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Topic: Lightheadedness Help!

pivo
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Hello All. I'm starting my third week of Doxy after having symptoms for over a year now. I have always had lightheadness, but it seems to be getting MUCH worse lately. It feels like I'm going to pass out and I have extreme weakness, especially in my legs. It is more severe in the morning. I am taking a daily vitimin, drinking Ensure, acidpholious (sp?), protonix, and eating in the morning. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to combat this? It is really affecting my work. :-(

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pivo
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anyone?

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Lisianthus
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Hi Pivo,

Lightheadedness is one of the symptoms of LD. If you are on your third week of abx. you are probably herxing. When I first started my abx, I herxed differently every day/week. I would get new and different symptoms that would come and go. You will probably just have to bare it until it passes. Sorry I have no help in that way.

One thing you may try is detoxing. Green tea, milk thistle, dandilion or any other kind of antioxidants.

Acidophilous is good for replenishing your bacteria, but it does NOT kill yeast. You should be taking some things to kill it. Caprylic acid, Nystatin, Diflucan, Tea Tree Oil, Pau D'Arco and Grape Fruit Seed Extract are all good for that. There are others that I can't think of at the moment.
But I don't think yeast has anything to do with your lightheadedness. Just something you should be doing while on abx.

Take care,
Lisi

[This message has been edited by Lisianthus (edited 27 July 2005).]

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pivo
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Thank you for your suggestions, Lisi!

I'll certainly look into the extracts that you recommended.

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daniella
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Pivo,

Sorry to hear that you are not feeling great...

I was getting dizzy too for a while. In my case it turned out I was dehydrated. Are you drinking enough water in this heat?

Could be a herx from the Lyme dying off. Water with lemon helps clear the toxins...and have you had your thyroid checked for hypothyroid?

I take 2 cloves of fresh crushed garlic everyday for my heart and cardiovascular...it makes me a little stinky but it's worth it...LOL

hope this helps pivo!
peace
Daniella

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pivo
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Hi Daniella,
Yes, I am actually drinking quite a lot of water - especially since its a requirement for Doxy. I'll try the lemon thing! I've had my thyroid checked a few months ago (I did have lightheadedness then too), but everything looked ok. I've been off garlic for a while now due to GERD, but maybe its time to try it again. I love garlic, so it would definately be a pleasure to start eating it again. :-)
Thank you!
Pivo

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cindy_leigh
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I take small doses of meclizine for the vertigo. It's over the counter as Bonine or LESS DROWSY dramamine. Also by prescription as Antivert. I take half of a 25 mg OTC tablet.

It was one of my most annoying herx symptoms. I'd rather have pain.

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TheCrimeOfLyme
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Im by no means a doctor,

but, how often does this happen?
Does it get worse when you walk around or take a hot bath or hot shower?

Does yoru dizziness subside when you sit or lay down?

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rainbow
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GET OFF the Ensure, it is loaded with sugar, 2nd ingredient if I remember right. My dumb

hmo had me on it for months when I was wasting away. Gave me serious yeast!!!

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rainbow
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Get OFF THE ENSURE. It is loaded with sugar, 2nd ingredient if I remember right. My dumb hmo had me drinking it for months when I was losing so much weight.

Gave me serious yeast!!

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DJP
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I take compazine when the nausea/dizziness gets real bad during a flare or herx. It's prescription.

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Foggy
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My head symptoms are also attributed to Coinfections and metals toxicity.

Something to discuss with your LLMD.

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