Thanks for your response.

You are SO not alone...at times I have become a real wack-job. Lexapro worked so well for me when I was having intense panic attacks - my anxiety had gone to an extreem high a year and a half ago...it brought me back...

Are you on meds or alt therapies that are known for passing the blood brain barrier?

I know that it gets hard with the docs, and often LLMDs are very busy, but they do sometimes need to be reminded to listen. And sometimes it is just an office staff who lack the actual skills to deal with so many patients who are in various states of mind from all of this.

Relax...take a few moments to relax and not think about the things that are plaguing you. These things can really consume you and it is awful. Do you know which med caused the reaction? If so have you stopped it?

Keep in the back of your mind that you have found a place where there are people who understand you and what is going on. Let this help take some of the stress away.

Hang in there, and always feel free to PM me - even if you feel in you are headed for a rage, i can take anything anyone dishes out...no worries

Christine

I have stopped all meds which is really disappointing to me. My LLMD has suggested colloidal silver to me, but I have not yet decided to take it. It's not exactly cheap.

I will restart the meds one by one until I figure out what I am reacting to. I am currently on Zithro,Flagyl, Armour Thyroid, Lexapro, Percocet. I stopped all of those and am now taking Allegra to bring the hives down, and Delaudid (sp?) for pain. It just gets discouraging when I have started to feel a little more energetic and clear-headed, to have to stop all of the meds. I also had a reaction to the Doxy about 3 weeks into the treatment. I am allergic to ulfa as well. I am not a person who takes meds "normally" and I guess I am finding out my "intolerances" one by one through Lyme disease...well, thank you very little Lyme

Thanks again for the thoughtful and insightful response. I am just having one of those dowwnhill roller coaster rides today.

Lissa

Zithro and Flagyl are pretty strong abx...I have been on them with pretty good success. Zithro is good for penetrating the tissue.

As for Colloidal Silver...I have used it 2 ways. I did take it in liquid form, and man did I herx - it lead to my equalibrium being WAY off. My viual perception too. So I went to lay down on the couch and totally missed...that was fun. But I did stick it out, and I have to say I ended up feeling better. BUT it is a temp solution, as it can accumulate in your system and turn you blue. So i would say to use it, but on and off over time. I also used a cream, one of my symptoms are psoriasis like rashes - its not psor - but does look like it - or should i say imatate?... Anyway, i used to get them all over my body, and I used the cream - and it helped. Dont have the cream now, but I still have the rashes on my scalp - what a pain...

Anyway - Hang in there!

Christine