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Topic: painful spine? herx?

lifewithlyme
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 4557

posted

Hi all,
I'm on my seventh week of mepron/zith. in the last week, I've had a VERY painful spine, from the neck down. i havent' had this since before I was diagnosed. I was on biaxin/ceftin for 5 months and it was never like this. Don't know if i'm relapsing or what; any ideas would help. This is so painful..
tx,
sarah

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lifewithlyme
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 4557

posted

anyone??

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peachsc
Member
Member # 4969

posted

Hi Sarah,

I don't have an answer for you but I will say that I am in my sixth week of mepron/zith and I have the same symptom!

When I try to describe it to other people, they suggest that I 'slept wrong' or that I 'pulled something'. It so isn't that! My only saving grace has been the heated seats in my car.

This symptom has been going on for me since being on ceftin/biaxin in May. Same protocol, same LLMD? Maybe. It usually lasts 3 to 4 days, sometimes a week and then goes away. My LLMD believes it to be herx-related.

NSAIDS have no effect on it for me - just heat and rest. Ugh.

Hopefully some more experienced lymies will have some suggestions.

Regards,
Emily

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Lymelighter
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 5310

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Life, have you had an MRI of your Lumbar, Cervical, or Thoracic Spine? Any disc bulges? LLMD said Lyme can exacerbate back problems but certainly a disc problem can give you a painful spine.

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graneet
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 3112

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Im not on mepron however with the babesia treatment im on i notice sever back problems from the joints to even muscles.

Mine come and go some days worse than others. Perhaps a sever herx. My doc says when it gets real bad back off meds.

Graneet

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lymeyinok
Member
Member # 5817

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Baths in a Jacuzzi as hot as you can stand! That has really helped me!

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Byron2
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 2009

posted

If it spine pain, nerve related, try hypericum 6x homeopathic...repeated use to pain goes down then stop...if muscle related, arnica at 6x...

Byron2

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