viral herx

Hi shanna -

I think it's kind of easy for viruses to stir up trouble - the antivirals don't kill them - they only attempt to suppress them (but they do this effectively most of the time). But when the load is high and your immune system gets overloaded and you get run down, those opportunistic buggers come out to play.

So yes, I guess this could be considered herxing. When this happens to me, I increase antivirals. I usually increase doses of antiviral Rx when this happens (I've taken huge doses of Rx before unintentionally and was OK but I also do a few things to protect my liver).

Hope you start feeling better soon!

-p

As is talked about many times here, there isn't a lot of difference between the way a herx feels and a flare feels. But, considering that you were treating specifically for viruses, I would agree that it's more like a herx.

Like Pirouette, I increase my things that help me deal with viral infections. I don't do the Rx anti-virals, but I do use lysine to control my EBV and a mushroom blend that supports my immune function. On the occasion that I need more help than that, I pull out the oil of oregano for a few days. Any more than that and I start herxing from the bacterial infections that it's hitting.