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Posted 7/12/2011 5:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hello!

So, I've been taking antibiotics for the first time for the last 2 days and decided to try the detox baths with it (i'm a newbie here- so bear with me...). The first bath made me very sleepy and brought on a mild achiness, but not more than normal so i didn't think much of it. Last night I took a second bath. During the bath itself I was totally fine, but afterwards again I got groggy but I also had a burning sensation in my muscles as well as a heaviness. I wouldn't quite call it joint aches- more a heavy burn. I also felt like my body temp was all over the place (fairly normal for me though, but this time seemed a bit moreso). Granted, I also made the bath water a bit warmed the second day.

So here are my questions to you all:

Is there a reason that you recommend 98 degrees for the bathwater in the intro info?

Is what I felt a normal herxing reaction?

What does herxing feel like for you?


Thanks!
Posted 7/12/2011 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like a normal herx reaction. As to water temp, I get mixed signs. Here, the recommendation is 98 degrees - I am guessing the theory there is to match body temp by not exceed to perhaps limit the herxing potential. However, other sites say get the water to a hot as you can stand it. Some here start with the former and progress to the latter....so, like Lyme, I have a feeling it's an individualized approach. One would think, the higher the temp, the more potential for a herx as bringing the body temp up would kill off more organisms...
Posted 7/12/2011 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
The other thing - herxing to me generally feels like a worsening of generally felt symptoms that you have for Lyme - these are neurologically-based for me. But, as stated in other threads, you may experience entirely NEW symptoms or old symptoms that you have not had in a long while...for me, this is the "Murphy's Law" of Lyme - whichever synptoms you dislike the most will be the ones you have! LOL.
Posted 7/12/2011 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
Herxing can be a worsening of all sorts of symptoms, but in it's mildest form feels a bit like the flu.

Yes, there is a reason the water should not be too warm when you are first starting out with the detoxing bath. You should also limit your time in the bath for the first while. Also while you are just beginning, you might want take a couple days off in between and gradually work up to an everyday bath.

Later on you'll be able to loll around for a half hour in a piping hot bath three times a day, but you have to work up to it!
Posted 7/12/2011 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
So, do you tend to feel symptoms of herxing while in the bath, or not until afterwards? I was fine both times in the bath, but within 15 minutes of getting out of the bath I started to get symptoms which lasted maybe a couple of hours... maybe longer. So hard to say since all symptoms kinda blend together and change frequently as it is.
Posted 7/12/2011 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
yes - afterwards...even more than 15 minutes and lasting for a few hours or more...agree on your assertion that the symptom's seem very random in nature as well.
Posted 7/12/2011 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
The reason for the temp to be only about 98 is that with tick-borne infections, we can get hit with soooo very many symptoms in our herxes!!! Some are even hospitalized from herxes, this is why we always stress caution. I used to get some very severe migraines along with many, many other symptoms when I tried to use a full detox bath!! smhair

The other thing I wanted to say is that the "Changing of the Symptoms" (kinda like the Changing of the Guard, huh? LOL!), is quite common for tbi's. It was the one thing that I would cling to back in my worst months..."At least it won't last long!!!!" was my motto!
Posted 8/27/2013 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for posting this Traveler- I just recently started taking some detox baths but I have been feeling horrible for the last few weeks and I have had a constant bad headache for like 3 days now that won't go away and I very seldom get headaches at all- perhaps it's a detox to the bath- I am doing 1/2 hour almost 4-5 times a week right now- not super hot water, but warm enough. I was doing it to try to detox and make my body feel better- I didn't realize it could be making me worse- although sounds like in the end it will be a good thing. I just wish there was something to do to help my head pain right now.
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