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I am on 500 mg of zithromax a day. Every couple of days the world spins and I get really dizzy. This is usually followed by lots of heavy sweating. Can anyone explain this to me? Is it a reaction to meds., herx, toxins?
Thanks krautz33
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No idea...I will say that my first and most disturbing symptoms from Lyme were balance / vertigo. They have since subsided, luckily.
Zith can affect the ears...but it could also be a herx.
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- Zithromax can be ototoxic (to the ears and the vestibular system). Some people do fine with it; some have to change meds; some adjust; and most rely heavily on LIVER support to help mitigate the the overall toxicity in the body.
Be sure to avoid noise as, when on abx, the ears are tremendously more likely to suffer damage from noise - and that can affect balance. More in the ear thread about that, too.
More about liver support and - all sorts of help for balance issues - in the Tinnitus/ear thread below.
Topic: TINNITUS: Ringing Between The Ears; Vestibular, Balance, Hearing with compiled links - including HYPERACUSIS -
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It was wierd because I felt great on Saturday, I was working outside and weed wacking for 6 hrs. Then the next morning I started spinning again. Maybee the loud noise from the weed wacker?
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- Oh. Weed wacking for 6 hrs. ?
Were you wearing professional ear protection? Professional ear muffs or ear plugs?
However, even if so, they don't protect the ears as much as we need them to. Sound travels though bone and even through the nasal cavity to the ears. Can't block that off.
You may have noise damage to your ear nerves. Antibiotics lower the threshold at which sound can damage our ears. And that lowered threshold can last for months after the Rx is stopped.
Be sure to avoid wearing music headphone, especially the in-ear pods. More about what you can do to protect your ears in links at that thread. Your ears REALLY need to rest now.
And - I would call your LLMD and ask for a different abx. I would not take the zith now as your ears are in a state of trauma and a drug known to be ototoxic could have an even more damaging effect.
Six hours to do yard work could also cause a set back from overexerting. Be sure you are on board with your adrenal support, too.
Arnica homeopathic can be some help.
I suggest hiring some teen in the neighborhood to do all motorized yard work for the rest of the summer. And INSIST that they wear professional hearing protection. Get it for them and watch them. Don't pay them if they don't protect their ears while on the job (it's also the duty of any employer to require protection, even for yard work).
Better yet: use tools that are quiet. There are many options to non-motorized tools. That way, others around are not damaged by noise or noise-induced stress, either.
I do hope your ears settle down but they are likely in a state of trauma. Ask your LLMD about emergency care for your ears.
Be sure to read Neil Bauman's links in the Tinnitus thread. -
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Every time I start to feel better, I can't help but get back into the garden. This is probably causing major setbacks.
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- The garden is good. Power tools are not. Noise is not. Use tools that are not motorized and your ears, and the ears of others around you, will have a chance at hearing children - and grandchildren - tell them stories about their adventures.
Just 90 seconds of sound over 85 decibels (dB) can cause permanent damage to ear nerves, it just may not show up for a while. For reference, most hairdryers and vacuums are around 100 dB.
And hearing aids are not at all ear replacements.
The noise also ups the stress hormones and raises cortisol, that is very stressful on any person, especially a lyme patient. Excess cortisol is caustic to the blood vessels and to the heart.
I hope you can give your ears a good rest.
Even when around a hairdryer, blender, vacuum, etc. Hearing Protection must be worn. Those levels are damaging to anyone's ears. Looking back up the the Vestibular Symptom link, you can see that ears affect our balance, our vision, how clearly we can think, our endurance, etc.
Anything that adversely affects any part of our ear system can affect so many other functions of the body.
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Ears for sure is a possibility. Also low vitamin D can cause balance issues.
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