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I've searched high and low for any sort of insight on this, but have yet to find much of anything. I started my Lyme treatment with Doxy (2.5 mos.), then added IV Rocephin (2g- 4x wk) for 1.5 of those months. While on the Rocephin I had a strange acne type breakout on my neck below my ears and next to my ears on my face. More like zillions of little bumps and clogged pores, rash like but no itching. I thought it might have been a Herx but it lasted for over a month, so then I thought maybe it was a mild allergic reaction to the ABX (because I had a nagging cough 24 hrs. day). I thought it would go away when I switched to Biaxin and Flagyl (taking 1.5 mos now), but the the breaking out/clogged pores expanded to more areas on my cheek, neck and forehead. And now on my chest. As much as I would like for it to be a Herx, I wonder whether or not I would have a Herx reaction like this for months at a time. At this point my skin is just filled with bumps everywhere on my face, neck and chest. The way I see it, it is either because so much is dying off that my body has no other way to get rid of it, or my liver isn't functioning very efficiently and hence the breakouts to get rid of body ``scum''. I had a liver panel done about 1 month ago and it came back fine. I also have not had much Herxing the entire time I've been on ABX, other than some fatigue and excessive fogginess. Currently I've stopped taking the ABX, but haven't noticed much of a change (only been 3 days). Has anyone had any of this happen.
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For what it's worth, I had the same thing for years throughout my treatments in the same exact places. Also, when I did HBOT, I had almost a line of these bumps start at the base of my neck and travel up past my ear to the top of my head. I've never been able to find out what caused these.
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It is a sign the body is struggling to detox.
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I have that too and I think it's from an infection. I had it before I knew I had Lyme and before I took abx. So it's no herx or an allergy to abx.
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I think it may be due to babesia. If you're not treating for it, you might want to think about it. I've been dealing with a rash and it seems to be responding to babesia treatment.
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Psano--
Your comments about babesia are interesting. I, too, have noticed that I no longer see the rash since I've treated for babesia...
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