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Posted 6/22/2012 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hey all,

Quick question. How quickly after your first antibiotic treatment should you expect to experience a Herx reaction (if it happens at all)???

This will be the 2nd day of being on 500mg of Azithromicin daily, as well as 400mg of Doxycycline. In addition, I'm taking plaquenil - 200mg daily.

Any thoughts?
Posted 6/22/2012 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
It is different for everyone. Some people skip the herx and feel better pretty quickly while other may quickly have terrible reactions. My friend after the first day or two was worse but for me, I didn't really get any worse. I had one antibiotic that gave me a bad reaction after 2 days but that was only because it interfered with my other medications. Because of that I switched to another which I had also been taking for pneumonia. It's been around 2-3 months and I have not yet experienced a herx or any improvement. Those who have experienced herx will probably have better information for you.
Posted 6/22/2012 1:19 AM (GMT 0)
Emichuu, how long were you likely infected before receiving treatment?
Posted 6/22/2012 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
It's been about 13-15 years since my tick bite but I didn't get sick until almost 10 years ago. I think they said it could be within 3-9 months before I feel a difference, if I ever do.
Posted 6/22/2012 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
I hope you make progress, truly.

Has anyone else herx'ed rather quickly after initial antibiotic treatment??
Posted 6/23/2012 4:02 AM (GMT 0)

How and when and if you herx depends on a few things - your overall bacteria load (how many infections you have, and how high your bacterial load is), your general toxin load (bacteria, viruses, food toxins, heavy metals, stress, etc.), and how well your body is functioning in general, and specifically how well it's detoxifying itself.

For me herxing has been less black and white than for some - my life is always in constant flux so it's always impossible for me to tell what's a herx. Sorry I can't be of more help!

Posted 6/23/2012 4:19 AM (GMT 0)
No no, that was great! Thanks for that tidbit on the toxin load, I had no idea. I'm a little ignorant as to how active the disease is right now, since I was only just tested for the cd57 among other things 2 weeks ago and have yet to receive the results. As for the detoxing, so far I'm drinking water, tons of it. Constantly. I will likely attempt yoga, or yin yoga, as you and achievinggrace have recommended. I'll also begin taking detox baths, but the frequency with which I take them is somewhat vague to me. I've read once a week, whereas others say multiple times a week (not sure if I could afford to do that many due to ingredient costs); this is purely subjective I suppose, and my LLMD stated that these methods are for me to decide and deal with (kinda weird response).

From your experience, how often should one take a detox bath if one is currently on a heavy regiment of antibiotics?
Posted 6/24/2012 8:34 AM (GMT 0)
I can herx by simply stop eating meat and going vegan.

Be careful of bottled water in soft plastic containers. PBA's can complicate the toxin issue and we already have enough problems dealing with the Lyme toxins.
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