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I live in New Mexico but got bit by a tick in Florida and developed chronic Lyme.
We don't have any LLMD's here in New Mexico and I don't have the means to travel out of state.
A kind doctor in Las Cruces is helping me. I'm on a rocephin IV.
Objects in my vision appear to flicker or viabrate like the backs of chairs or vertical blinds.
The rocephin has cleared up most of my symptoms. The vision problem have gotten better but not gone away. The vision problem gets worse when I have GI upset or pain.
Did any of you experience something like this? Could it be Bartonella? How did you treat it?
My doctor and I could use some input from you!
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cactus
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My vision sometimes "flickers" - not sure if it's the same thing you're seeing.
Sometimes it will look like an object is vibrating very quickly.
LLMD said it was an eye twitch - like a muscle twitch.
I can't offer suggestions on how to treat it, as I'm still experiencing it, but for what it's worth I do have babs and bart as well as LD.
Hope someone else has more answers for you.
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oh yes, especially when looking at a stripes or venetian blinds, or under fluorescent lights, or a contrast (as in the back of chairs as you describe it). This did get much better with antibiotics (i.e. just Lyme treatment not any separate eye treatment), but has not completely gone away.
My eye doc is awed by my floaters!
There are many eye issues with Lyme - vibration, flashes, floaters.
ESG
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This was one of my first symptoms, but unfortunately I still have it even after four years of Lyme, Ehrlichia and Bart treatment.
In the Buhner herbal protocol, he mentions Stephania root as being good for Lyme eye problems. I hope to try that soon, although I have to start with tiny doses of everything.
I have another Lyme friend who has this. We both get a shimmering/vibrating vision (separate from any muscle twitches). Mine happen when I look at anything with a pattern.
Jill
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What you describe sounds like nystagmus - the eye muscles spasm very fast - it is common when lyme affect the inner ear. The inner ear then short circuits vision.
Yes, I have that eye stuff, too. Be sure to rest your eyes often. Magnesium and B-6 are the two best things for this. Fish oil, too.
I hope you have a LLMD and are getting treatment. I'd also see your eye doctor as this could be other things, too.
It was an early symptom of mine things looked like they were vibrating very quickly. I then felt this {{{{vibration}}}} sensation through my whole body. I no longer have the vision problem but once in a while I can feel the body vibrate ever so slightly.
It's a neuro problem. I have been treated for lyme, bart & babs. Ceftin & babs meds helped me in my case.
Good luck to you.
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I experience this all throughout the day. It is interesting that you feel it has something to do w/ your stomach because i get an increase in this and in flashes of light and strobbing vision that seems to corrolate w/ stomach problems.
This for me is an indication that i have an immense amount of gas that i will belch up soon. With out fail i belch and the symptoms reduce (i also get an increase in heart palps often times w/ this which brings shortness of breath and lightheaded feeling.
I know, its a very strange situation for me. I have not heard of many people mention this however.
I wish i knew what the heck causes this. I feel my stomach problems are a big part of my illness.
I have done many tests for co-infections and all are negative(have a couple viral igg's come back pos though).My Lyme tests are off the wall pos.
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I get bright lights that flash on and off in my vision, but mostly during night or in the early morning while I'm still laying in bed. But that may be because that's the only time I notice it since it's dark.
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I have this, esp. with floor and ceiling tiles. It is much worse when I've been exerting myself. I was diagnosed as having nystagmus.
I don't know if you had a previous dx of fibromyalgia or not like so many of us, but a study done by Dr. Xavier Caro (not an LLMD) showed that 70% of fibro patients have nystagmus.
klutzo
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