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Have terrible burning in both lower legs. Currently on malerone for babs cipro for bart and mino to keep the chetes in check i guess.
This burning was one of first symptoms when starting out 2 years ago. It had gone away with treatment but now back.
Ive also noticed returning palpatations, muscle twitching, brain fog and headaches since starting this latest mix much of which had gone away.
So is this a herx to bart, to babs, or symptoms coming back after switching meds? Not quite sure what to think
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I get burning as well in my legs and my arms and my head at times too. My dr said it is neuropathy. Nerve pain often has a burning quality to it.
It sounds like you could be herxing. I obviously am not certain, but it sounds like the new meds are maybe stirring things up. I know that when I took cipro my palpatations were much worse. Dr said it was a herx. I hope you feel better. Jess.
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Carol in PA
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quote:Originally posted by average joe: Have terrible burning in both lower legs.
Ive also noticed returning palpatations, muscle twitching, brain fog and headaches since starting this latest mix much of which had gone away.
. The burning may be nerve pain (neuropathy). Sublingual B12 (methylcobalamin) can help, and is easy and inexpensive to try.
Palpitations, twitching, and headache are symptoms of low magnesium.
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Alpha Lipoic Acid is very good for neuropathy. It could be bart related and a herx. I had it too. Another thing that causes it is hyper coagulation (thick blood) which is reducing your circulation.
You could ask the doctor for some heparin to see if it helps. That stopped it for me when it flared up again last fall. Thinning your blood will also help the medication get deeper into your tissue and detoxing.
But you should not take heparin long term as it can deplete calcium and make your bones brittle. After a month or so, switch to lumbrokinase or boluoke. Blood thinners are also good biofilm busters.
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EMF and RF when resonating with toxic heavy metals cause this worst of all symptoms after Lyme Disease had been eradicated years before. I was treated by Dr. K. with well known anti-metals almost daily and that stopped the destructive symptoms gradually. EMF and other radiation etc. will penetrate walls, windows, roofs 24/7.
EMF and RF is now with us literally everywhere and that makes detoxing environmental and dental metals that much more important. It has absolutely nothing to do with Lyme and Co. After several years of Lyme our sensitivity level is no longer what it was pre-Lyme.
Get lab tested -- hair test and urine test by Doctor's Data with DMPS challenge/6 hour urine collection will tell you whether your body is able to release toxic metals and to which extent.
Take care.
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Well after 3-4 days the worst of it seems to have subsided.
Shortly after my first post on this thread things took a nose dive. In addition to what was already mentioned, The disorientation, disassociation whichever one likes to call it, came screaming back along with intensely increased, almost unimaginable pain in most every joint, shin bones and throw in a bunch of muscles as well.
Everything pointing to a herx I suppose but WOW! I never experienced anything close to that. I literally just laid still hours at a time. It just hurt too damn badly to move.
I do take plenty of magnesium, B12, C, ect, The burning I too believe is definately neuropathy but thought that symptom was gone for good.....silly me. I've never tried the alpha lipoic acid but it's worth a shot. Any suggestions on what type works well?
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