I'm super confused though -- is this a *dangerous* side effect? Should one stop if it persists? How can we tell these things apart?
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I have pretty severe shortness of breath from Babs. I am currently taking Mepron also.
What helps me with this is Zhang's Artemisiae. I have tried other brands, but they do not work as well.
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I get horrible air hunger off and on and Dr. Zhang's Artemisiae seemed to help me more when I first started it than it does now (finishing 4th month of pulsing).
I'm confused about a 'herx' with babesia. A herx happens with the lyme bacteria, because of the die off, but babesia is a protozoan and I didn't think the term 'herx' was relevant with babesia...that it has to do with the lyme bacteria? Is it more that the red blood cells are dying?
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From Burrascano, page 26, regarding babesia:
"Symptoms cycle rapidly, with flares every four to six days."
When treating babs, these flares became intense for me. So, you may not be experiencing a herx, per se, but rather a flare. But, it is a distinction without a difference.
I had a flare every 7 days like clockwork. Totally debilitating for 48 hours. So, it is just what this disease does.
Lyme also flares every 4 weeks. Burrascano says the lyme flares have to do with the growth cycle of the bacteria.
He presumes that the flares are worse during treatment because of the die-off that is occurring in addition to the flare.
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So is it babs or mepron and breathing problems?????
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Larae30, I went to a Lyme conference years ago. Someone asked a very reputable Lyme doctor if you herx when treating Babs.
The doctor said that if you are experiencing a worsening of the symptoms from that infection, then it is a herx.
I definitely believe Babs causes herxes. It does for me.
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I was taking mepron and started getting air hunger pretty badly along with depression, and a heavy feeling. My llmd switched me to malarone, 3x day. Good luck.
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