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OK, y'all, I went on Mepron over a year ago -- Oct. 08 -- and I stayed on it till March, when my liver enzymes couldn't come down, and I was having bad reactions to zithro.
I seem to be having a lot of babs sx again, so my LLMD put me back on it. I started today.
You would think I would remember what my sx were like a year ago, in relation to this drug, but I went on it at the same time as several others, and i herxed so badly on everything, and was in such horrific shape, physically and mentally, that that time is just a haze of pain and craziness.
So, I mostly feel like I have nothing to draw on. It did make me crazy. I remember that. I became a horrible person to live with, and I'm not having "the nutties" yet, but otherwise, who knows??
I can't tell if I'm herxing, if it's poisoning me (e.g., bad reaction), or if this is unrelated, because I get all sorts of weird/bad symptoms all the time, so who knows?
Today, more than usual, I'm having:
- dizziness/balance issues (almost fell twice today when getting from bed to commode, and i wasn't feeling weak or painful enough for that to make sense)
- nausea/inappetance (I'm hungry, I want to eat, but when i try to eat, everything seems gross)
- metallic/strange taste in my mouth
- mild buzzing in my head/ears
- my emotions are also very close to the surface, but I'm grieving a recent, devastating loss, so that's hard to judge.
what do you think?
A. Herx B. Bad reaction/sensitivity/toxicity C. Random
Help?
-Sharon
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I would definately say herx. The being hungry but nothing tasting good was me to a tee on Mepron. It also made me depressed and I remember the balance issues too. Sounds like you're on the right road to me. Hang in there! You'll feel better soon!
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I emailed LLMD -- opinion it's all herx. (I'm also having increased joint pain.) LLMD said to reduce dose to 1/2 tsp 2xday. We'll see if that helps.
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