New meds causing problems?

[Murphgolf]

My LLMD added minocycline with the Bicillin LA I have been taking for months.

During the week or two on minoccycline, had major problems with dizziness and painful toes.

Now I am taking azithromax and tindimax, along with the 2.4 mu of Bicillin LA two shots a week. Have felt bad, feet tingling and anxiety back badly, especially around 8 a.m.  Also feel spacey and get headaches.

As some of you know, I have lost a lot of body fat during the last two years, and it is still getting worse.

Shouldn't all this help stop problems? I'[ve gained weight but keep seeing skin get worse. Not sure if all this is medications or herxing. My first 5 weeks on Bicillin LA was like a vacation, then symptoms all came back.

Any ideas?

[Murphgolf]

As always, thank you for your response and help. You seem to always be there for help. It's appreciated.

[cave76]

I took bicillin alone (no other meds) and achieved a very long remission which went away when I had to move  to a state where the doctors won't treat Lyme.

I tried minocycline many years before that and had bad enough reactions to it that I quit it. They weren't herxes, as far as I know but a reaction to mino.

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