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Lyme Disease ForumsGeneral & SupportHas everyone here had a herx?
02/11/2012 02:31 PM
Crayfish
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I have had all kind of antibiotics and IV for a couple of months and don't think I've had a herx. Been doing this since July 2011.

The only time I ever felt like death is when my liver enzymes went off the charts.

If I did have a herx, I didn't notice it as anything other than a usual bad day.

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02/11/2012 02:42 PM  Top
sebnova81
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I've never really know when to know if how I'm feeling has been a herx, lyme and co symptom, or medications. I was VERY up and down, with horrible days in the past few months. In the past week or two I have felt more myself and am wondering if it all is finally working *knock on wood... I would feel okay one minute and the next feel like death at times, so I guess those were prob herxes?
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02/11/2012 02:54 PM  Top
hiker3
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It's hard to tell if the medicines are working or if you are reaching a plateau. Some doctors like the symptoms to get worse. They use the worsening of symptoms as a measure of the treatment being effective.

I can't tell if mine are herxes or side effects either. I had about 3 days of exhaustion and bad symptoms right when I first started taking antibiotics.

Then for a few weeks I had 4 bad days per week and 3 average.

Now since about 3 weeks ago, I've had 7 days per week really bad with tons of symptoms and exhaustion, lack of motivation to do anything etc.

I haven't had any improvement yet. I've gotten worse. I'm in week 7 of babesia treatment.

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02/11/2012 03:02 PM  Top
waxby
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~~~Hello,

~~~If your sumptoms are coming and going, in and out, and up and down, and changing in higher and lower intensities, your Herxing.

``` Mitchell ```

~~ "The way to 'Heaven' is to bring it with you ..." -Mitchell
~~ "Sometimes, we gotta go through hell to get to 'Heaven'" -Mitchell
~~ "The way out is in" -Mitchell
~~ "A miracle speaks ...'I don't believe in Miracles.' " -Mitchell
~~ "Life is good, even when it isn't." -Mitchell
~~ "Sometimes you gotta lose to win." -Mitchell
~~ "It's easy when it's easy! Find reason, purpose and meaning when it's hard!" -Mitchell
~~ "If you're gonna think, think again!" -Mitchell
~~ "Make it so!" ...
~~ “When life do what it do, as it do-do, simply say ‘Of Course!’ (to soften life’s ‘blows’)” - Mitchell
~~ A master once said, "When embarking on the spiritual path, 'Oh Dear! There's no turning back! You've really done it now!' "
~~ “Not thoughts be your guide, rather, guide your thoughts.” -Mitchell
~~ "That which is within, and that energy entering this body/mind/spirit, causing harm and ill health, must and will be transformed into love healing energy and sent out in every direction" -Mitchell
~~ One morning ten years ago I awoke from a dream chanting over again and again, and writing this down so as not to forget ... "It doesn't matter who did what, there's nowhere else to go but up ..." -Mitchell
~~ "This life, our life, and what we do with it on this planet is “simply” a display, a reflection, of what is going on in our consciousness. The proof is in the puddin’. Look at our planet, what humans are doing to it, and with it, and to one another, and ask yourself ... ~ 'How’s this working for us/me?' ” -Mitchell
~~ "Step away from monkey mind, not tangle ... Observe ... Inhabit your higher self ..." -Mitchell
~~ "Anything is possible, but manythings you think are true, are not ... " -Mitchell
~~ "Grow where you are planted ..." -Mitchell
~~ "Change your future now ..." -Mitchell
~~ “Write your equation … 4 u r the sum of u … “ -Mitchell
~~ “We are largely a product of our environments … how’s your inner environment doing? …” -Mitchell

02/11/2012 04:58 PM  Top
doglick
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yes.
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