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Topic: You've got to be kidding me !!!

fflutterby
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 28081

posted

Month long herx on Mepron ? No improvement? Is this normal ? I really need a good day. I am so tired and feel so incredibly horrible [Frown]

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Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength

Posts: 1367 | From North Jersey | Registered: Sep 2010 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

UGH!! Doesn't surprise me any. Skip a day or two.

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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

BoxerMom
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 25251

posted

I had a year long herx on Mepron. It was awful, but it got my Babesia under control.

Call your doc and see if you can take a break.

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Must...find...BRAIN!!!

Posts: 2867 | From Pacific NW | Registered: Apr 2010 | IP: Logged |

kellyjk4
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 19731

posted

I would look into skipping it for a while, though I know some people don't believe in that.

My LLMD believes very strongly that an intense herx can set you back and make it harder to treat the infection.

Your body needs every fighting chance it can get.

Herxing isn't bad -just prolonged or intense herxing.

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Take care -kelly
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Posts: 330 | From TX | Registered: Mar 2009 | IP: Logged |

Mo
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 2863

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i dogged out eight months of it years ago, it supressed babesia but did not cure it for me.

this time i tried it and bailed immediately, within days, because of how sick it made me feel and the toxic effect on my GI system.

i've used artemisinin instead.

it's a tough call because it is a tough disease,
so you want to work with a doctor on it, for sure.

so some of your choices depend on the doc's accustomed treatment, but with babesia many more doctors are respecting artemisinin and the research behind it.

just a thought.
in some cases, mepron works, but it's a long road.

then there is the point so many LL's have agreed upon, which is, if there is borellia, babesia is impossible to eradicate.

if borrelia is taken care of or reduced enough, you can treat it far easier with any method.

ugh. i'm in the same boat, just trying to figure my way too..

mo

Posts: 8337 | From the other shore | Registered: Jul 2002 | IP: Logged |

fflutterby
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 28081

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Mo let me know how you do on the artemisinin. I am going to discuss this with my Dr this week.

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Psalm 46 1 God is our refuge and strength

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