Lyme drugs and my stomach ache

[momaine]

Hi,

I took Doxycycline for over a month with no stomach issues whatsoever. THen I switched to Minocycline and I took it for 2 or 3 days with no problem. On Saturday my daughter vomited up all her drugs (very unusual for her). She was pretty much fine after that but did say she didn't feel 100% even the next day. So Sunday, I woke up and took my medication, as usual, and ended up feeling horrible. I figured I got what my dd had. I was supposed to start Rifampin that day but because my stomach hurt, I waited unti Monday morning. I took both the Minocin and the Rifampin Monday morning. My stomach began to hurt more over the course of the day. Very gassy. But it felt ok that night so I took my drugs again. Tuesday I felt HORRIBLE. Other than the stomach ache, it felt much like I feel when I herx. Exhausted. Slept off and on all day. Stomach was horribly gassy. Felt really sick but still coudl eat...in fact food made me feel better for a time.

 

Did not take any drugs Tuesday night. Did not take Any Wednesday morning because I stil felt horrible. All Wednesday I felt pretty horrible until Wednesday evening. Felt better last night. Took the Rifampin before bed but that is it. Felt fine sleeping. Am up this morning and stomach feels fine so I took the Rifampin again. (stomach already hurt before I ever took the rifampin, so I figured it wasn't that)

 

Do it sound like a stomach bug to you or maybe the Minocycline? Would it take 24 hours to feel better once I stopped it? My gut feeling is it was a stomach bug, but not sure.

[philamom]

It sounds like a stomach virus to me. They can take a week to clear. We recently tried to increase my daughter's Minocin but she ended up with headaches (plus herx). It took 3-4 days for the daily headaches to subside after returning to previous dosage. Are you replacing the Minocin with the Rifampin or taking both?

[momaine]

It sounds like a stomach virus to me. They can take a week to clear. We recently tried to increase my daughter's Minocin but she ended up with headaches (plus herx). It took 3-4 days for the daily headaches to subside after returning to previous dosage. Are you replacing the Minocin with the Rifampin or taking both?

I'm supposed to be taking both but I haven't taken the Minocin again yet because I wanted to add one thing at a time back in and see how my stomach did. I'm fine today with the Rifampin. (except the horrible foot and ankle pain from a herx) Tonight I'll probably add the Minocin back in since if it is a stomach bug, it seems to be mostly gone. I've eaten pretty much what I've wanted today with no problem. I hope it was just a bug because I really would hate to have to switch up drugs again. Thanks for chiming in.

[momaine]

I've added the Minocin back in and I'm fine. I guess it was a stomach bug. Thank God. I was very worried about having to switch up drugs again. Had a herx from the Rifampin, but now my head is nice and clear. My ankles are still killing me but not quite as bad as yesterday so I'm hoping tomorrow will be even better. I am so happy to be feeling better! I didn't realize how sick I was with lyme/bart because the symptoms really crept up on me. Now that I'm feeling better, I realize how sick I was.

Edited June 3, 2011 by momaine

[Suzan]

I've added the Minocin back in and I'm fine. I guess it was a stomach bug. Thank God. I was very worried about having to switch up drugs again. Had a herx from the Rifampin, but now my head is nice and clear. My ankles are still killing me but not quite as bad as yesterday so I'm hoping tomorrow will be even better. I am so happy to be feeling better! I didn't realize how sick I was with lyme/bart because the symptoms really crept up on me. Now that I'm feeling better, I realize how sick I was.

 

Glad you are feeling better! I know the feeling about not realizing how sick you are. Mine was because I was busy holding everyone else together, I could not think about me. It took my arm being paralyzed last year for me to say OK, something is really wrong.

 

Susan