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Posted 10/30/2014 6:04 AM (GMT -5)
I've been on doxy 1 week. 100 mgs 2x/ day. The last couple of days my weakness has worsened. All I can do is lay on the sofa. My anxiety is way worse. I experience constant fear and doom. I feel very edgey. It's just awful.

I Did a search on this forum and read that doxy can make anxiety and depression worse. Should I ask my LLMD to switch my meds?
Posted 10/30/2014 6:15 AM (GMT -5)
Sounds like you're herxing. Are you detoxing?
Posted 10/30/2014 6:17 AM (GMT -5)
I second johnred - remember I felt worse too? you have to detox and push thru this!! switching around your meds too much isn't the best thing to do.
Posted 10/30/2014 6:36 AM (GMT -5)
I had an ionic foot bath at a spa yesterday. It made me more tired. I also took an Epsom, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda bath last night after dry brushing. I still feel awful today. How can you tell if its the meds or a herx?

I did read that anxiety can be a doxy side effect. But my weakness is worse too. And the nausea sux. I had none of these problems on mino.

Chapelle, how did you feel worse? Thanks hon.

Post Edited (Utahgal) : 10/30/2014 5:39:56 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/30/2014 7:27 AM (GMT -5)
Remembr you were waiting for a herx? Welcome to the unpleasant world of herxing- symptoms worsening means that you are herxing! Try taking alka seltzer gold- it can help with a herx. This will pass!!!!! You will feel better soon! Just keep pushing through. Stay on the meds an you will see in a couple of weeks you will start to feel better. Herxing means that you feel worse before you feel better. You will feel better!!! you will. Sending you encouragement- try to think about it as a herx, as the bacteria acting up as the doxy and other things are destroying them- and eventually the meds will conquer the bacteria and you will feel good again. Hang in there!
Posted 10/30/2014 8:38 AM (GMT -5)
There is no way to know if the doxy is working and you are herxing or if it isn't working unless you give it a chance. I know that when I started Rocephin 3 weeks in I was at my worst and didn't really start feeling better until I stopped taking it so do your detoxing and give it a few weeksto work.
Posted 10/30/2014 12:30 PM (GMT -5)
Sounds like you are herxing. Detox, detox, detox...and give it some time.
Posted 10/30/2014 2:01 PM (GMT -5)
I felt really really worse before I felt better, extreme exhaustion, intensified pain, no energy to do anything. Today 11 months into treatment and I feel wonderful, not completely better but I will take this over what I had.

Hang in there and detox more. For me it's hard to drink lots of water when its 40-50 degrees outside.
Posted 10/30/2014 2:13 PM (GMT -5)
Oh Revive! Thank you for your post. It does help to read that other people know what I'm dealing with.

I guess I just was worried that I was experiencing side effects from the doxy and maybe I should switch drugs. I really hate anxiety the most. I can deal with most other symptoms, but anxiety is brutal.

It's hard to live life with severe weakness. I just can't *do* much except sit and read. I continually worry that I'm not fixable. I haven't seen any improvements yet. And I'm on my second round of abx.

I thought that herxing had more to do with pain. Maybe I will go back and read the "new to Lyme" thread.
Posted 10/30/2014 4:19 PM (GMT -5)
So sorry to hear of your increased suffering, utahgal!! (((hugs)))

It's my understanding that herxing means worsening of our existing symptoms and/or the addition of
new ones.

My difficulties lie in understanding what drives the duration of herxing - especially when my LLMD says it should only last a few days. However, I did read in Dr. S's book that, for some people, herxing can last two weeks or more. Wish I knew what the "or more" translates into lol

I think we both need to find new ways to detox.
Posted 10/30/2014 4:31 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks Cd. I'm not remotely interested in the enema thing, so that is out of the question! Lol.
Posted 10/30/2014 4:52 PM (GMT -5)
I just thought of something (dangerous thing :)

Did you start that 5-MTHF supplement yet?

I remember reading a post on here somewhere and the person said that starting her MTHFR supplement brought on massive herxing. I'm guessing her methylation improved ala the supplement and the toxins were then being released.

I've also read some people say that exercise made them herx.

It's almost like we can't win for losing.

Let's hope we both start to experience some improvements.
Posted 10/30/2014 9:27 PM (GMT -5)
Yup the feeling of fear and doom? I remember that all too well. I remember my first ultra Lyme herx… that was after taking tinidazole for 5 days. I felt like omg my life is over and I am going to have a chronic disease for the rest of my life! I felt like death was coming to my door step. But yes it does get better.

See, the big herxes are when the bacteria are in their growth cycles. They are probably doing that right now. I remember some of my herxes lasted for about a week before I felt a bit better though. So hang in there!
Posted 10/31/2014 9:03 PM (GMT -5)
Utahgal - I felt worse in that my pain became much more severe. When all of my kids were in school, usually I would run errands. Well, after 2 weeks of being on doxy, I will never forget that one morning. I was herxing in that my entire body was in extreme pain. It felt like someone was taking 100s of needles at the same time and pricking me with them. It was like having a full body ache with the flu, but with a twist of sharpness to it. I stayed in bed the whole time my kids were in school and cried. I even called my mom and cried on the phone. I never felt that way before. It was SO aweful. And I had new symptoms come as well. When I herxed for the first time after I took doxy, I wet my pants, my temperature was constantly fluctuating, my muscle weakness worsened, and if you touched my skin in certain places it felt like there were needles underneath - it was horrifying. I also had days of extreme fatigue. The anxiety and depression were more at the beginning for me before I took any meds, but it is different with everyone.
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