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Posted 12/3/2014 6:39 PM (GMT -5)
My most debilitating Lyme symptom has always been the heat intolerance and the sweating. When I was on the Doxy, I was sweating more. Then I did six weeks IV Rocephin, and it increased more. After a three month wait to see my LLMD, he put me on Ceftin. He surmises that I probably have Babesia, but wants to treat the Lyme first. My first follow up with him is Tuesday.

Since I started the Ceftin, the sweating has become unbearable. I set my heat on 68 degrees and still can't sleep and wake up several times a night drenched. I dry off from the shower only to become drenched before I can even get dressed. Even when I'm freezing cold, I'm pouring sweat. I've become borderline deficient in everything a person loses through their sweat. Sodium, magnesium, potassium, etc.

I can make it past the embarrassment at work (I always have to wear black, with a black cardigan), and can get used to just being hot and changing clothes all the time. The part that I can't handle is that it just makes me feel awful. I always feel like a fever is breaking, sweating out. I'm shaky, nauseated, and have a hard time swallowing. And my hands are always frozen!

I have been properly detoxing, baths, lemon water, etc. Has anyone else had this experience? Is it possible for it to ever stop? Please help!
Posted 12/3/2014 9:32 PM (GMT -5)
Rachel, take comfort in that the symptoms do get better once you progress through your treatment. I suffered form the opposite; cold body and with chills all the time. I wore a coat or sweater in 90 degree heat and was still cold. I used to keep a heater under my desk in summertime. I am doing much better now with this issue since I started my treatment.

You may also want to check your basal temperature and see if the problem could be with your endocrine system. Your morning temperature can be a great indicator. People here have treated their endocrine symptoms in parallel with Lyme with great results.
Posted 12/3/2014 9:49 PM (GMT -5)
Wow. That sounds very similar to what I'm experiencing.

I recommend turning the thermostat down to 65 or 64 at night, and cracking a window. Sleep with as few blankets as you can.

I know, it's awful. It's now one of my worst symptoms as well. It keeps me awake at night, and sometimes it's accompanied by debilitating fatigue and weakness.

A few nights, I was awake all night, partly bc of the sweats, partly bc I just couldn't fall asleep. Then, I couldn't fall asleep during the day either, and I was almost to weak to get up and go prepare food.

It stinks!

Margaret
Posted 12/3/2014 11:42 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Rachel1200, yep, in reading your post it def sounds like since you been treating lyme with doxy, Rocephin, & Ceftin....that your babesia is coming out more (or "rearing its ugly head" as they say). When you start treating one, another one starts to become more dominant.

Im right along with ya. My doc prefers to treat lyme first and with another co-infection sometimes (which I opted for Bart being treated along with the lyme first), then we will go after babesia, then most likely go back to lyme.

I have a positive for babesia btw so I know I have this one (despite the unreliable testing that occurs).

Granted, my sweats do not sound as intense as yours I will say but they really didnt even get too bad UNTIL I started the Doxy, like yourself! I was kinda early in on my Rocephin and havent tried Ceftin.

I have never been a sweating type person AT ALL until this mess. I hate it but its not one of the symptoms that scare me or anything at least Im thankful for. However when I go out of the house, I dont like sweating my shirts out so I use these:

www.ebay.com/itm/30pcs-Underarm-Armpit-Dress-Clothing-Sweat-Pads-Deodorant-Absorbing-/231167763567?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35d2ac246f

(I just picked a quick, cheap $ link for ya)

I HATE being a female and showing a 'pit sweat' and I also dont like ruining my designer shirts darn it (but not like I have so many places to go these days or anything)! I didnt even know the armpit pad thingys existed but thankful I had found them when I did a lil while ago!


All in all, I just wanted to let you know your not alone and wanted to recommend the pads for when you leave the house and mentioned being embarrassed at work. I think we will both be okay once we get treated for the babs but in the mean time I would rather the sweat stuff out then keep it in as far as toxins go. If you are concerned that you are losing vitamins, I would suggest supplementing more to make up for.


Best of health to you!

{HuGs}Courtney
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