Post by LymeEnigma on Sept 6, 2007 10:59:19 GMT -8
We talked a little bit in the "Oh, it Herx!" thread about the possible significance to the changing and cycling of symptoms in Lyme disease, before, during, and after antibiotic use. I'm wondering if we might learn more about the cycle if we can determine which symptoms are hormonal, which ones are the result of bacterial die-off, and which ones are caused by other factors such as side effects and lifestyle choices.
A short while back I made a list of symptoms I experienced before I started antibiotic treatment, and then I compared that list to the symptoms I continued to experience my six month into treatment. Perhaps a puzzle piece or two exists in the differences between those lists?
Past Symptoms
"Flu," headache, sore/scratchy throat, fever, neck pain/stiffness, neck seizing up like whiplash, mild joint pain/swelling, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, nausea/vomiting, mood swings, anxiety, air hunger, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, pain/numbness in extremities, brain fog/confusion, recurring multiple bull's eye rashes, blotchy rash on face and chest.
Present Symptoms
Headache, sore/scratchy throat, neck pain/stiffness, severe joint pain/swelling, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, anxiety, pain in extremities, less severe brain fog, blotchy rash on chest and face.
So, the symptoms I've been able to scratch off are: "Flu," fever, vomiting, mood swings, air hunger, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, numbness in extremities, confusion, and recurring multiple bull's eye rashes. What about the antibiotics caused these changes? Why do I get joint pain, and others on antibiotics only experience fatigue and neurological problems? Is is something in our immune systems? Our genetic predispositions? What place do hormone fluctuations have in all of this?
Thoughts?
A short while back I made a list of symptoms I experienced before I started antibiotic treatment, and then I compared that list to the symptoms I continued to experience my six month into treatment. Perhaps a puzzle piece or two exists in the differences between those lists?
Past Symptoms
"Flu," headache, sore/scratchy throat, fever, neck pain/stiffness, neck seizing up like whiplash, mild joint pain/swelling, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, nausea/vomiting, mood swings, anxiety, air hunger, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, pain/numbness in extremities, brain fog/confusion, recurring multiple bull's eye rashes, blotchy rash on face and chest.
Present Symptoms
Headache, sore/scratchy throat, neck pain/stiffness, severe joint pain/swelling, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, anxiety, pain in extremities, less severe brain fog, blotchy rash on chest and face.
So, the symptoms I've been able to scratch off are: "Flu," fever, vomiting, mood swings, air hunger, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, numbness in extremities, confusion, and recurring multiple bull's eye rashes. What about the antibiotics caused these changes? Why do I get joint pain, and others on antibiotics only experience fatigue and neurological problems? Is is something in our immune systems? Our genetic predispositions? What place do hormone fluctuations have in all of this?
Thoughts?