Re: A little more about me...

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Gretchen,

There is a great Dr in Missouri. Email me and I'll give you his name

Bev

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I, too, thought I was allergic to antibiotics for years and wouldn't take

them when the docs precribed them.

Now, I know why.

K

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and within the first week I ended up in the emergency room with a possible

negative reaction to the antibiotics, although I am not allergic to

antibiotics, so??? He is concerned that something like this could happen

again, although I have not had any problem on the Doxy, and I do not know

what could have happened before.

BINGO!!!!!!! That is called a Jerrisch-Herxheimer reaction. It is when the

body is literally over run by dying bacterium ( Lyme) , it looks, for the

most part, like an allergic reaction. It is how you know you have an active

infection and/or are on the correct antibiotics. When you go on

antibiotics for Lyme you have to start slowly, on a low dose so this doesn't

happen. You can look up that , I think I spelled it right LOL

www.lymnet.org is a great site