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Posted 6/30/2013 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
just newly dx, day 3 of abx (Doxy) and started day 1 with Herx...I went from unable to move my legs (really swollen knees) to unable to move my neck, arms and legs...I'm in alot of pain and heart is out of control. I'm at least past the fever but the pain is extremely intolerable. How long until I see or feel some relief? I tried the detox last night and this morning, no relief.
Posted 6/30/2013 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Bmurray!
Welcome to our little community! I'm so sorry that you are in such misery!

If you haven't already, it would be helpful for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of important information, symptom lists (as Lyme rarely occurs by itself), helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, and a list of questions that you can ask any doctor that you are seeking treatment from!

We also have a pretty good search function on this forum to help you narrow down your search for information from past posts. We must be our own health advocates now and the best thing to arm yourself with is knowledge about our infections and the different ways to treat them!

May I ask what your dosage of Doxy is? Be sure that you eat when you take it, as you will need to protect your stomach.

As I mentioned above, there is information about detoxing in our "New to Lyme?" thread. May I ask what are you doing to detox? Detoxing can take a bit to be of much help, depending on your body's toxin load. So keep on doing things to detox!

Be sure that you are eating very, very healthy, drinking at least 64 ounces of water with lemon juice - unless you have a lot of muscle issues. Things like muscle spasms, twitches and cramps can increase for some when things like lemon and pickles are used.
Posted 6/30/2013 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hi BMurray,

Sorry to hear about the herxing. It is no fun :(. It sounds like your body is inflamed. The best thing you can do for that is start eating anti-inflammatory foods and take a strong anti-inflammatory. Japanese knotweed is good for this (you can get reservatrol at any vitamin shoppe or pharmacy) though I prefer the powder. I would also recommend taking high doses of Vitamin C to bowel tolerance. Hang in there and if you search the threads you will probably find most of the information you are looking for.

Of course you don't want to do too much at once. Many have had a herx rxn to the knotweed alone. I did not though I did herx on doxy for about a week.
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