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Topic: Six months in treatment, why do I suddenly feel worse?

jts1338
Junior Member
Member # 51637

posted

Hello everyone,

I've been treating lyme, bart and babesia for the past six months.

I am on minocycline, rifampin, zithro and malarone in high dosages.
In the beginning I felt horrible from herxing, but over the summer I have felt a slow but steady increase health wise, until now.

For the past two weeks I have felt sluggish, tired and depressed.
What do you think? Could it be from the babesia treatment?

(PS. this forum is a gem!)

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Lyme248
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 51011

posted

Have you been having your liver checked? You could just be getting an overload of toxins. Maybe it could be time for you to switch up your treatment? I don't know.

Also if you are having a stomach trouble too, you might be having gut disbiosis or a yeast infection.

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Bartenderbonnie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 49177

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ALOT of Lyme patients suffer a relapse in Fall.

Here is a post from last year ;

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/136512?#000001

As you can see, it can be caused by many things.
I still don't have my answer. Hope you can figure it out.

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sixgoofykids
Moderator
Member # 11141

posted

Talk to your doctor.

Maybe it's liver as mentioned above. Maybe the meds aren't the right ones for you at this point.

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jts1338
Junior Member
Member # 51637

posted

Thanks for the answers everyone!

I've had my liver tested continually over the treatment period. At first my liver took a beating, but the latest test (in mid-June) came back with a better result than the first test.

I feel a bit like I am breathing through a coffee filter, is that similtar to what us lymies call 'air-hunger'?

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