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i have been on cipro for bartonella for about 3 - 4 weeks, and all week i have had the WORST anxiety, can't stop crying, totally wound up and reactionary. is this a herx or a cipro side effect? what is the best way to detox from a neuro herx? i don't know how much more of this i can take, i am so so so depressed.
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yeah, i haven't been getting the tendon achiness like i did with levaquin, so that is good. how long is this thing going to last!! Ahhhhhh. i am driving everyone in my life insane.
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could last for days or even weeks. some are here herxed for a long time.
but with plenty of water it will ease. just sleep, rest, and take it easy.
i took one abx and i was literally walking the floor bouncing off the walls, driving everyone out of their mind. i was crying, shaking, just having a fit. it passed but man, it was tough until it did.
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How do I know if it's from a herx or the medicine though? I've had palpitations / racing problems before, but it's just been much worse lately..
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I also felt horrible on cipro given to me for an ear infection. I couldn't breath, skin crawling, aches, heart palps. Now that I have been diagnosed wirh LD i know better. my doctor says he never prescribes any quinalones because he has seen terrible permanent side effects. I will never take these. Find a holistic doctor!
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I also felt horrible on cipro given to me for an ear infection. I couldn't breath, skin crawling, aches, heart palps. Now that I have been diagnosed wirh LD i know better. my doctor says he never prescribes any quinalones because he has seen terrible permanent side effects. I will never take these. Find a holistic doctor!
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It's not so bad...just slight but constant chest discomfort / air hunger, and then a racing heart / palpitations.
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I took one dose of Avelox on Monday night had a severe reaction was taken to the ER had to have a steriod shot, Its Wednesday Morning and I am still shaking, I am desperate, will this go away or stay!!! I had hives so bad, that I am still taking Benedryl every 4 hours. I wish you well, and hope you beat it. I can never take any med from this family again so it is back to Rifampin!!! Good Luck
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Considering what I had to endure after having been floxed with Levaquin I would not dare to call an adverse reaction from quinolones a herx.
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not so sure it's definitely a Herx either -- a friend of mine who does not have Lyme had similiar terrible anxiety when on levaquin (in same family as cipro).
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I'm just curious because I had the same emotional problems when I was on Rifampin - had to discontinue. So maybe a herx. Wish it were easier to tell.
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I would be careful with this family of abx. My LLMD does not prescribe them either.
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Sounds like a bart herx to me. I'd been on cipro quite a while (250 twice a day) but my new LLMD doubled the dose. Huge emotional, neurologic herx. It took about three weeks to pass, and I've felt far better - and could think much more clearly - since. But it was hell for a while.
If you have an allergic reaction, tendon issues, or feel suicidal by all means stop. Otherwise try to stick with it for another few weeks.
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