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Arggggghhh, I don't know how much more I can take.
I stopped Mepron because I thought it was causing depression.
I am freaked out over bicillin shots but still doing them.
It's this darn depression and feeling of doom that is really killing me. I have the worst thoughts running through my head all day...just totally negative when it comes to my recovery.
I can't seem to make it stop. I don't know if it is a bart herx or abx side effect.
Is detoxing supposed to help depression if it is from a herx?
I am doing water with fresh lemon, bur bur drops in water and parsley drops in water.
I really don't have good suggestions, I am very new to treatment as well... all I can say is that maybe you should think about calling DR H's office and telling them your fears and problems with the meds.
I can totally understand you fear of medication, I have it as well...
You can do it... I think you should call the office though and they can probably help you!!
Be well Kit!
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I don't think it is the fear of the bicillin causing this.
I just feel like my emotions are out of control. Kind of like everything is negative, I will never get better...not seeing anything positive right now.
Mornings are horrendous. I wake up in such gloom and it takes a few hours to snap out of it. Even then I am still depressed but more functional.
The strangest part is almost all of my other symptoms are gone!!!! I should be happy...but I am not.
I just don't get it.
Thank you for your comfort...kit
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Those feelings of doom and depression were very much a part of the lyme & babesia illness for me.
Finally MUCH better after two years of abx, including almost a year of bicillin shots.
In my experience, those feelings due go away with treatment, as they were caused by the illness itself; but it takes much longer than one would hope. Herxing also can make them worse.
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I am going to call LLMD tomorrow. I can't really tell if it's a side effect or a herx.
Whatever it is though is not good.
I skipped all me meds this evening. I am hoping to give myself an emotional break in the morning.
Having my husband on night shift isn't helping much either.
I hope this stops soon. I have taken zithromax before and did wonderful on it. I then added plaquenil and bactrim. The depression started while on Mepron so LLMD decided to stop it thinking it was that.
It lifted a little bit and then I started the Bicillin shots. This is my first time on the bactrim and on the bicillin. I guess we will have to figure out if it is one of those meds causing it. If it's a herx I could maybe push through it but who knows if it is or not
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It is so funny that you posted this Kit, because I am totally feeling the same way right now!! I just feel like I'm in a 'funk' and can not shake it! I have been really negative and down the past few weeks but I just assumed it was stress from nursing school, but the Lyme is definstely making it worse.
I am not sure what faith you are but 'reconnecting' and praying helped me realize how blessed I am. I also make a list of my blessings, things that I am thankful for and sometimes overlook on a daily basis.
Try to stay posiitive!! Good luuck!
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