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I'm still taking this Levaquin for a prostate infection, and have been experiencing more acheyness on it than my normal level.
My LLMD says I should still try to get exercise, but about an hour after just a 10 minute brisk walk yesterday evening I started getting the aches pretty bad that lasted through the night and into this morning - knees and shoulders with headache.
What should I do? Do I bow to my body and go sedentary for awhile or do I try go fight through it and keep exercising?
Is ibuprofen ok to take?
Thanks.
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luvs2ride
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skimpbiz,
I have Lyme Arthritis and this has been a problem for me too.
Try Yoga. It keeps the muscles strong and flexible and moves the lymph glands which carry toxins out of your body. You'll probably need to modify the Yoga moves somewhat.
Yoga isn't cardio. To get my heart rate up without killing my joints, I do some simple low impact aroebic movements. None of this has a negative impact on my joints and in fact, seems to help.
I have not lost any of my muscle tone this way.
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I hear ya. Between the actual symptoms and the 6 years of being disabled exercise is virtually impossible for me.
What I am doing now is walking in the pool. In water there is less stress on the body. When I can I will add stretch like exercises. I tried to swim but my muscles are in such bad shape I just physically cant do it now.
Do you have acess to a pool?
If you try yoga please make sure you take a begginners class. I plan on doing this eventually when I am in a little bit better shape.
This is going to sound kinda odd since I am 29 but I am going to try to find a begginers yoga class for senoir citizens.
I hope you can find a way to exercise because it keeps muscles from deconditioning and I think anything that keeps us stronger is an asset at fighting the lyme - But not if the exercise is creating more problems.
This is just my expereince as a patient who has had lyme quite awhile.
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Thanks for the replies everyone and azure you and I sound like we're much in the same boat. I'm also 29, and have dealt with lyme symptoms since the age of 22.
Fortunately I can do some exercise, but recently it hasn't been so compatible with me. It's hard for me to know if this is from the med I'm on or just lyme taking a toll on my joints.
In any case it would be cool to chat with ya. I can be reached at [email protected]. Take care.
Marc
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David95928
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marc, Levaquin causes me to have achey muscles and very sore tendons. What you are experiencing may be a side effect of the Levaquin or, perhaps, it's killing off more bugs and you are herxing. Or both. People have also been known to get ruptured tendons on Levaquin so, whatever you do, take it easy! Swimming should be fairly easy on muscles and joints, if you have the cardiovascular fitness to do it.
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hey skimpbiz
here's a link on a recent discussion on excercises:
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I'm a big believer in listening to one's body, personally --- if exercise is wiping you out, only do what you can tolerate. This is MY OPINION only, not any kind of medical advice.
As I started feeling better, I have been able to exercise more and more -- but between the muscle spasms and the joint problems, I had to start REALLY slowly and work up.
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