I pulse with Levaquin. She may of been herxing. I am not sure about the Malarone. Is she doing any better now?

she is doing a little bit better today. She was sick for 5 days and ran a fever for 3. Her legs still hurt along with the headache. What do you mean pulse?

i was on malarone for a while for a coinfection of babesia. it's a cousin to malaria which is what malarone is often used to treat. i had a similar reaction when i first started taking it... i distinctly remember not being able to get out of bed for a couple days.. i didnt feel like i could move or do anything all i wanted to do was sleep. but hang in there, these initial reactions passed and i was able to go about my normal activities once i got adjusted to the medicine. good luck! and i hope your daughter starts feeling better soon.

Thanks Ivana1211 for your reply. You don't remember how long it took before you started feeling better do you? Her legs have never hurt so bad. She only weights 74 lbs. She seems like she is running a low grade fever too. The sad part is she is missing so much school. She is an A student and is not doing well right night. Thanks again for your input. I really appreciate it. She is going to try and make it today. I don't know to give her antibiotics or vitamins this morning.

Hi Sunny. I work as a school counselor. Talk to the school about and they will work with you on adjusting her work load. There's something called a "504" where they can make accomodations and she won't have to make up all this work. Sounds like she is a very bright girl and my guess it that she'll stress over her school work. If this is all adjusted for her, it will ease her mind. The Lyme brain certainly doesn't need that. Nor does mom need the stress of making up tons of homework. Getting your baby healthy is what's really important here.

My heart goes out to her to suffer all the pain. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

For me the initial herx reaction from malarone lasted about 2-3 days, which was the time i was taking it 4x a day, and when i dropped back to only one dose a day i started feeling much better. tell your daughter to hang in there! hopefully she too will feel relief soon.

I had to pick Chelsea up from school again today after an hour. I think it is the anitbiotic Malarone and maybe Levaquin. After an hour she complains so much about her legs hurting she can not walk. Now her stomach hurts. I am wondering if this is just too much for her. 250mg twice a day of Malarone and Levaquin is just one time a day 250mg. She shouldn't still have a hex reaction after being on it for 10 days should she? I know she hasn't been well before she even started it but she seems worse on it. I want to take her off and see because 12 days should be enough hexing don't you think? She see another lyme doctor tomorrow night. My fear is that he won't do anything at all. Thanks so much for all your wonderful help and comments. I am going to meet with her counsler about the "504" . I know now she has already missed so much school and this puts her so behind and worries her even more.

herxing can be different for everyone. herxing means bacteria are dyeing.

keep in mind the big picture. Lyme is not a quick fix. The thing the doctors need to watch is that the herxing does not get too so bad that the kidneys or liver struggle to function. Figuring out what is herxing and what is side affects of meds is also a challenge. Talk to the doctor about ways to mitigate the side affects/herxing.