting a new antibiotic.
She said that she woke up drenched with sweat and she is sweating now even though it is very cool in the house.
She said that she also gets chills sometimes.
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I agree with BoxerMom.
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Sweats, chills, fatigue, a sense of chest constriction (like someone pressing in on my ribs), and a stomach ulcer all came along with Babesia for me.
As with others here, investigation into Babesia (blood tests, symptom history) would be useful. Sometimes the symptoms of a coinfection can show up much later than the original bite and Lyme.
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Brandimc is right. Babesia causes night sweats more often than day sweats, but either is possible. Babesia can also cause anemia, which made me feel cold during the day, I sweated at night with it.
You may want to look for more than one symptom before jumping to a conclusion. Here's the list of other Babesia symptoms:
Icepick headaches, stabbing headaches, vertex and occipital headaches, dizziness, loss of balance, "I'm on a rocking boat," "my brain is moving around in my skull," neck and back pain with meningeal swelling, poor cognitive function, brain fog, shortness of breath/air hunger, night sweats, day sweats, stinky sweats, heart palpitations, hip pain, extreme fatigue.
Don't forget that Lyme messes with hormones, which in women cause hot flashes and sweating.
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kidsgotlyme
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The only other thing that I think she has is the hip pain.
I will monitor her and if things keep looking like babesia, I will talk with her LLMD about it.
Thank you everybody for your comments. I appreciate them all.
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We hope your daughter is feeling better this week.
I agree with BoxerMom above.
Here's an article that details common symptoms in patients with "just" Lyme Bb, "just" babesiosis, and those coinfected with both Lyme Bb & Babesia.
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2000, p. 451-469, Vol. 13, No. 3 Copyright � 2000, American Society for Microbiology. "Babesiosis" by Mary J. Homer, Irma Aguilar-Delfin, Sam R. Telford III, Peter J. Krause, and David H. Persing,
Scroll down to middle of article into section on "Human Coinfection" to read "Table 1" (It's gray. Note option to view in new window for enlargement.)
Dominant symptoms found in the coinfected in this study were Fatigue, Headache, Fever, Sweats, Chills, and Myalgia.
It's worthwhile to read the entire article, imho. Everything with a grain of salt and usually hold the Mayo! The affiliations of some of the study authors may illuminate the reason Lyme Bb patients were selected as they were and why so many had an EM rash. But we can learn something from most sources...
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Thanks Remember.
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