Is this a herx?

Though everything isn't lyme, everything you listed are lyme and co symptoms.

I've personally experienced everything you listed. I had to retrain myself to not clinch my teeth (especially when sleeping) but it was the lyme anxiety that was causing me to do it (didn't even notice it at first). Brain fog, trembles, headaches, head pressure, are all nothing new to lymies.

I've experienced concentration problems and some mild memory loss (or I should say memories that were difficult to recall but I would eventually recall them), but never enough to get lost *knock on wood*.

I have sore throat as we speak. For me it can be lyme or candida since I'm dealing with both.

Lyme and co creates numerous symptoms on skin, in mouth, throat, digestive system, muscles, joints, eyes, pretty much the entire body.

Now that doesn't mean there aren't other things going on. Lyme can indirectly cause other issues that aren't always associated with lyme as well.

The logic I use is if I'm been diagnosed with lyme and co infections and every other test or thing I looked into under sun is good to go. It's lyme.

I see that you are a newer lymie. You will learn to just chalk it up to lyme (because it most likely is) or you will drive yourself crazy. This is something I had to learn as well.

They are doctors practicing bad medicine. Spinal taps are dangerous and have a very poor record for being able to diagnose Lyme.

What's your detoxing like? You need to raise the amount that you are doing. Here is a really good list to work from: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html You need to get as many detox pathways working as you can, as a herx is an overload of toxins.

Also, make sure you are on a really, really good set of probiotics. The white spots in your mouth (unless they are tonsil stones) could easily be candida creeping in, and that's another real bear to heal while you need to be on abx of some sort.

This forum has certainly been where I've worked out a lot of things by talking to those that are also going through the same thing!

As for the tonsil stones, I got them myself, and actually with everything else that's going on, it almost makes sense that we would get them. Remember, our immune function is lowered, and we have a lot of inflammation in between the cells in our body.


"Tonsil stones are caused by an accumulation of sulfur-producing bacteria and debris that become lodged in the tonsils. The debris can include food particles and mucus from postnasal drip. This matter decays in the back of the throat and collects in the small crevices on the surface of the tonsils. While tonsil stones may be or may not result from tonsil inflammation, there is evidence that they occur more frequently in people who have repeated bouts of tonsillitis.

Tonsil stones are often not visible to the naked eye, because tonsils have many twists and folds that provide an excellent place for stones to grow unnoticed. The affected area attracts additional debris, and once enough has collected, it begins to calcify and turn into hard white or yellow formations. In some cases, a single large stone will form on a tonsil, while in other cases, multiple small stones will appear. Over time, you may begin coughing up small, hard whitish spheres which are stones that have dislodged from your tonsils. The stones may cause difficulty swallowing, especially when the formation is large or the tonsils have become inflamed. Tonsil stones are not as hard as real stones and will not cause damage if swallowed accidentally."

www.therabreath.com/tonsil-stones.html (please ignore their ads!)

I used to remove the larger ones myself. Not a pleasant experience, but it helped I believe.