I've now taken 12 days of 21 day course of treatment. After struggling with acid reflux, nausea, etc., I thought I'd share some things that I found that helped me tolerate it better in hopes it may help others.
I take a pill as soon as I get up and then another as soon as I get home from work - 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. I drink a good 4-6 oz. before I take the pill and another 8-10 after swallowing the pill. I try not to eat any later than 2 hours before going to bed, which has dramatically reduced and mostly eliminated the acid reflux.
I've been following the instructions to the letter - not eating 2 hours before or 1 hour after taking the pill and no dairy for 2 hours in hopes it would give maximum absorption to get rid of the Lyme Disease. However, I've found that by keeping something on my stomach during the times I can eat, my nausea has also been lessened. I was really struggling with nausea about 45 minutes after taking the pill, but have found increasing the water to the levels indicated above helped reduce the nausea.
All that said, I'm feeling some fatigue, am a bit lightheaded and my stomach is bloated and a bit tender. Still, it's not nearly as bad as some of you are reporting and while I wondered at Day 4 if I could complete all 21, I'm now hopeful I'll be able to make it. I will, however, be doing a happy dance when I take the last of the pills next Friday. Good luck to all - hope maybe something I've suggested may help someone!
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about 1 month ago
on
Oct 09, 2009
by
gato,
#23475
Sorry to hear that, I have Lyme too and I have almost all the symptoms you mentioned, I just finished my 21 day treatment of Doxy, after all those medications my body is so tired , weak, I'm a little dizzy, my knees still huring andm my hands not too much... have you experieced these tireness and weakness after taking Doxy... and how long will take all those symptoms to go away??
thank you my friend and keep always strong eat healthy lots of liquids and water, and try to do some excersises.. that will be helping a lot for my joints..
God bless you
Diego