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Posted 2/3/2013 6:16 AM (GMT 0)
I think I may be starting to plateau, as I hear some people put it. I haven't had a bad herx for about a week or so, and while I've had a few decent days, or decent parts of days, I have had mostly in between type days.

Not feeling terrible but also not so great either. Is this a plateau? Should I press for more or different treatment? I just wanna blast this stuff out!

Is a plateau good or bad? What are others' experiences with this?
Posted 2/3/2013 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
A plateau isn't a lack of herxing, it's a lack of forward movement with your healing. Are you feeling any improvements? Be sure to look back several weeks, not just daily. Pushing your treatment too hard too fast can really be hard on the body. Some here have had serious issues crop up from pushing too hard.

I would say relax and enjoy those good periods! :-)
Posted 2/4/2013 6:38 AM (GMT 0)
Traveler, thank you. I am noticing that as some symptoms go, new ones take their place. :( Quite confusing.
Posted 2/4/2013 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
OH! Sorry, with that new bit of info it sounds like the typical Lyme infection. Symptoms can change hourly or more often for some.

Forgive me, are you still using only the 200 mgs of Doxy a day, Miss K? That will only stop the bacteria from replicating, not kill them. This could be part of the problem.

Also be sure you are detoxing well, this should help alleviate some of those symptoms.
Posted 2/4/2013 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler,
I am now taking 400mg of doxy each day now, in 2 doses. It's hard to tell if these "new" symptoms are mild herxing or if the treatment isn't working. Who knows?

Glad to hear that your father in law is settling in.
Posted 2/4/2013 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
OH Good!! I would say that you should assume that it's a mild herx at this point, since new symptoms are showing up like that. I would suggest adding in a bit more things to detox - one more soak during the week, or adding in the foot soaks several times a week, or you could add in something like Cholestyramine which binds the toxins so that the body can remove them better, although that take a prescription to get.

Just some thoughts....

And thank you so much for your comment about my FIL!! We are really happy that it seems to be working out well!
Posted 2/5/2013 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
When your body is ready, additional abx. or herbals will need to be added in to treat all forms of the bacteria, including the cyst form. Doxy is know to "push" the bacteria into a cyst form. Also, there may be co-infections that need treated. I just posted a video by Dr. Horowitz, it explains a lot about co-infections.
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