On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:21:18 GMT, "JP"
wrote:

I experienced the same thing with a sinus infection some time ago.
The antibiotics took away more energy than the sinus infection had.
Yes antibiotics kill off the friendly bacteria in the gut but that doesn't
knock down my energy.

After that I tried experimenting with herbal remedies for minor stuff.

Thanks, JP. Uh, next questions is, I guess, do you remember how long it
took you off the antibiotics to return to normal riding ability?

I asked the Doc about it and he was puzzled and said he'd never heard of
this happening. Of course it might be because the energy loss is about 20%
of one's ability in fairly strenuous activites and that might not be
noticeable unless you're pushing yourself everyday. When I'm off the bike I
don't notice any energy loss - don't feel tired and motivation is still
good. That makes it all the more surprising when you hop on the bike and
end up struggling over familar terrain.

jj