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Posted 2/3/2011 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
Ok what does a herx feel like? I started on the Bactrim on Monday and Grapefruit seed extract (1 250 mg pill a day). Today I woke up feeling absolutely horrible. Sweating, shakes, tingling in legs, and just feel strange. I'm taking my son to the doctor later and will get epsom salt and do more detox. I ran out. Also with the lemon juice, is bottled lemon juice ok if I can't find lemons?


Hope this means I'm on the right track and can talk the doctor into giving me more abx!

I should say I feel absolutely horrible but better horrible, if you know what I mean. Hard to put into words but I feel lighter if that makes sense.

Post Edited (JeannieM) : 2/3/2011 9:11:37 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/3/2011 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
My very first herx included the shakes and my head felt like it was going to explode-- not dizzy and not a headache-- just a lot of pressure and a sensation of being kind of high, but not in a good way!

After that subsided in a few days, my joints hurt worse then they already were....lots of tingling and pin-prick sensations everywhere, random shooting pains and the chills.

After that went away (which took several days more) then I got terrible upper back pain and spine pain between the shoulder blades.

Now--- after about ten weeks of being on ABX-- just my head will herx--- if that makes any sense! It will feel hot and spacy and I have to go and lie down until it passes. This only happens in the evening for some reason.....so I just take an Ativan and go to bed.

Sometimes my stiff neck will flare up along with some elbow pain.

Right this minute I have pain and tightness at the base of my skull on both sides. This is new!

What's next !??? Ugggg!
Posted 2/3/2011 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks! My back does hurt but I assumed it was from all the shoveling and ice chopping I did yesterday.
Posted 2/3/2011 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
Definitely sounds like a herx. My first one was so bad (from Bactrim) that I couldn't get out of bed. Now two years later, a new antibiotic will bring out new symptoms but nothing like the first herx. I think lemon juice is fine from the bottle as long as it is pure lemon juice. feel better.
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