Constant head ache. Lyme?

[trintiybella]

I tested possitive for lyme and was on doxy for about 6 months. Felt pretty good for awhile but now after being off of it for 4 months I am wondering if symptoms are coming back. I have had a really bad pressure head ache on top of my head for weeks.. Nothing has helped the pain. Had an MRI and showed nothing. The head ache is constant and through the night. Has anyone had a head ache with no relief EVER from lyme??? I am going back to the doctor but would like to hear others story. Also, is it true if you had lyme for many years that doxy is not likely to work??? Thanks

[msimon3]

Doxycycline has been shown to be very effective at killing Borrelia, however it also has a high rate of converting spirochete forms of Borrelia to cyst form relative to other drugs. In other words, the Borrelia that survive Doxy will go into cyst form, where it is thought they will hibernate until conditions are safe and then revert back to spirochete form and continue infection. Current research and opinion on chronic/recurring Lyme disease is that the Borrelia survives in cyst mode or in colonies protected by biofilms or by residing in tissues where some antibiotics have difficulty penetrating.

[rowingmom]

Headaches are also common with bartonella and babesia infections.