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Just started Doxy 100mg 2x a day a couple days ago with LLMD (working up to larger doses) and since then have been experiencing: extreme fatigue, sore lymph nodes, and chills.
Has anyone experienced this as well. Does it eventually subside? Also taking Rocephin. Please share your experience. Much thanks.
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Hi MorningSong - I'm going through the same thing this past week. I just started the same dosage you're on last Monday...the EXTREME fatigue, chills, heat and all those fun symptoms got much worse. Sounds like you're definitely herxing so try to keep that in mind...you're killing the bad guys!
Hang in there!!
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Thank you for your encouraging post. I'll hang in there. Its been a really scary time due to increased neuro symptoms. Thanks again.
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I had the extreme fatigue when I started doxy. It lasted 5 weeks for me.
After that I was back to my "normal" level of fatigue.
Hope your herx doesn't last too long, but at least you know the doxy is doing it's job.
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Dekrator~ Thanks for sharing and for your encouragement. It is good to know that it will get better.
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I felt the same way, as well as being dizzy with body pain and headache. I was bedridden but after a couple of weeks I felt much better and I have never been that sick again. It is a year later and I am still doing pretty well most of the time. I think doxy is one of the best abx I used for lyme -
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