Geneal
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I took bactrim ds while treating babesia along with malarone and zithromax.
In fact, my LLMD added it the second month of babs treatment.
I had night sweats every night until I started malarone.
They magically stopped.
I don't think I herxed from it....although it would be hard to tell.
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Bactrim helped me. I started on that...instant runs vomiting and headaches...slowly went away. I knew I was not alerigc to it, since I had taken it as a child. I think bactrim cleans out the intestional track. And being sulfur based its logical to assume it actually has detoxing properties to it. IE MSM is sulfur and its used for detox sometimes.
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Great drug!!! I took it along with mepron and biaxin to hit both babs and bart.
I made great improvement of this drug, just make sure to drink a lot of water.
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I like it .Have been on only one month for "light" babs and bart. My twitching,which was helped alot by Rifampin, has almost disapeared on bactrim. Night palps are reduced. No herx. So far, it's great!
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I have done Septra, which I think is actually another name for Bactrim. This was my 4th antibiotic. All of them helped (longterm) but I probably felt the best on Septra!
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HOw does one know if they are sensitive to Sulfur drugs (Bactrim/septra)? About 2 years ago I took Septra for 2 weeks for diverticulitis and I didn't have problems. However, a few months later my LLMD put me on it for Lyme/Bart and I never felt well while on it (fluish and generally just not well) and I developed pretty horrible mouth sores and a burning in my chest. Was this a herx or a developing sensitivity? I've read that one can become sensitive after using once or twice. I'd like to take it again but I'm nervous. Also, the first time was Barctrum and the second was Septra...could there be a small difference in the two which is why I had a reaction to one versus the other?
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once did this in conjunction w/ rulidsee(gasser) good results. did this combination for 4-5 weeks.
good luck
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I read in the newspaper a couple of years ago that a doctor said that people who were allergic to Bactrim the first time should try it agian, because they may not be allergic the second time.
That's what i'm doing, trying it for the second time, and so far, so good! after about 3 days! No little red skin bumps that i got the first time after 5 days. I very much would like to take this drug, because i've heard it's good for both lyme and Babesia, and CaliforniaLyme recommends it.
I have more energy than usual, ; don't know if it's the Bactrim or the iron pills or something else. I'm having quite a few eye pains, ; don't know if it's a herx, or just the usual eye pains.
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I've been on bactrim for 8 months with zith. Getting better slowly for bart/babs/lyme
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I have taken almost everything out there for Lyme, Babesia, and Bartonella.
First thing I took for Bart was Bactrim, and it has been the only drug that made me herx so bad I wished I was dead. (I also started diflucan at that time, but I doubt that is what caused the sickness, as I had already been really careful about candida.)
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My LLMD says Bactrim has severe herxes. I am allergic; got meningitis from it after successfully using it for years.; It is a rare side effect.
However my LLMD questions whther it was acutally a herx from my undiagnosed lymme.
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Hi All
Bactrim helped me Alot -- Had the Worst Herx I Ever - by far-
had to take Bactrim because I could not get more mepron -
Make sure to drink tons of water
I took Bactrim DS 3 to 6 spread threw day-
Good effects tapered off in 6 months --
Hope this helps - Jay -
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The first time I used this was not for lyme/tbi's,I wasn't dx'd with them. But for broncitis and a bad sinus infection.
I got a bad blistery rash, felt like throat was closing and had problems breathing..After a few days...Dr & druggist said it was allergic reaction. Was told to stop using it.
I react with blisters to neosporin cream too. Wondering now if it was a herx?
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Dakotas... sounds like an allergy especially when the throat closes and you have trouble breathing.
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Good to hear that it really helped some of you.. And that is very herxy for others too... Hopeing I'll start moving forward in measurable footsteps.
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.Have been on only one month for "light" babs and bart. My twitching,which was helped alot by Rifampin, has almost disapeared on bactrim. Night palps are reduced. No herx. So far, it's great!
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