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Can babesia cause tremors... I know this is a lyme symptom. If so, how common is it?
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I had it more with Bartonella.
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Yup. Tremors were one of my worst symptoms with Babs. It got so bad that my head would shake when I was tired. I took Klonopin to get through meetings so people wouldn't freak out by the tremors. Unfortunately, over time, the Klonopin made things worse because I was depending on it. It's a catch 22. You need to treat the Babs and ride out the tremors by trying to relax. Meditation and yoga have helped me.
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According to hubby's LLMD, Dr C in Missouri, the tremors could be caused by either Lyme, Babesia or Bartonella -- there is no way to know which one is the cause.
This is an ongoing problem for hubby for 5 years now -- somewhat controlled by IV Ativan -- multiple daily doses for last 3 years.
Tremors/myoclonus are generally exacerbaterd by any type of treatment -- herbs, antibiotics, colloidal silver, IV magnesium, etc etc -- regardless of which infection he is trying to treat.
IV magnesium will help with fine tremors usually but the 24/7 (24 hours a day/7 days a week) type of tremors only respond to IV antibiotics AFTER the herx or to IV phosphatidylcholine (the Kane protocol).
Bea Seibert
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This is something I've experienced wtih Bartonella. I'm now treating that with rifampin and have definitely seen a decrease in that awful symptom.
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