Can you have increased symptoms after detoxing (with lemon water or something else)?

After skipping my Ceftin doses yesterday and this morning I decided to drink some lemon water to help my body detox a little.

I am noticing some increased symptoms after drinking it (about 30 mins later).

Can that happen when you do something to help your body detox?

Thanks so much.

Wow, thank you so much! That is so helpful! Is dry brushing less intense?

Generally, dry skin brushing is an easier detox method, but I must warn you, if you are herxing from the detox that lemon water helps with, your body is likely either overloaded with toxins or your body has a very difficult time in processing the toxins out fast enough. You will need to build up slowly with many different detoxing routines so that you can help your body heal.

I would encourage you to try the dry skin brushing, and Epsom salt/peroxide foot soaks. For the foot soaks, you will want to start off slowly as well, with about 1/2 cup of Epsom salt and only about 2 ounces of peroxide, keep your feet in lukewarm water only for about about 5 minutes for the first few times until you see how you do. From there, you can very gradually build up to using up to 2 cups of Epsom Salt - 8 ounces of peroxide - warmer water and up to 30 minutes with your feet in the water - but do it slowly!!

There are other ways of detoxing as well, such as using binders, Apple cider vinegar, Burbur, Pinella and others. Here is a great list of detoxing ideas: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

My primary doctor wants me to wean my son and switch to doxycycline and I am so worried that my herx reactions may be even worse on doxy than they were on Ceftin. I do think what I was having was herx reactions on the Ceftin the more I read. I wonder how my body would handle doxycycline. (The reason he was thinking to switch to doxy was because he didn't know if my heart stuff happening was from a side effect of Ceftin, Lyme bacteria dying off, or advancing Lyme/other coinfections).

Watch the sun sensitivity with doxy.

Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn.