Question about Antibiotics

[bncrump]

I do not have a lyme dx but I am working with my neurologist on it...I am also looking for an LLMD in my area. I am sure that I will have no trouble finding one near Philadelphia.

I have a question about antibiotics. Since 2001, I have what I thought was an allergy to Cipro. Took it for an upper respitory infection for 3 days and had terrible problems. The Dr then gave me Levaquin, took for 7 days, with the same side effects. Just this past winter, I had a UTI that wouldn't go away and was treated with Biaxin and another abx (I can't remember which one, I have to look...maybe Ceftin) and had a bad reaction to both of them. I went to the health food store and took a D-Mannose cranberry supplement instead of abx to get rid of the infection.

Could it be that those "bad/allergic reactions" to the medicines (cipro, levaquin, biaxin) were really herxing symptoms? Could it be that they were attacking the problem...lyme and/or co-infections and that is why I felt terrible?

Thank you for any input you might have!

[patsy10]

Can you describe your reaction to the antibiotics?

[gorbybelle]

I am no expert - it depends on what you mean by 'terrible problems' - maybe if you could explain a bit more - others here might have had similar 'problems' when 'herxing - or not.

best wishes

gorbs

[bncrump]

It was Bactrim, not ceftin.