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I have been drinking a lot of water, and I have been able to keep food down, but I am very shaky. My heart has also been POUNDING. I can feel every pulse, and it sometimes races like crazy!

It kinda freaks me out when I can't control my heart rate - is this part of the reaction? Or am I just panicking myself?

My head is also killing me, but I'm assuming that's just from throwing up? I would love some input. Thanks everyone

I'm sorry you are going through this. The medicine has probably stirred up the Lyme & Co.

I'm not taking tindamax and my heart pounds (I call it racing heart or palpitations) every single day-- different intensities and changes throughout the day.

I also have mild to medium headaches nearly every day (but not always) and sometimes they are migraines.

I also experience on and off shaking. The shaking comes when I'm freezing cold, then I start a hot/sweating cycle.

I've only thrown up once during this 'Lyme-ride".

I don't know what to tell you, I think it's a herx. Keep drinking water, maybe add lemon to the water and do more detox.

I hope you feel better. Sending positive thoughts your way

xoRB

I have no experience with tindamax at all, but last month I was really nauseous and throwing up all the time (from doxycycline and bactrim, I think). I thought it was just a herx and could tough it out.

However, my LLMD was upset at my next appointment that I hadn't called her. She said that vomiting is never good, and there's a point when it's doing more harm than good. I had lost about 20 lbs though as well over a couple months.

I would call your doctor. Especially with the heart symptoms too. Just my opinion of course.

I hope you get feeling better!!

My doxy herx was much like what you are experiencing. It was scary and miserable.

I too experienced the heart pounding, racig and palpitations. The worst headache that I've had throughout my experience was during my herx. Had a lot of anxiety in my chest and air hunger.

Hope you're feeling better soon!

I've been on Biaxin and Rifampin since October and I've gone through herx rxns, but nothing this bad. This literally feels like it did before I started treatment.

I have a sore/tight jaw, sinus pain and pressure, upper back and spine pain, rib pain, panic/anxiety.

I'm just hoping this is a positive thing, because I feel SO miserable.

would do that. It is scary each time but it usually goes away. I have been on a beta blocker for years due to mitral valve prolapse and it's tachycardia issues. It helps me alot.

Someone replied about experiencing a tight and sore jaw. I have been getting that as well so it must be part of the herx. It just clamps down and I have difficulty chewing and talking. It can be annoying.

And I used to be on Inderal for my mitral valve prolapse, but then it was dropping my blood pressure too much and making me pass out. Then I was put on Midodrin to keep my blood pressure up. It helped for a while, but then it started to make me shake a lot.

This was all before I was diagnosed with Lyme in September, and since then I haven't been on anything besides my Lyme meds. Do you think I should try another heart medicine?

I have had them before when I was in High school and drank soft drinks with caffeine, or took Sudafed, etc. I'm not on any meds for it though.

Sounds like herxing, but I would call your LLMD anyway for peace of mind.