Anyone else collapse on the floor from bartonella?

Not to the extent that it was completely uncontrollable and not from bartonella.

When I took Cholestyramine to help remove mold toxins from my body, I had some pretty awful symptoms including barely making it from the bedroom to the bathroom, bumping into the walls and nearly falling down in the hallway. It was because of toxins in my body.

Another time, I believe it was during a months long herx following a 7 day treatment with minocycline, I was weak but ready to get out and go somewhere. I went to an outlet mall to walk around and sit in the warm sun. I remember suddenly feeling like all the strength had gone out of my body and I was about to collapse. I made it to a bench and sat down. I rested 15 minutes or so and was able to make it back to the car.

saraeli said...
Despair, when the falls happen, is it like you feel completely normal and then boom! Your legs are as strong as noodles and you collapse, but stay conscious and can catch yourself with your hands, and then are fine afterward? Some folks on the LymeDisease.org email list were discussing this recently, and reported that it was a symptom that resolved with treatment.

Or is there some lightheadedness, tachycardia, blacking out, or other symptoms that might indicate it's postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)?

The difference is that I cannot catch myself from falling . My legs literally go weak and I fall and my whole body goes to the ground . I have been diagnosed with Tachycardia however it’s not what causes me to fall . It’s neurological. Suddenly when I’m walking my legs go slow and heavy as if I can’t move forward and then afterwards my legs bend and I fall to the ground with my arms spread out and my head staring at the ceiling . Yeah my bartonella infection has become resistant to Stephen buhner herbal formula. I’ve been taking it for 1 year and bartonella has been hidden , I haven’t had problems from bartonella for like months and months suddenly it’s come back as soon as I get a very bad case of strep/ impetigo. My immune system goes to crap. I then developed Candida yeast infection from taking antibiotics and in fact as soon as I was pumped with Kerflex and taking Kerflex antibiotics for strep bartonella became more aggressive and my symptoms gone worse. I also develoed OCD I constantly can’t stop washing my hands. And if I’m not washing my hands I tap my fingers over and over or I scratch me head over and over and I can’t stop. I have no control. And my neck has been moving back and forth back and forth from meningitis. and spasms in my muscle my fingers , my arm
Literally twitching and spasing . And then when the nurse tried to help me up when I fell I literally raged I pushed her way saying don’t ****en touch me and I started yelling and curses through the whole hallway at the hospital screaming and angry then next thing you know it I develop bartonella cat scratch marks all over my back and it then fades away .

Despair,

I just did some reading, as I am not that familiar with impetigo or strep. I came across this, and it mentions a lot of the symptoms you have been describing. Don’t get freaked out by it, though. This article is mainstream, which thinks everything is incurable, even if it’s not.

https://www.healthline.com/health/post-streptococcal-gn#causes

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 1/10/2022 5:47:36 AM (GMT-7)

Also why did you send me this article ? I was diagnosed with strep and impetigo by a doctor. I didn’t self diagnose . I got diagnosed 2 times by the hospital . So that article is pointless. And I don’t have any of those symptoms either .

We're all trying to be kind and helpful, so the lashing out is inappropriate. Many of us have been in very frightening conditions with these infections and the damage they can cause, so we definitely understand feeing angry and frustrated. If you don't find a post helpful, then you can just not reply. More people will reply, and therefore give you a better chance of finding helpful advice, if people aren't worried about getting attacked. We really are on your side!