Posted 8/21/2016 12:31 PM (GMT -5)
my story: (longish)
march 2016 after having the flu was still tired and headachy after 2 wks, had blood test- cdc positive for lyme (all bands)- did 25 days doxy 100mg 2x a day- felt better after a wk
july 2016 -had felt good since april, then got stomach bug and following it became fatigued and brain foggy (different from first time) and dr tested me for lyme again and put me on 30 more days doxy 100mg 2x a day(still had all bands on antibodies)
this summer no improvement, still tired and brain foggy, though did have some brain herxes/neck issues(using buhner as well)
aug 15- my "llmd" put me on doxy 200mg 2x a day, though i seemed to have a liver issue with it (light stools, gassy, nausea after eating, just like after the early days when i had my gallbladder removed) and stopped the doxy after 4 days- stool color has since resolved...btw not going back to llmd because of her lack of knowledge IMHO
after starting 200mg 2x a day doxy had added renewlife 50 billion cfu probiotic as well as another 15 billion probiotic (previously had just been on a 2 billion a day type)
became gassy/nauseous after taking probiotic each day, even having bad diarhhea one day, as it hypothetically had some work to do clearing out bad bacteria/fungus - my llmd and gp never mentioned probiotic, and only reading here did i see the 2 billion a day I was taking wasnt enough
yesterday in researching i fear i have a candida problem based on white tongue, spit test, rash...began taking coconut oil and more "die-off"
my question is if its possible that my "2nd bout" with the fatigue wasnt in fact lyme but rather candida? symptoms seem to be similar and i wasnt aided by the doxy the 2nd time around at all...
now im left here with fatigue/brain fog AND new gut issues...not sure what to do next... I wont be going back to the "llmd" but do have an appt with a naturopath who does Vega machine/electric accupuncture for diagnostics...
i am now scared of antibiotics for lyme and would do the herbal route