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Posted 4/12/2017 11:25 AM (GMT -5)
I have been on 200 mg a day of doxy for 3 weeks now. I am starting to get small bumps on my stomach arms and legs. It's not acne and it's not hives or a rash. These bumps are small, not together in a clump. Some are blistered like chicken pox but smaller, they are itchy and when I scratch them they are red in the middle. Could this be a virus?

I am about to go on antivirals after this week as an experiment to see if it's EBV I am suffering. Even thought I had Lyme ab.

Thoughts?

Update with pic:
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VIEW IMAGE the bumps im pointing to.
Last night my heart rate was 80 and 90 while I was sleeping. I'm hoping for a herx.

Post Edited (fembot) : 4/13/2017 11:00:41 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/12/2017 11:35 AM (GMT -5)
That is a fairly low dose. Can you take pictures of the bumps and post them?

The itchy symptom suggests it's an allergic reaction to the Doxy, regardless of the appearance.

Or, it could be a herx due to another kind of infection the Doxy is hitting?

It would be a good idea to call your MD and talk w/ them about it.

-p
Posted 4/12/2017 5:11 PM (GMT -5)
yes, if you are experiencing itchiness the first thought that came to my mind is a possible allergic reaction to the medication....

if not, then maybe it is a herx. So hard to tell. the only way to is to speak to your md and see if you can take a few day break from the doxy to see what happens.
Posted 4/13/2017 4:50 AM (GMT -5)
Hi fembot,

You stated you didn't have hives and these pimple like skin bumps are not in a cluster. Just makes me wonder if it is possible that they could be from Lyme itself or a co infection.


Bart can cause skin issues as can Lyme from what I have seen and read.

I have applied the herbal tincture Andrographis with a Q tip or cotton ball to similar and had good success.

Take care, Jo
Posted 4/13/2017 9:06 AM (GMT -5)
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Posted 4/13/2017 9:24 AM (GMT -5)
So to clarify, now that there's a picture - are we talking about the small (nearly invisible) bump just to the right of the top finger - or the red bump right next to your top finger?

Do you notice small, grain like things that may come out of the "clear" bumps? That may be candida, or may be your skin detoxing. If it's the red bump - that may be Babesia. I get both types and that's what I've determined from my 'skin bumps' anyway.
Posted 4/13/2017 9:27 AM (GMT -5)
Red spots that are flat and look like a big freckle can be Bart, I think?
Posted 4/13/2017 11:27 AM (GMT -5)
Here's a better pic. The ones here are larger than the other ones on my body. All the red bumps above it are acne. The two donut shaped ones showed up after I started doxy.

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Posted 4/13/2017 11:36 AM (GMT -5)
Be sure to show that pic to your LLMD! But, for me and what I have experienced, I get those when my body is trying to detox a lot -particularly when I start something new or have recently increased a dose of something that is particularly 'potent' for my body. If I up my detox, they heal and don't come back. But, that's me.
Posted 4/13/2017 2:42 PM (GMT -5)
It's super hard to say, but I get very similar little things, shoot, I'm trying to remember the more technical name. It seems to happen with bartonella from the bit of readings I've done, but sometimes with the other infections too. I get more rashes and little skin things like that when I'm herxing and on antimicrobial treatments. Maybe they are something like petechial rash, little red dots, from bart or one of the infections? it could of course not be because of infections or treatment, maybe something else, but these infections do manifest in quite a few skin symptoms, and for many of us it flares when we treat.
Posted 4/13/2017 7:00 PM (GMT -5)
Yea maybe it is EBV. Lyme can re-activate EBV, CMV, HSV. (I have 2/3 of those btw...). Could be your immune system is busy fighting in its weakened state and it's an opportune infection happening. Co-infections are really something with Lyme, I think in medical terms they call it "comorbidity". I'm not a dermatologist but it does look Eppstein Barr Virus-y.
Posted 4/15/2017 12:14 AM (GMT -5)
Bottelioburgdorferii- I'm thinking it's EBV as well and so does my Dr. I am going on antivirals for a little bit. And then going back on doxy. I'm just hoping to get well soon so I can sleep and work again.
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