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Posted Today 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi fellow lymies,

I am recently diagnosed. I started on Mino around the 12th of November. Boy, it has been really hard. Major herxing and fatigue. I was so sick one night I thought I would for sure throw up. Lots of nausea, fatigue, muscle aches, fluish feeling most of the time and lots of other fun stuff. I am just now starting to feel a little better.  

Next week I switch from mino to Flagel to bust the cysts. Can anyone please tell me what I can expect. I know I will probably herx again skull . I know I will need to step up on the detox again, but anything else?

Thanks!

Posted Today 4:40 PM (GMT 0)
I was fine on mino, but herxed terribly on flagyl. I was so sick for 3 weeks that I finally stopped taking it. Maybe my dose was too high to start off? Maybe if I started lower, it wouldn't have been so bad. Good luck!
Posted Today 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the reply Utahgal. Well I sure did herx with the mino. I just started to feel a little better yesterday so maybe the Flagel wont be so bad?? I am going to be taking 500mg 3X per day starting next Tuesday. I am kinda scared. I have felt so much worse on the mino than ever before.
Posted Today 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
I would say expect a herx and start increasing what you are doing to detox now. Many people herx with each change in abx - whether pharma abx or natural abx.

You can use ginger tea (2 tsps/ 1 cup water & sweetened) to help knock out that nausea. I used it 3 times a day for a while.
Posted Today 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Traveler.

My next question for my doctor is this. We are planning our once in a life time family vacation to Disney. we are leaving December 26th. I will be asking my doctor if there is something he can put me on to hold my place in this healing. What do you guys think? Is this possible or am I destined to spend my one vacation in the hotel room herxing? I am sick of letting my sickness rule my family's plans. This is why I planned this vacation.
Posted Today 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
There's really no way of knowing how you will respond to be honest. Many with Lyme find they can't fly in an airplane, yet I have a friend with Lyme who is badly compromised and she flew to be with her sister and did just fine - until she got there and now her pain levels have gone up and she feels pretty bad.

Some can travel with few issues and others can't. I would encourage you to be prepared for each to happen. It would make sense that you would have some set back, but it may not be debilitating.

I hope that you have only minor herxing if any at all so you can really enjoy your vacation!! But be prepared - and make sure your hotel room will have a tub to soak in if you need it!
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