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Posted 8/31/2012 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
I was just diagnosed w/ Lyme and started antibiotics on Monday. I am really suffering from herxing. I don't have any new symptoms, but all of my symptoms have increased times 10. I feel like I have the flu. I can barely type right now. The worst is the malaise, weakness, and nausea. I am detoxing w/ baths, lemon water, and my LLMD gave me charcoal and had me get alkesetzer Gold. He said those pull out the toxins. How long will the worst of this last? Any advice for the nausea? I need to eat to take my antibiotics, but I'm so sick to my stomach. My Dr. said that If I can't tolerate the oral antibiotics, we'll need to do IV and I'm not sure whether or not insurance will cover it. I guess I'm in need of encouragement-this is a freakin nightmare!
Posted 8/31/2012 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mystery,

My LLMD always says "the worse you feel at first, the better you feel in the long run". But he always suggests a gradual introduction of the new medicine. I suspect you just started at your full dose.

You can just take heart knowing it will get better soon, or call your doctor and ask if it's okay to back off on the dose.

Hope you get through this difficult patch soon!
Posted 8/31/2012 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
What antibiotics are you taking?
Posted 8/31/2012 11:56 PM (GMT 0)
Take all of the things that were suggested to you. I just came off a severe herx a few days ago. A 103 degree fever, severe pain, exhaustion, dizzy, vomiting etc. I thought it would never improve but it did..........for now. At least the fever is gone.

I used alka seltzer gold (every 4 hours), green superfood powders, lemon water, ginger for nausea, eleuthero for fatigue and advil for the pain and fever. I can't say if any of it helped or if the herx just ran it's course. I hope you'll be able to stay on, but if the herxing is too strong, sometimes LLMD's will ramp up some of the meds and not start you out on full doses right away. Pulsing is another option with some meds.
Posted 9/1/2012 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Please, please remember the worse the herx is the less you will heal during that time, as the body is being overwhelmed with the increased symptoms!!

If you are on the full dose of abx, back them down until you can talk with your LLMD. Keep on detoxing and resting - you feel this bad for a reason, please don't try to push yourself to do a bunch of stuff this weekend! It's time to take care of your body.

Increase the number of times you are doing the detox soaks - this is easy if you use the foot detoxing soak as well. Keep drinking as much water as you can get down, as this will help flush those toxins out of the liver, kidneys and everywhere else they are going through to be processed out.

Ginger will do wonders for the nausea - I take 1500 mgs three times a day for my daily nausea, and will add in another 1500 mgs any time it's needed, so it's a very safe herb to use. Sipping ginger tea also helps a lot of people.

When I just couldn't handle the herx any longer, I always found a way to sleep, or at least doze, most of the day. I also did things to distract me - like watching a really long movie that I found very interesting. It kept me still - so I was resting my body & mind- and kept me at least a bit distracted from how terrible I was feeling.

Hang in there! You'll make it through this! Most, if not all, of us have gone through herxing, and some of us have gone through some really rough herxing. Just remember that you don't want to stay in a herx any longer than you must, as it's slowing your healing -stopping it in severe herxing - as long as you are in the herx.
Posted 9/3/2012 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
Green tea is also helpful.

If the herx is intolerable, take two charcoal pills every few hours.

Cut back on your abx dosage per your doctor's instructions.

Don't do too many herbs/ medicines at one time.  You need to build up slowly.

Be patient.  This, too, shall pass.

Posted 9/4/2012 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
kmor50-I'm taking Keflex, Falgyl, and Doxy.
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