It's been a while since I posted. I have been doing much better. I have Lyme and Bart. My twitching went down and the only symptoms that are left is a bit of twitching and ringig in my left ear. I have been on 400 Doxy and 600 rifampin for Lyme and Bart for about 9 months. LLMD just took me off Rifampin amd put me on Doxy and Malarone for Babs as he believes I have Babs too but I tested negative. I am freaking out a bit because 12 days after starting the Malarone I am a bit dizzy again and the twitching is going crazy all day long and deep twitchings are now happening. Is this a herx? Is it Bart relapse? Is twitching even associated with Babs? Thank you so much.
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groovy2
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Hi me
Twitching is definatly a babs symptom-
When babs is treated it is common for new symptoms to show up or change --Jay
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Oh...the twitching I know well. I have found that extra magnesium, hot baths, and gentle stretching help out somewhat.
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If need be get magnesiums IVs. You can buy cell salts at Whole foods that melt under your tongue and go right into your system. I would buy Hylands mag phos in 6 x and take it at least 3 times a day. And no I do not work for Hylands I just think their product is fantastic. Do not use your fingers. Shake 4 tabs into the cap and then dump them under your tongue and do not eat or dirnk any thing for at least 15 minutes before or after taking them.
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Yup, twitching, tremors, and oh so dizzy. Mine got worse on Atovaquone at first. Then, it got progressively better.
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I have painful muscle twitches in my calf muscles & sometimes all over my body. Aso burning skin, floaters in my eyes, deep muscle pain, & sometimes uncontolled jerking of my arms( fortunately not often)
LLMD says it is neurological LD. Called it a "not atypical case of atypical lymes". Imo, no one really knows if it is LD or Babs. Been on abx for 1 year & symptoms wax & wane, but still there every day.
Not sure anyone ever really gets better from entrenched LD. If you don't get these bugs in 1st 4 weeks, Docs really don't know what to do.
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Thank you everyone for your replies. It's so unbelievably discouraging to go back to living an almost normal life to then have the dizziness and deep twitching all over again.
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