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Posted 2/1/2014 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
I did a full month on IV Rocephin and started feeling a bit better and now after 2 days on Doxy I am herxing something fierce. My back feels sunburned, I am so tired, my legs and knees are aching, ears are ringing. Blecho.

I did an epsom salt bath and am drinking lots of herbal lemon ginger tea. The worst part of this disease is the roller coaster. You get your hopes up, have a few good days, and bam...back to the worst of it. Trying to keep my spirits up, but it isn't easy. :(
Posted 2/1/2014 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
IT'S AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL, esp. when nobody even knows what a herxheimer is, not even one flippin' doctor except for the LL ones, who are scattered far and few between.

I read several sites online that said a herxheimer doesn't exist. I'm so xety xxx tired of being dissed, and of herxing alone.

Margaret
Posted 2/1/2014 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
I am pretty lucky because my doc does know about herxing and warned me it would get worse before it got better. I am just confused that low dose doxy is kicking my tushie more than the IV Rocephin did.

It is so frustrating that yesterday I was doing ok and today it feels like I got ran over by a truck. Most of the time, when you are healing, you get a little better day by day until you are back to normal. With Lyme though, it almost makes you scared to get out of bed because you don't know how your body is going to behave on any given day.
Posted 2/2/2014 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
"With Lyme though, it almost makes you scared to get out of bed because you don't know how your body is going to behave on any given day."

Amen!! Hope your herx passes quickly and you get back to a better place :)
Posted 2/2/2014 10:54 AM (GMT 0)
Im finding that diff abx can bring out diff immune responses. I totally agree that you think youre fine one day and falling off the cliff the next. Difficult to treat and even more difficult to get rid of.
Posted 2/2/2014 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear your not feeling well. Hope it passes fast.

My LLDO told me I would get a lot worse before I get better, so hang in there. I had a herx that literally made me feel drunk, so I guess a herx can happen different all the time.
Posted 2/2/2014 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
I have had the drunk herx too! Weirdest thing ever. I also love when I am out in public, thinking I am walking like Gisele Bündchen down the catwalk, and I notice my friends' faces watching me with concern and it hits me I am walking more like Danny Devito after a few limoncellos. Ack. *lol*
Posted 2/3/2014 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Nor cal that is hilarious. Glad we have people to talk to that can relate, family members have no clue.
Posted 2/3/2014 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know about anyone else, but if I don't find some humor in my situation, I am doomed. Good to know I can share some here. :)

Felt better today and went to yoga. It was a great class but I will be paying for it tomorrow. Holy underused muscles, Batman! Just felt so nice to stretch it all out and to have a bit of trust in my body. It's not as strong as it was, but it held me up.
Posted 2/3/2014 9:43 AM (GMT 0)
Walking like Gisèle Bundchen... LOL - you're making me laugh

 

Posted 2/3/2014 12:31 PM (GMT 0)
How long does a herx usually last. I'm not even sure if I'm herxing or if this is my "regular" aches and pains. Ugh...also starting a new med today. I've been on Doxy for several months. I'm adding cefuroxime axetil to the mix. Hoping to get some relief.
Posted 2/3/2014 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Nor Cal Lymie,

Herxing can be lessened by detoxing.  One bath is not going to do much, I suggest taking at least 1 bath every day and if you can handle it, take 2 detox baths a day.  Dry skin brushing makes a huge difference as well.  Then there are foot detox baths. There are instructions on how to detox in the "New to Lyme?  Start Here" Sticky Thread on top  of this forum.  Start getting those toxins out of your body and you will feel so much better!

This is a good article for all to read: 

http://www.benbrew.com/lb/lyme5.pdf

Hang in there okay? 

Denise

Posted 2/3/2014 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Nor Cal cracked me up with the Gisele comment...I'm still giggling...I usually do the baths 5 times a week along with skin brushing, burbur detox and alka seltzer gold. My work schedule screws up my detoxing so I can't always do it. I'm just coming off a 24 hr work shift and can't wait to get in the tubby. I do notice a difference when I do it and when I don't.
Posted 2/3/2014 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
I do the skin brushing, the baths, the lemon water...I howl at the moon and have a voodoo doll in the shape of a spirochete and I poke it repeatedly. I am one step away from making a pact with an unsavory fallen angel.

Ok, really I just stick to the first three. :)

So far drinking lots of water and gentle stretches seem to help the most. I think I am on the other side of this herx but am ready for the next one! *tucks voodoo doll under my arm and looks around suspiciously*
Posted 2/3/2014 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
Nor Cal, you are super funny :) Glad you're feeling a bit better. Thanks for the laughs! :)
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